Olympic Games 1996

MEN'S BOARDSAILING AND WOMEN'S BOARDSAILING INTERNATIONAL MISTRAL CLASS

OLYMPIC HISTORY

Boardsailing first became an Olympic discipline at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. At that time the discipline was for men only and the Windglider class of board was raced. In 1988, Seoul, Pusan, the class of board used changed to the Lechner A-390.

In 1992, a new boardsailing discipline for women was introduced and sailed on the Lechner A-390. In November 1992, after the Barcelona Games, the IYRU chose to change classes and nominated the Mistral One-Design as the Olympic Class for the 1996 Olympic Regatta. Many of the same sailors from 1992 are now sailing this new board which is making its debut on the water in 1996.

SPECIFICATIONS

One design class

Length:	3.72m (12feet, 2inches)
Beam:	63.5cm (25inches)
Sail Area:	7.5m2 (80 square feet)
Volume	235 litres
Weight:	15kg (34.2lbs)

Optimum Crew weight: Men 70-75kgs (154-165lbs)

THE BOARDS AT THE OLYMPICS

ACOG will provide all equipment for the IMCO One-Design, including spars and sails. No alterations shall be made to the above except in accordance with the Measurement Regulations as detailed below. The equipment is supplied by Mistral Sports GmbH the sole manufacturer of the IMCO One-Design board.

EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED BY ACOG

ACOG will supply competitors with IMCO One-Design sailboards complete with:

• skeg
• centerboard
• foot straps with screws
• masts, 2 mast feet
• wishbone boom and front end fixing
• uphaul lines
• one-design 7.4m2 sail complete with sail letters
• one-design 6.6m2 sail complete with sail letters.

• alter the adjustable downhaul and outhaul equipment, including lines, jam cleats, pulleys, shock cord and boom clamp
• tape the mast and boom
• tie or tape a wind telltale to the mast head or the sail
• attach a compass using adhesive tape
• add foam to the daggerboard case, as allowed by class rules
• shim the skeg and/or skeg box
• add harness lines and fixings*
• provide additional screws, including extra long ones for fixing overlapping footstraps
• provide materials for filling the back of the track, as allowed by class rules
• use silicon spray