Lechner A-390

Lechner A-390 Olympic Board
Development
DesignOne Design
NameLechner A-390 Olympic Board
Boat
Crew1
Hull
TypeSailboard
LOA3.9 m (13 ft)
Beam0.63 m (2 ft 1 in)
Sails
Mainsail area7.3 m2 (79 sq ft)
Former Olympic class

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

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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
1992 Barcelona
Women's
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 New Zealand (NZL)
Barbara Kendall
 China (CHN)
Zhang Xiaodong
 Netherlands (NED)
Dorien de Vries
1992 Barcelona
Men's
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 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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