- Mistral One Design Class
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Current Specifications
Class SymbolCrew 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 Infobox last updated: 20-APR-2010 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] No other windsurfing class has been selected for three Olympic Regattas in succession so far.
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.
References
- ^ http://www.sailing.org/olympics/history-part-5.php Olympic sailing report ISAF
- ^ http://www.imco.org/ Mistral One Design Class Organization
Olympic class sailboats Current Olympic Vintage Yachting Classes Former Olympic Windglider • Division II • Lechner Olympic Board • Mistral One Design Class • 12’ Dinghy • Firefly • Snowbird • French National Monotype 1924 • 18’ Dinghy • 12m2 Sharpie • Tornado • Swallow • 6 Metre • 6.5 Metre • 7 Metre • 8 Metre • 8.5 Metre • 9 Metre • 10 Metre • 12 Metre • 30m2 & 40m2 Skerry Cruisers • Ton Classes (½, ½–1, 1–2, 2–3, 3–10, 10–20, & Open)Sailing at the Summer Olympics List of medalists • List of venues This windsurfing related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.