In sailing a LaserThe Laser is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy. It is a singlehanded boat, meaning that it is sailed by one person. The design, by Bruce Kirby, emphasizes simplicity and performance. History The prototype of the boat was originally named is a popular type of sailing dinghyA dinghy is either a small utility boat used to tend a larger boat, or it is a boat developed from these tenders but now used in its own right as a form of leisure sailing and/or rowing. See Dinghy sailing. This article concentrates on dinghies as tenders.