RC Laser - Sailing
is easy but racing is hard Are you up to the challenge of a Radio
controlled Laser?
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Last
updated 12th August 2008
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NEWS
FLASH:
PLEASE NOTE THAT ENTRY DETAILS FOR ROUND 6 OF THE TT SERIES AT
FLEETWOOD ON 16TH AUGUST HAVE BEEN MODIFIED. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
THE UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION (Please
go to the Events Page for the latest
information).
Mike
Millard has loaded some excellent photos and video clips of the
2008 RC Laser Nationals on Flickr.
Mike has also published photographs on his personal website at:-
www.mikemillard.com.
NEWS
FLASH - 22nd July 2008
Congratulations
to John Tushingham of the Keighley club for winning the 2008
National Championship title over the weekend of 19th/20th July
at Poole RYC. By all reports the host club did a fantastic job
to make this the best event ever, both on and off the water.
John Arundul (Yateley) took second place and Simon Clarke (Cotswold)
third. Click here
for full results in pdf andPhotographs
here
Please
Note: Entry details for Round 5 of the TT Series at Lincoln have
now been posted on the Events Page- closing date 30th July.
Would
like to meet similar!!!
If you're an RC Laser owner in the Leicester district, Graham
Smith is keen to hear from you. Even if you don't own a boat yet,
but fancy the idea of one-design racing, or if you've got a boat
but don't know where to sail it, then contact him and see if we
can get a new fleet established. Graham can be emailed at gspillustration@btconnect.com
Important
News for Kent based RC
Lasers from Viv Thompson
-
'New Group Sailing at Herne Bay'
We
race on Wednesday mornings from 10 AM and have as many as 16 races
in 3 hrs. The lake is in the Memorial Park, Herne Bay and has
parking 20 feet from the lake, the lake has access all the way
round and is wader deep. There must be Kent RC Lasers that don't
know about us, so to learn more please give me a call on 07860480506
or e-mail me.
Irish
RC Laser Association Launches its Web Site
The Association announces that it now has over 27 RC Lasers in
Dun Laoghaire and when the next shipment arrives in February the
numbers will reach the astonishing level of 30 boats. Go
to web site for more news. We wish our friends in Ireland
a happy and exciting season of RC Laser racing.
GBR
skipper John Cleave wins North American RC Laser Championships
at the PGA Resort Florida on 10/11th November. Nigel Seary also
of GB takes 7th place.
Northern
District Winter 2007/2008 Mini TT Series
The Northern
District Winter 2007/2008 Mini TT Series gets under way on 11th
November at the Lancaster & Morecombe Club. Event
organiser Andy Kissick says "The 2006/07 series was so goodÊwe
plan to do it all over again in 2007/08. We can't let John Tushingham
keep that fantastic Link Trophy can we!" These races are
open to all RC Laser skippers. Entries and enquiries to on 01995643043
after 8:30pm or e-mail:Andy
Kissick. John
Tushingham will also be happy to accept enquiries,
An
RC Laser fleet sets off from
Peterkin's factory.
Photographs
of the 2007 National Championships are now posted in The
2007 Nationals Gallery (See panel below for
results)
The
Largest RC Laser Fleet in the UK?
Poole Radio Yacht Club claim a fleet size of 42 RC Lasers. Can
any club beat that? If you can please e-mail
the WebMaster.
Devon
Clubs Stoke Gabriel and Decoy Merge
A
NEW VENUE TO HIRE, LEARN, TUNE OR RACE.
Racelines is based at Weymouth & Portland
National Sailing Academy, Dorset. Using a fleet of RC
Lasers for individual/group hire, we also extend a welcome
to all RC Laser sailors to the superb facilities to learn, tune or race.
See our website for details.
A
BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE RC LASER
It's all in the bag! and It can be ready to sail in 7 minutes
Are
you up to the challenge of the radio controlled Laser?
"For the complete newcomer to radio controlled yacht racing there
is no quick and easy way to get started". Or is there?
Well there is now!
The
RCLaser is the official 1/4 scale radio controlled Laser.
See
the RC Laser in action.
See how it copes, 'reefed', in a stiff breeze (Note: 'reefiing'
on the RCL is achieved by changing down to a narrower sail).
Download video clip here (File size only 1.2Mb)
For
general inquiries contact
John
Tushingham on 01943 816808 (day) or 01943 817877 (eve)
or e-mail: john@graphitecreative.co.uk
We wish to
thank the following organisations for allowing us to use their photographs
in producing this web site:-
International RC Laser Class Association
Lee Valley MYC
Out There Technologies LLC
Peterkin (UK) Ltd
and various members of the UKRCLA
9,000+
RADIO CONTROLLED LASERS SOLDWORLDWIDE
- 1,000+ sold in the UK. * DELIVERED
'READY TO SAIL' (no construction required) (from carrying case to water
in 'under 7 minutes' )
*
STRICT ONE-DESIGN
Money cannot buy boat speed
Resale value protecteded
*
OPTIONAL STORM RIG FOR THOSE WILD DAYS
OPTIONAL LIGHT AIRS RIG FOR THOSE DRIFTERS
* EASILY
TRANSPORTED Go anywhere even to those exotic
holiday locations - take it on the plane everything goes in the bag (hull,
fin, rudder, sails, stand, radio) -
we know we've done it (see 'team GBR in the USA' in the links bar below).
*****
Designed by Laser designer Bruce Kirby and developed by top American radio
controlled yacht designer and sailor Jon Elmaleh.
The RCLaser is pre-assembled with preinstalled 2 channel radio
control equipment.
Why
a Radio
Controlled Laser?
Fed
up being dunked in the cold water from your unforgiving dinghy? Keelboat laid up for the Winter
and you're bored and in need of a racing 'fix'? Then the RC
Laser could be for you.