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{{Short description|(ILCA 6) Womans single-handed Olympic sailing class}}
{{About|the Laser Radial|the general Laser history and more information|Laser (dinghy)}}
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The '''Laser Radial''' or '''ILCA 6''' is a popular [[one-design]] class of small [[dinghy sailing|sailing dinghy]], originally built by [[Laser Performance]] and [[World Sailing|World sailing]] approved manufactures. It is a singlehanded boat, meaning that it is sailed by one person. The Laser Radial is a variant of the [[Laser Standard]], with shorter mast and reduced sail area, allowing light sailors to sail in heavy winds. It raced by women, U18 men and by male masters. The International Class is recognised by [[World Sailing]]. The class is referred to as the "Radial" due to the Radial technique used to create the sail with the panels stemming from the clew (far bottom corner) and reaching up the sail to the luff (the front edge). The boat is also often called the ILCA 6 due to Laser sailboats losing the rights to manufacturer it after selling them to the class association.

==Olympics==
The Laser Radial was chosen for singlehanded women discipline at the [[Sailing at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic]] starting with the [[Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympic Games]] in Qingdao, China and is still being raced at the Olympics.

{{Olympic medallists in Laser Radial}}

==World championships==

===Men's World Championship===
{{Main|Men's Laser Radial World Championships}}
{{Laser Radial Men's World Championship medallists}}

===Women's World Championship===
{{Main|Women's Laser Radial World Championships}}
{{Laser Radial Women's World Championship medallists}}

===Male Youth World Championship===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Year}}
|-
|[[Image:Flag of Japan.svg|20px|border]]<br>2009, [[Karatsu, Saga|Karatsu]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Keerati Bualong]]|THA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Aleksander Arian]]|POL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Filip Kobielski]]|POL}}
|-
|[[Image:Flag of United Kingdom.svg|20px|border]]<br>2010, [[Largs]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Giovanni Coccoluto]]|ITA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tadeusz Kubiak]]|POL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Luca Antognoli]]|ITA}}
|-
|[[Image:Flag of France.svg|20px|border]]<br>2011, [[La Rochelle]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Giovanni Coccoluto]]|ITA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Elliot Hanson]]|GBR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Eliot Merceron]]|FRA}}
|-
|[[Image:Flag of United States.svg|20px|border]]<br>2022, [[Shoreacres, Texas|Shoreacres]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Mattia Cesana]]|ITA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Erik Norlén]]|SWE}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Caleb Armit]]|NZL}}
|-
|[[Image:Flag of Poland.svg|20px|border]]<br>2023, [[Dziwnów]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Mattia Cesana]]|ITA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Dima Karabadzhak]]|UKR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Hidde Schraffordt]]|NED}}
|-
|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|20px|border]]<br>2024, [[Mar del Plata]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Antonio Pascali]]|ITA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Rem Pulci Magen]]|ISR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jake Homberger]]|USA}}
|}

====Female Youth Laser Radial World Championship====
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Year}}
|-
|[[Image:Flag of Japan.svg|20px|border]]<br>2009, [[Karatsu, Saga|Karatsu]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Mathilde de Kerangat]]|FRA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ashley Stoddart]]|AUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Michelle Broekhuizen]]|NED}}
|-
|[[Image:Flag of United Kingdom.svg|20px|border]]<br>2010, [[Largs]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Erika Reineke]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Manami Doi]]|JPN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Michelle Broekhuizen]]|NED}}
|-
|[[Image:Flag of France.svg|20px|border]]<br>2011, [[La Rochelle]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Erika Reineke]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Oren Jacob]]|ISR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sandy Fauthoux]]|FRA}}
|-
|[[Image:Flag of United States.svg|20px|border]]<br>2022, [[Shoreacres, Texas|Shoreacres]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Eve McMahon]]|IRL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Linda Hensel]]|GER}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tea Peteh]]|CRO}}
|-
|[[Image:Flag of Poland.svg|20px|border]]<br>2023, [[Dziwnów]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Emma Mattivi]]|ITA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ginevra Caracciolo]]|ITA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Roos Wind]]|NED}}
|-
|[[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|20px|border]]<br>2024, [[Mar del Plata]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Maria Vittoria Arseni]]|ITA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sienna Wright]]|IRL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ginevra Caracciolo]]|ITA}}
|}

====World Sailing - Youth Sailing World Championships====
{{Further|Youth Sailing World Championships}}

=====Boys=====
{{Laser Radial Boys Youth Sailing World Championships medallists}}

=====Girls=====
{{Laser Radial Girls Youth Sailing World Championships medallists}}

=== Masters Laser Radial World Championship===
{{Further|ILCA Masters World Championships}}

==See also==
*[[Laser (dinghy)]]
*[[Laser 4.7]]
*Class - [[Men's Laser Radial World Championships]]
*Class - [[Women's Laser Radial World Championships]]
*Class - [[ILCA Masters World Championships]]
*[[World Sailing]] - [[Youth Sailing World Championships]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons|Laser Radial}}
* [http://www.laserinternational.org/ International Laser Association]
* [http://www.laserperformance.com/ Web site of a manufacturer, LaserPerformance]
* [http://www.lasersailboat.com/history.php History of the Laser Class]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110712210528/http://www.sailing.org/classes/LAR.php ISAF Laser Radial Class]

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