General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

8

Total Parts

9

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

fabric

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

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Width

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Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Vessels

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

PERFORMANCE

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Pointe Claire

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1970'S

Canada

THE LASER WAS DESIGNED BY A CANADIAN, BRUCE KIRBY, IN COOPERATION WITH IAN BRUCE. PROTOTYPES WERE TESTED AT THE ROYAL ST. LAWRENCE YACHT CLUB OUTSIDE MONTREAL. CANADIAN PRODUCTION WAS UNDERTAKEN BY IAN BRUCE AT PERFORMANCE SAILCRAFT IN 1972. PRODUCTION CEASED IN CANADA IN 1987. [REF.1]

Function

USED AS A MEANS OF WATER TRANSPORTATION. IT IS MEANT TO BE OPERATED BY ONE PERSON AND POWERED BY WIND. THE LASER IS A POPULAR RECREATIONAL CRAFT FOR RACING.

Technical

THE LASER IS A SIMPLE & AFFORDABLE FIBREGLASS BOAT WHICH COMBINES THE BEST IN PERFORMANCE, SAFETY, PORTABILITY AND EASE OF HANDLING. THIS COMBINATION OF QUALITIES HAS MADE IT A FIXTURE OF SUMMER COTTAGE RECREATION, SAILING SCHOOLS AND SERIOUS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS. EXAMPLE REPRESENTS EARLY GENERATION OF PRODUCTION WITH WOODEN DAGGAR BOARD & RUDDER.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Print reads "ELVSTROM CANADA/ THE SYMBOL OF SAILING SPEED".

Missing

N/A

Finish

Green bag with green logo. Detached white rope (pt)

Decoration

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