Lechner A-390

For the 1992 Olympics,[1] 'Lechner A-390 was an Olympic Class. It was only raced at the Games that year.

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

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.

References

http://www.sailing.org/olympics/history-part-5.php Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine Olympic sailing report ISAF

Olympic sailing classes
Current classes	470 49er 49erFX Finn Laser Laser Radial Nacra 17 RS:X
Former classes (In order of first use)	Ton classes (0–½, ½–1, 1–2, 2–3, 3–10, 10–20, 20⁺ & Open) 6 Metre 7 Metre 8 Metre 12 Metre 10 Metre 12 foot dinghy 18 foot dinghy 6.5 Metre 8.5 Metre 9 Metre 15 Metre Skerry cruiser 30 m² Skerry cruiser 40 m² French National Monotype 1924 Snowbird Star O-Jolle Firefly Swallow Dragon 5.5 Metre 12 m² Sharpie Flying Dutchman Tempest Soling Tornado Windglider Division II Lechner A-390 Europe Mistral One Design Yngling Elliott 6m
Youth classes	Nacra 15 Techno 293
Former youth classes	Byte

Classes of World Sailing
Current Olympic classes	470 49er 49er FX Finn Laser Standard Laser Radial RS:X Nacra 17
World Sailing centreboard classes	29er 420 505 B14 Byte Cadet Contender Enterprise Europe Fireball Flying Dutchman Flying Junior GP14 Int. 14 Laser 2 Laser 4.7 Lightning Mirror Moth Musto Performance Skiff O'pen BIC OK Dinghy Optimist RS Feva RS Tera RS100 RS500 Snipe Splash Sunfish Tasar Topper Vaurien Zoom 8
World Sailing keelboat classes	12 mR 2.4 mR 5.5 m 6 mR 8 mR Dragon Etchells FarEast 28 Flying Fifteen Hansa 2.3 Hansa 303 Hansa Liberty H-boat International One Design J/22 J/24 J/70 J/80 Melges 20 Melges 24 Melges 32 Micro Platu 25 RC44 SB20 Shark 24 Soling Sonar Star Tempest Viper 640 Yngling
World Sailing yacht classes	Class40 Farr 40 IMOCA 60 J/111 International Maxi Association Soto 40 Swan 45 Swan 60 TP 52 X-35 X-41
World Sailing multihull classes	A-Class Dart 18 Formula 16 Formula 18 Hobie 14 Hobie 16 Hobie 17 Hobie Dragoon Hobie Tiger Hobie Wildcat Nacra 15 Nacra 17 Nacra F18 Infusion Nacra 20 Carbon M32 SL 16 Topcat K1 Tornado Viper F16
World Sailing windsurfer classes	Formula Experience Formula Windsurfing Funboard Kona Mistral Raceboard RS:One Speed Windsurfing Techno 293
World Sailing kiteboarding classes	IKA Open IKA Formula Kite IKA Twin Top Racing IKA Twin Top Freestyle IKA Twin Top Kitefoil
IRSA remote-control classes	10 rater A Class Marblehead One Metre
Former World Sailing classes	11:Metre One Design 29erXX Aloha Buzz C-Class Division I Division II Division III Elliott 6m Farr 30 (Mumm 30) Farr 45 Farr Maxi One Design Hobie 17 Hobie 18 IOD ISO Laser Vago Lechner A-390 Mistral Junior Mumm 36 Nacra F18 Open 50 ORMA 60 Sydney 40 Ultimate 20 Windglider X-99

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Lechner A-390

Description

References

See also