SB3

SB3

SB3

Product catalog summary
Overview: The document provides a detailed description of the Laser SB3 sportboat, highlighting its design, specifications, and features. It emphasizes the boat's ease of use, performance, and suitability for competitive sailing.
Specifications:
  • Length: 20.34 ft (6.20 m)
  • Beam: 6.89 ft (2.10 m)
  • Draft: 4.92 ft (1.50 m)
  • Mainsail Area: 193.75 ft² (18.00 m²)
  • Jib Area: 100.10 ft² (9.30 m²)
  • Spinnaker Area: 495.14 ft² (46.00 m²)
  • Hull and Keel Weight: 1399.92 lb (635 kg)
  • Capacity: 3–4 people
  • Skill Level: Intermediate–Advanced
  • Race Level: Club–International
  • Max Crew Weight: 595 lb (270 kg)
Design and Features:
  • Open sportboat design with a crew of three or four.
  • Easy towing with a standard car and quick launching with a lifting keel.
  • Combines keelboat stability with dinghy performance.
  • Comfortable sailing experience with no hiking required.
  • Equipped with a big rig and low sheet loads for ease of handling.
  • Features a one-piece balanced rudder and good visibility.
  • Includes a Gnav reverse boom vang for better control and space.
  • Adjustable rig with a fixed forestay.
  • Strong international one-design class.
Performance and Usability:
  • Designed for extreme stability, speed, and convenience.
  • Easy to rig and sail, suitable for light breezes and strong winds.
  • Promotes a social setting with a clean, uncluttered cockpit.
  • High-aspect keel and high ballast ratio for stability.
  • Focuses on crew skills and tactics rather than physical strength.
Construction and Materials:
  • Foils: One-piece balanced rudder with carbon reinforcement.
  • Keel: High-aspect stainless steel with epoxy foam core.
  • Sails: Made from X-Ply Mylar with full radial cut for durability.
  • Spars: Proctor Selden alloy mast and boom with Harken hardware.
Market and Recognition:
  • Designed by Tony Castro, tested by top sailors and coaches.
  • Named Overall Boat of the Year 2008 by Sailing World Magazine.
  • Praised for its ease of use, performance, and affordability.
Contact Information: LaserPerformance has offices in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East, providing global support and sales.
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Catalog excerpts

SB3-2

  specs length  ft/m 6.20 6.89 2.10 draft  ft/m 4.92 1.50 mainsail area  ft ²/m ² 193.75 18.00 jib area  ft ²/m ² 100.10 9.30 spinnaker  ft ²/m ² “It is such a relief to sail a keelboat where one can be entirely 20.34 beam  ft/m 495.14 46.00 hull and keel weight  lb/kg independent of marinas, lifts and four wheel drive vehicles! 1399.92 capacity skill level The whole launching process is a straightforward two man job.” 635.00 3–4 people intermediate–advanced race level club–international max crew weight  lb/kg — mark rushall, Yachts & Yachting 595 270 transport trailer extreme stability, speed,...

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SB3-3

custom made outboard bracket fitted in seconds. “The new Laser SB3 is a fast and exhilarating three man sportboat with a powerful modern rig. The boat has secure access hatch storage for outboard motor, bracket and other essentials. single point keel lift with removable keel post. amazing stability and a clean uncluttered cockpit that gives the three crew members enthusiastic racing in comfort, without the aches of highly physical sailing.” —boats.com features of the laser sb3 Carbon Gennaker Pole 1 Mainsail 2 Hi-tech x-ply Mylar Gnav System 3 Reverse vang that creates additional cockpit space...

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SB3-4

Rigged and ready to hit the water in less than a half hour, the modern and powerful SB3 is for every sailor who wants to experience high-quality, competitive sailing with ease. At 1,399 lbs/635 kg, the SB3 is built to tow and go. A mid-sized car is all you need. Raising the light, 30-foot mast is a two-person, two-minute job. The T-bulb keel can be raised and lowered seamlessly with a removable gantry that makes launching and hauling painless. The clean deck layout with its wide-open workspace provides a more social setting than other boats, promoting effective communication between crewmembers....

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SB3-5

"In my opinion the Laser SB3 is simply the best small keelboat money can buy. Great in light air or a howling blow, tactical upwind and down which makes for good racing and once you launch the mast head spinny get ready for some blasting downwind action. But what really set up this one design class apart from all the others is how easy they are: easy to find crew, easy to rig, easy to tow and best of all - easy on the pocket!" LaserPerformance NORTH AMERICA Portsmouth, Rhode Island 02871 LaserPerformance EUROPE Station Works, Long Buckby United Kingdom LaserPerformance ASIA China Merchants Tower...

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