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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.
Development | |
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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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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 |
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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.
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