The search results provide a good amount of information for the Laser Vago.
Information gathered:
- Designer: Jo Richards (launched in 2005)
- Builder: LaserPerformance
- Purpose: Versatile, sporty dinghy, designed for both leisure and performance, easy to sail single or double-handed. Caters to intermediate to expert level sailors.
- Key Features: Asymmetric spinnaker, single trapeze, reefable mainsail, furling jib, folding rudder, folding daggerboard.
- Construction: Roto-moulded hull (fiberglass/GRP foam core according to) for durability.
- Variations: Standard and Race (XD) versions with different sail areas ("horsepower"). Race version features more sail area, often Mylar mainsail.
- Handling: Renowned for fantastic performance in high winds due to lightweight hull. Can be "tippy but fun." The XD rig can be difficult to manage single-handed in breeze. Bow-high problem mentioned by one user. Early planing is possible with the Race version.
- Cockpit: Spacious, self-draining, high boom clearance, supports hiking and trapeze options with inset steps.
- Common Issues: Lower gudgeon ripping out was a past issue. A query about "known problem with the dinghy that Laser is supposed to fix in the later production batches" also appeared, suggesting some early production issues.
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