General Information

Serial #

PFS148020474

Part Number

1

Total Parts

9

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 FIBREGLASS WITH METAL HARDWARE/.2-.4 ALUMINUM WITH METAL & SYNTHETIC HARDWARE/.5 WOOD, METAL & SYNTHETIC WITH SYNTHETIC ROPE/.6 WOOD WITH SYNTHETIC ROPE/.7 SYNTHETIC WITH METAL GROMMETS/.8 SYNTHETIC (PROBABLY NYLON) WITH SYNTHETIC CORD

Dimensions

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

Length

425.0 cm

Width

136.0 cm

Height

30.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

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

.1: DECAL IN STERN 'Laser/ A quality product from/ Performance Sailcraft/ Pointe-Claire/ Canada'; MOLDED IN STERN 'PFS148020474'; IN FAIRLEAD 'HOLTALLIED/ HA 134'/ STAMPED IN RUDDER HOLDERS: 'PERFORMANCE SAILCRAFT INC./ MADE IN CANADA'./.2: STAMPED IN SHEET LEAD 'RWC/ ENGLAND/ R485'; MOLDED IN BLOCK 'HA276/ HOLT-ALLIED'./.3: MOLDED IN BLOCK 'RA165/ HOLT-ALLEN/ ENGLAND'; SAIL ATTACHMENT '[SAILBOAT DRAWING]/ MADE/ IN/ CANADA'./.4: NO MKGS./.5: NO MKGS./.6: ON END 'TCC'./.7: PATCH 'LASER/ [SAILBOAT DRAWING]' ON BOTH SIDES OF SAIL./.7 PT: BATTEN END CAP'S 'GLASTIC/ BATTENS/ HOLBROOK/ MARINE/ INC.'/ .8: 'ELVSTROM CANADA/ THE SYMBOL OF SAILING SPEED'

Missing

CENTREBOARD IS NOT ORIGINAL TO THIS BOAT BUT IS SAME TYPE & VINTAGE AS WOULD HAVE BEEN ORIGINALLY FOUND WITH BOAT

Finish

.1 ORANGEY-BROWN HULL, CREAM TOP DECK/.2-.4 UNFINISHED METAL WITH WHITE SYNTHETIC END PLUGS/.5-.6 STAINED & VARNISHED WOOD/.7 WHITE WITH RED DECORATIONS & BLACK SEAMS/.8 GREEN WITH WHITE & GREEN PULL CORD

Decoration

.7 SAIL: LARGE SUNBURST DESIGN