Clear victory for SB20 crew ‘Ted’ at the Eastern Championships hosted by the Royal Irish Yacht Club
Designed by Tony Castro, the SB20 is a strict one-design 6.15m British-built keelboat designed as a competitive, affordable and affordable sports boat for teams of three or four sailors. It is also, arguably, the most successful sports boat in the world with 800 owners competing regularly in a program of exciting local, national and international events.
Originally known as the Laser SB3, the SB20 continues to deliver on its pioneering promise: a boat that is fun, fast and easy to navigate by anyone of any age; the sport boat at the best value for money on the market.
The Laser SB3 was designed by Castro and launched in 2002. In 2007 the Laser SB3 achieved ISAF recognition status and the first world championships were held in Ireland in 2008. In 2012 Tony Castro appointed a new manufacturer , Sportsboat World. At that time, the Laser SB3 was renamed SB20 and the building was returned to the UK from Malaysia. The class ethos continues.
The boat is a strict one-design class, economical to buy and to the countryside, easy to sail with a simple deck layout and electrical downwind performance provided by the generous sail plan. The boat has a lifting keel, can easily be launched from a slipway and towed behind a family car.
Former SB20 World Champions
2008 GBR: Geoff Carveth, Roger Gilbert, Roz Allen and Sarah Allan
Host National Yacht Club, Dun laoghaire, Ireland
2009 GBR: Craig Burlton, Stephen White, Adam Heeley
Host Clube Naval de Cascais, Cascais, Portugal
2010 GBR: Jerry Hill, Grant Rollerson, Joe Llewellyn
Host Circolo Vela Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy
2011 GBR: Geoff Carveth, Andy Ramus, Ian Mills and Emma Clarke
Host Royal Torbay Yacht Club, Torquay, UK
2012 GBR: Geoff Carveth, Lesley Dhonau, Roger Hudson & Asenathi Jim
Host of the Hamilton Island Yacht Club, Queensland, Australia
2013 GRB: Craig Burlton, Stephen White, Adam Heley Host of the COYCH Club, Hyères, France
