Mistral One Design
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Ernstfried Prade |
| Year | 1989[1] |
| Design | One Design |
| Name | Mistral One Design Class |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Hull | |
| Type | Sailboard |
| Hull weight | 15 kg (33 lb) Volume 235 L (52 imp gal; 62 US gal) |
| LOA | 3.72 m (12.2 ft) |
| Beam | 0.63 m (2 ft 1 in) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 7.4 m2 (80 sq ft) |
| Former Olympic class | |
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RS:X →
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The Mistral One Design Class (MOD) is a one-design windsurfing class chosen by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) for use at the Olympic regatta in Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.[2][3] Starting with the 2008 Summer Olympics it was replaced by the RS:X class, which was replaced by the iQFoil class for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Description
The MOD was first designed in 1989.[1] Worldwide,more than 30,000 have been built since. They are light and tough. In the right hands, they can be sailed in windspeeds ranging from 5 to 35 kn (3 to 18 m/s) depending on sea conditions.
The International Mistral Class Organization (IMCO)[4] have established over 50 National Class Organisations.
Events
Olympics
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Atlanta Women's |
Lee Lai-shan |
Barbara Kendall |
Alessandra Sensini |
| 1996 Atlanta Men's |
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis |
Carlos Espinola |
Gal Fridman |
| 2000 Sydney Women's |
Alessandra Sensini |
Amelie Lux |
Barbara Kendall |
| 2000 Sydney Men's |
Christoph Sieber |
Carlos Espinola |
Aaron McIntosh |
| 2004 Athens Women's |
Faustine Merret |
Yin Jian |
Alessandra Sensini |
| 2004 Athens Men's |
Gal Fridman |
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis |
Nick Dempsey |
Men's World Championship
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1988 | |||
| 1989 Corpus Christi | |||
| 1990 | |||
| 1991 San Francisco | |||
| 1992 Mondello | |||
| 1993 Kashiwazaki | |||
| 1994 Gimli | |||
| 1995 Port Elizabeth | |||
| 1996 Haifa | |||
| 1997 Fremantle | |||
| 1998 Brest | |||
| 1999 Nouméa | |||
| 2000 Mar del Plata | |||
| 2001 Varkiza | |||
| 2002 Pattaya | |||
| 2003 Cádiz |
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| 2004 Cezme | |||
| 2005 Palermo | |||
| 2006 Shenzhen |
Women's World Championship
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1988 | |||
| 1991 San Francisco | |||
| 1993 Kashiwazaki | |||
| 1994 Gimli | |||
| 1995 Port Elizabeth | |||
| 1996 Haifa | |||
| 1997 Fremantle | |||
| 1998 Brest | |||
| 1999 Nouméa | |||
| 2000 Mar del Plata | |||
| 2001 Varkiza | |||
| 2002 Pattaya | |||
| 2003 Cadiz | |||
| 2004 Cezme | |||
| 2005 Palermo | |||
| 2006 Shenzhen |
References
- ^ a b "International mistral one design class rules 2005" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-08-07.
- ^ "The list of official windsurfing classes". Surfer Today. 31 January 2019.
- ^ http://www.sailing.org/olympics/history-part-5.php Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine Olympic sailing report ISAF
- ^ http://www.imco.org/ Mistral One Design Class Organization
See also
- Windsurfing
- RS:X (sailboard)
- Formula Windsurfing
- Sailing at the Summer Olympics
- Windsurfing World Championships

