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.http://www.sailing.org/olympics/history-part-5.php Olympic sailing report ISAF 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. 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 depending on sea conditions.
The International Mistral Class Organization (IMCO)http://www.imco.org/ Mistral One Design Class Organization has established over 50 National Class Organisations.
Events Olympics
1996 AtlantaWomen's Hong Kong (HKG)Lee Lai-shan New Zealand (NZL)Barbara Kendall Italy (ITA)Alessandra Sensini
1996 AtlantaMen's Greece (GRE)Nikolaos Kaklamanakis Argentina (ARG)Carlos Espinola Israel (ISR)Gal Fridman
2000 SydneyWomen's Italy (ITA)Alessandra Sensini Germany (GER)Amelie Lux New Zealand (NZL)Barbara Kendall
2000 SydneyMen's Austria (AUT)Christoph Sieber Argentina (ARG)Carlos Espinola New Zealand (NZL)Aaron McIntosh
2004 AthensWomen's France (FRA)Faustine Merret China (CHN)Yin Jian Italy (ITA)Alessandra Sensini
2004 AthensMen's Israel (ISR)Gal Fridman Greece (GRE)Nikolaos Kaklamanakis Great Britain (GBR)Nick Dempsey
Men's World Championship
Women's World Championship
References
See also Windsurfing RS:X (sailboard) Formula Windsurfing Sailing at the Summer Olympics Windsurfing World Championships