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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Design | One Design |
| Name | Lechner A-390 Olympic Board |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Hull | |
| Type | Sailboard |
| LOA | 3.9 m (13 ft) |
| Beam | 0.63 m (2 ft 1 in) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 7.3 m2 (79 sq ft) |
| Former Olympic class | |
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The Lechner A-390 was an Olympic Class windsurf board for the 1992 Olympics.[1] It was only raced at the Games that year.
Description
Lechner was modified their Division II to bring the centreboard and mast track further aft. The rig supplier, Neil Pryde, was decided 3 years before the Olympics.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Barcelona Women's |  New Zealand (NZL)Barbara Kendall |  China (CHN)Zhang Xiaodong |  Netherlands (NED)Dorien de Vries |
| 1992 Barcelona Men's |  France (FRA)Franck David |  United States (USA)Mike Gebhardt |  Australia (AUS)Lars Kleppich |
The supplied equipment stayed with the sailor for the entire regatta as it was expected that each board needed special tuning to the daggerboard system.
References
- ↑ http://www.sailing.org/olympics/history-part-5.php Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine Olympic sailing report ISAF
See also
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