Engineering:Lechner A-390

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Lechner A-390 Olympic Board
Lechner A-390.svg
Development
DesignOne Design
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
← Division II

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

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.

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| style="align:center;" | 1992 Barcelona
Women's
details

 |style="vertical-align:top;"| New Zealand (NZL)
Barbara Kendall |style="vertical-align:top;"| China (CHN)
Zhang Xiaodong |style="vertical-align:top;"| Netherlands (NED)
Dorien de Vries
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| style="align:center;" | 1992 Barcelona
Men's
details

 |style="vertical-align:top;"| France (FRA)
Franck David |style="vertical-align:top;"| United States (USA)
Mike Gebhardt |style="vertical-align:top;"| 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

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