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OBJECT TYPE
SAILING DINGHY
DATE
1974
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1991.0429.001
MANUFACTURER
Performance Sailcraft Inc.
MODEL
LASER
LOCATION
Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada

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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
Quebec
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

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