Mistral One Design Class
 Class symbol | |
 | |
| 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 |  Hong Kong (HKG)Lee Lai-shan |  New Zealand (NZL)Barbara Kendall |  Italy (ITA)Alessandra Sensini |
| 1996 Atlanta Men's |  Greece (GRE)Nikolaos Kaklamanakis |  Argentina (ARG)Carlos Espinola |  Israel (ISR)Gal Fridman |
| 2000 Sydney Women's | Italy (ITA) Alessandra Sensini |  Germany (GER)Amelie Lux | New Zealand (NZL) Barbara Kendall |
| 2000 Sydney Men's |  Austria (AUT)Christoph Sieber | Argentina (ARG) Carlos Espinola | New Zealand (NZL) Aaron McIntosh |
| 2004 Athens Women's |  France (FRA)Faustine Merret |  China (CHN)Yin Jian |  Italy (ITA)Alessandra Sensini |
| 2004 Athens Men's | Israel (ISR) Gal Fridman | Greece (GRE) Nikolaos Kaklamanakis |  Great Britain (GBR)Nick Dempsey |
Men's World Championship
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  Julian Anderson (GBR) Nils Hangard (NOR) | ||
| 1987 |  Francesco Wirz (ITA) Chris Lawrence (AUS) | Thomas Foyen (NOR) D. Woods (AUS) | H. Nissen-Lie (NOR) M. Pedersen (AUS) |
| 1988 | L. de Pedrini (ITA) H. Piegelin (FRA) | Francesco Wirz (ITA) M. Quintin (FRA) | Claude Muzellec (FRA) Robert Nagy (FRA) |
| 1989 Corpus Christi | Julian Anderson (GBR) Chris Lawrence (AUS) | Riccardo Giordano (ITA) Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) |  H. Mann (SWE) J. Callahan (USA) |
| 1990 | J. Hutchcroft (GBR) Chris Lawrence (AUS) |  A. Dale (RSA) Ted Huang (USA) |  J. Blinnikka (FIN) H. Plumb (GBR) |
| 1991 San Francisco | Julian Anderson (GBR) Riccardo Giordano (ITA) Mike Gebhardt (USA) |  A. Morell (ISV) Wim Opten (NED) S. Borncroft (GBR) | H. Mann (SWE) Tim Ratzlaff (USA) K. Schumacher (USA) |
| 1992 Mondello | Riccardo Giordano (ITA) P. van Schie (NED) | T. Lentall (AUS) Aaron McIntosh (NZL) | A. Dale (RSA) Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) |
| 1993 Kashiwazaki | Bruce Kendall (NZL) | Aaron McIntosh (NZL) | Mike Gebhardt (USA) |
| 1994 Gimli | Aaron McIntosh (NZL) | Bruce Kendall (NZL) | Andrea Zinali (ITA) |
| 1995 Port Elizabeth |  João Rodrigues (POR) | Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) | Aaron McIntosh (NZL) |
| 1996 Haifa | Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) |  Gal Fridman (ISR) |  Eduardo García (ARG) |
| 1997 Fremantle | Aaron McIntosh (NZL) | Amit Inbar (ISR) | Marcos Galván (ARG) |
| 1998 Brest | Aaron McIntosh (NZL) | Amit Inbar (ISR) | João Rodrigues (POR) |
| 1999 Nouméa | Lars Kleppich (AUS) |  Tony Philp (FIJ) | Marcos Galván (ARG) |
| 2000 Mar del Plata | Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) | Aaron McIntosh (NZL) | Carlos Espinola (ARG) |
| 2001 Varkiza | Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) |  Przemysław Miarczyński (POL) | Fabrice Hassen (FRA) |
| 2002 Pattaya | Gal Fridman (ISR) |  Ricardo Santos (BRA) | Julien Bontemps (FRA) |
| 2003 Cádiz | Przemysław Miarczyński (POL) | Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) | Gal Fridman (ISR) |
| 2004 Cezme | Julien Bontemps (FRA) | Przemysław Miarczyński (POL) | Nicolas Huguet (FRA) |
| 2005 Palermo | Nicolas Huguet (FRA) | Ricardo Santos (BRA) |  Andreas Cariolou (CYP) |
| 2006 Shenzhen |  Cheng Kwok Fai (HKG) | Chan King Yin (HKG) |  Wu Shifu (CHN) |
Women's World Championship
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Melanie Braund (AUS) | ||
| 1987 | Melanie Braund (AUS) | Jessica Crisp (AUS) | Barbara Kendall (NZL) |
| 1988 | V. Capart (FRA) | Anne François (FRA) | Gignoux (FRA) |
| 1991 San Francisco | Jayne Fenner (USA) |  S. Rondelez (BEL) | E. Giolai (ITA) |
| 1993 Kashiwazaki |  Lee Lai-shan (HKG) | Lanee Butler (USA) | Maud Herbert (FRA) |
| 1994 Gimli | Maud Herbert (FRA) | Li Ke (CHN) | Natasha Sturges (AUS) |
| 1995 Port Elizabeth | Maud Herbert (FRA) | Anne François (FRA) | Lee Lai-Shan (HKG) |
| 1996 Haifa | Maud Herbert (FRA) | Lee Lai-Shan (HKG) | Jayne Fenner-Benedict (USA) |
| 1997 Fremantle | Lee Lai-Shan (HKG) | Alessandra Sensini (ITA) | Barbara Kendall (NZL) |
| 1998 Brest | Barbara Kendall (NZL) | Lee Lai-Shan (HKG) | Faustine Merret (FRA) |
| 1999 Nouméa | Barbara Kendall (NZL) | Faustine Merret (FRA) | Lise Vidal (FRA) |
| 2000 Mar del Plata | Alessandra Sensini (ITA) | Lee Lai-Shan (HKG) | Faustine Merret (FRA) |
| 2001 Varkiza | Lee Lai-Shan (HKG) | Faustine Merret (FRA) | Jeanne Mailhos (FRA) |
| 2002 Pattaya | Barbara Kendall (NZL) | Alessandra Sensini (ITA) | Faustine Merret (FRA) |
| 2003 Cadiz | Lee Korzits (ISR) | Barbara Kendall (NZL) | Faustine Merret (FRA) |
| 2004 Cezme | Alessandra Sensini (ITA) | Barbara Kendall (NZL) | Faustine Merret (FRA) |
| 2005 Palermo |  Blanca Manchón (ESP) |  Amelie Lux (GER) | Flavia Tartaglini (ITA) |
| 2006 Shenzhen | Wang Shuijia (CHN) | Zhu Huali (CHN) | Qin Zhenmei (CHN) |
References
- ^ a b https://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/MIS_2005_CR_050301-%5B894%5D.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "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