Jo Richards, a designer from England, who grew up with a penchant for sailing fast dinghies, likes drawing them now ... you can see why the Laser Vago XD is a boat that keeps the fun in sailing.

The Laser is known as a boat that’s easy to sail badly ... The sailboat idea was ultimately dropped and the drawing remained in Bruce’s drawer for several months until One Design and Offshore ...

When they hung up, he brought it to his 7-foot drawing board and ... Kirby sailing his designs, and boat models known as half hulls mounted on plaques. The Laser gets pride of place.