Lechner A-390
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| 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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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ http://www.sailing.org/olympics/history-part-5.php Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine Olympic sailing report ISAF