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LaserPerformance now builds and sells a wide range of racing and recreational sailboat dinghies, including the Laser, Laser Pico, Sunfish, 49er, Club FJ, Club 420, Vanguard 15, Dart 16, and Optimist.
Their most famous boat models are the Sunfish, created by Alexander Bryan and Cortlandt Heyniger in 1952 under the name Alcort, and the Laser designed by Bruce Kirby in 1970.
LaserPerformance manufactures 17 classes, including several Olympic classes.
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