Lechner A-390
Current specifications | |
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Crew | 1 |
Type | Sailboard |
Design | One Design |
LOA | 3.9 m (13 ft) |
Beam | 0.63 m (2 ft 1 in) |
Mainsail area | 7.3 m2 (79 sq ft) |
Infobox last updated: 16-SEP-2010 | |
Former Olympic class |
For the 1992 Olympics,[1] 'Lechner A-390 is the Olympic Class for the first time was announced four years in advance and it was to include a women's event for the first time.
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 |
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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.
References
- ↑ http://www.sailing.org/olympics/history-part-5.php Olympic sailing report ISAF
See also
- Lechner A-390 World Championships
- Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Lechner A-390 Men's
- Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Lechner A-390 Women's
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