Division II (windsurf board)
Class symbol | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | George Lechner |
| Design | One Design |
| Name | Lechner Division II |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Hull | |
| Type | Sailboard |
| LOA | 3.9 m (13 ft) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 6.7 m2 (72 sq ft) |
| Former Olympic class | |
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The 1988 Olympics, saw the introduction of Lechner Division II boards. The Division II class used a 6.5 m sail and were round bottomed boards designed for upwind sailing in light to moderate winds.
Although they were difficult to sail downwind and a technical board to sail upwind, they are still the fastest 370 cm (12 ft) board upwind in up to 8 kn (4 m/s) of breeze. The contest for the Olympic board had been between the Davidson (a Swedish design) and the Lechner built in Austria. The final Olympic rig was available less than a year before the Olympics.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Seoul |
New Zealand (NZL) Bruce Kendall |
Netherlands Antilles (AHO) Jan Boersma |
United States (USA) Mike Gebhardt |
Like in 1984, the supplied equipment was rotated daily (except for the rigs).