Engineering:Mistral One Design

Mistral One Design Class

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Development
Designer	Ernstfried Prade
Year	1970s
Design	One Design
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
← Lechner A-390 RS →

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. Starting with the 2008 Summer Olympics it was replaced by the RS class, which will be replaced by the iQFoil class for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Description

A windsurfer in action.

The MOD was first produced in 1970s. 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 and 35 kn (3 and 18 m/s) depending on sea conditions.

The International Class Organization IMCO have established over 50 National Class Organisations.

Events

Olympics

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| style="align:center;" | 1996 Atlanta
Women's

 |style="vertical-align:top;"| Hong Kong (HKG)
Lee Lai-shan
                                                    |style="vertical-align:top;"| New Zealand (NZL)
Barbara Kendall
                                                    |style="vertical-align:top;"| Italy (ITA)
Alessandra Sensini

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| style="align:center;" | 1996 Atlanta
Men's

 |style="vertical-align:top;"| Greece (GRE)
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis
                                                    |style="vertical-align:top;"| Argentina (ARG)
Carlos Espinola
                                                    |style="vertical-align:top;"| Israel (ISR)
Gal Fridman

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| style="align:center;" | 2000 Sydney
Women's

 |style="vertical-align:top;"| Italy (ITA)
Alessandra Sensini
                                                    |style="vertical-align:top;"| Germany (GER)
Amelie Lux
                                                    |style="vertical-align:top;"| New Zealand (NZL)
Barbara Kendall

 |-

| style="align:center;" | 2000 Sydney
Men's

 |style="vertical-align:top;"| Austria (AUT)
Christoph Sieber
                                                    |style="vertical-align:top;"| Argentina (ARG)
Carlos Espinola
                                                    |style="vertical-align:top;"| New Zealand (NZL)
Aaron McIntosh

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| style="align:center;" | 2004 Athens
Women's

 |style="vertical-align:top;"| France (FRA)
Faustine Merret
                                                    |style="vertical-align:top;"| China (CHN)
Yin Jian
                                                    |style="vertical-align:top;"| Italy (ITA)
Alessandra Sensini

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| style="align:center;" | 2004 Athens
Men's

 |style="vertical-align:top;"| Israel (ISR)
Gal Fridman
                                                    |style="vertical-align:top;"| Greece (GRE)
Nikolaos Kaklamanakis
                                                    |style="vertical-align:top;"| Great Britain (GBR)
Nick Dempsey

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See also

• Windsurfing
• RS:X (sailboard)
• Formula Windsurfing
• Sailing at the Summer Olympics
• Windsurfing World Championships