laser 2

Well I'm chuffed then.  Always wanted a cherub and now I find I've got one ... sort of. 

But it does look more like a fat laser 1.

I am pretty sure that the 3000 is based a Laser II hull with a new deck mold.

Before they brought out the 3000 there was a Laser II with a bolted on spiniker pole, the fun mast with the normal spreaders rather than the dimends of the regatta and trapizes.

The laser II and laser 3000 have the same hull.  But the 3k has a totally different deck and sails. 

Upside down (a common view), my laser II and laser I look just the same.  The laser II is just longer, fatter (and heavier). 

Is it really based on a Cherub? The L2 L3k bottom is rounded & chine free  -  and specially designed to shoot water in the face of any crew that isn't trapezing, which is a great incentive to get out on the wire.. but I digress..

From what I can remember, there were three phases of the Laser 2. The original Laser 2, the Laser 2 Reggatta and the Laser Fun. As fore-mentioned, the fun was a 2 with an assymetric probably with a slightly different main and jib. The original 2 was the early version with one piece mast and spinnaker bags, and the reggatta was a development with a two-piece mast and spinnaker chute. As for the Laser 2 World, it was just a design type, like the Techno and Accent (I think). I think the worlds had blue annodised spars, nicer ropes, gorrilla tiller, etc, just extras to make her look nicer.There are probably second and third versions of the Worlds boats now that don't even have these characteristics knowing Laser.  All Laser 2's (with the exception of the Fun) have to meet strict one design specification, so appart from looking nicer than each other, they have to be the same non-aesthetically. Still love Laser 2s now even although its been ages since I sailed one.