Lechner A-390

Lechner A-390
Development
Design One Design
Boat
Crew 1
Hull
Type Sailboard
LOA 3.9 m (13 ft)
Beam 0.63 m (2 ft 1 in)
Sails
Mainsail area 7.3 m2 (79 sq ft)
Former Olympic class

For the 1992 Olympics,[1] 'Lechner A-390 was an Olympic Class. 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.

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