Mistral One Design
One-design windsurfing class
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. 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.
01Description
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 5 to 35 kn (3 to 18 m/s) depending on sea conditions.
The International Mistral Class Organization (IMCO) has established over 50 National Class Organisations.
02Events
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
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Julian Anderson (GBR) Nils Hangard (NOR) |
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| 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
Sources and credits
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- Mistral One Design Class.svg by Barbetorte, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tony surf1.JPG by Tonnyphilp, Public domain
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