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 | |
|   RS:X →   | |
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 |  |||
| 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
 
 

