Mistral One Design

Mistral One Design
Current specifications
Class symbol

Crew	1
Type	Sailboard
Design	One Design
LOA	3.72 m (12.2 ft)
Beam	0.63 m (2 ft 1 in)
Hull weight	15 kg (33 lb) Volume 235 l (52 imp gal; 62 US gal)
Mainsail area	7.4 m² (80 sq ft)
Development
Year	1989
Designer	Ernstfried Prade
Former Olympic class

The Mistral One Design Class (MOD) was chosen by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), the governing body of sailing, as the windsurfing equipment (man and woman) for use at the Olympic Regatta in Savannah 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.^[1]

Description

A windsurfer in action.

The MOD was first produced in 1989. Worldwide, there are more than 30,000 build since. They are light and tough. In the right hands, they can be sailed in windspeeds of between 5 - 35 knots depending on sea conditions.

The International Class Organization IMCO^[2] have established over 50 National Class Organisations.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1996 Atlanta Women's	Hong Kong (HKG) Lee Lai Shan	New Zealand (NZL) Barbara Kendall	Italy (ITA) Alessandra Sensini
1996 Atlanta Men's	Greece (GRE) Nikolaos Kaklamanakis	Argentina (ARG) Carlos Espinola	Israel (ISR) Gal Fridman
2000 Sydney Women's	Italy (ITA) Alessandra Sensini	Germany (GER) Amelie Lux	New Zealand (NZL) Barbara Kendall
2000 Sydney Men's	Austria (AUT) Christoph Sieber	Argentina (ARG) Carlos Espinola	New Zealand (NZL) Aaron McIntosh
2004 Athens Women's	France (FRA) Faustine Merret	China (CHN) Yin Jian	Italy (ITA) Alessandra Sensini
2004 Athens Men's	Israel (ISR) Gal Fridman	Greece (GRE) Nikolaos Kaklamanakis	Great Britain (GBR) Nick Dempsey

References

↑ http://www.sailing.org/olympics/history-part-5.php Olympic sailing report ISAF
↑ http://www.imco.org/ Mistral One Design Class Organization

Olympic sailing classes

Current classes	470 49er 49erFX Finn Laser Laser Radial Nacra 17 RS:X

Former classes	10 Metre 12' Dinghy 12 Metre 12m² Sharpie 15 Metre 18' Dinghy 30m² Skerry cruiser 40m² Skerry cruiser 5.5 Metre 6 Metre 6.5 Metre 7 Metre 8 Metre 8.5 Metre 9 Metre Division II Dragon Elliott 6m Europe Firefly Flying Dutchman French National Monotype 1924 Lechner A-390 Mistral One Design O-Jolle Snowbird Soling Star Swallow Tempest Ton classes (0–½, ½–1, 1–2, 2–3, 3–10, 10–20, 20⁺ & Open) Tornado Windglider Yngling

Classes of the International Sailing Federation

Current Olympic classes	470 49er 49er FX Finn Laser Laser Radial RS:X Nacra 17

ISAF centreboard classes	29er 420 505 B14 Byte Cadet Contender Enterprise Europe Fireball Flying Dutchman Flying Junior GP14 Int. 14 Laser 2 Laser 4.7 Lightning Mirror Moth Musto Performance Skiff O'pen BIC OK Dinghy Optimist RS Feva RS Tera RS100 RS500 Snipe Splash Sunfish Tasar Topper Vaurien Zoom 8

ISAF keelboat classes	12 mR 2.4 mR 5.5 m 6 mR 8 mR Dragon Etchells Flying 15 Hansa 2.3 Hansa 303 Hansa Liberty H-boat J/22 J/24 J/70 J/80 Melges 20 Melges 24 Melges 32 Micro Platu 25 RC44 SB20 Shark 24 Soling Sonar Star Tempest Yngling

ISAF yacht classes	Class40 Farr 30 (Mumm 30) Farr 40 IMOCA 60 J/111 International Maxi Association Soto 40 Swan 45 Swan 60 TP 52 X-35 X-41

ISAF multihull classes	A-Class Dart 18 Formula 16 Formula 18 Hobie 14 Hobie 16 Hobie Dragoon Hobie Tiger Hobie Wildcat Nacra Infusion SL 16 Topcat K1 Tornado Viper F16

ISAF windsurfer classes	Formula Experience Formula Windsurfing Funboard Kona Mistral Raceboard RS:One Speed Windsurfing Techno 293

ISAF kiteboarding classes	International Kiteboarding Association

International Radio Sailing Association classes	10 rater A Class Marblehead One Metre

Former ISAF classes	11:Metre One Design 29erXX Aloha Buzz C-Class Division I Division II Division III Elliott 6m Farr 45 Farr Maxi One Design Hobie 17 Hobie 18 IOD ISO Laser Vago Lechner A-390 Mistral Junior Mumm 36 Nacra F18 Open 50 ORMA 60 Sydney 40 Ultimate 20 Windglider X-99

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Mistral One Design

Description

References

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