Lechner (windsurf board)
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For the 1992 Olympics
, the Olympic Class for the first time was announced four years in advance and it was to include a women's event for the first time.
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.
The supplied equipment stayed with the sailor for the entire regatta as it was excepted that each board needed special tuning to the daggerboard system.
Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
, the Olympic Class for the first time was announced four years in advance and it was to include a women's event for the first time.
Lechner was modified their Division II
Division II (windsurf board)
The 1988 Olympics, saw the introduction of Lechner Division II boards. The Division II class used a 6.5m sail and were round bottomed boards designed for upwind sailing in light to moderate winds....
to bring the centreboard and mast track further aft. The rig supplier, Neil Pryde, was decided 3 years before the Olympics.
The supplied equipment stayed with the sailor for the entire regatta as it was excepted that each board needed special tuning to the daggerboard system.