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The Mistral One Design Class (MOD) is a
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 have established over 50 National Class Organisations.
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class chosen by the International Sailing Federation
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(ISAF) for use at the Olympic regatta in Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. Starting with the 2008 Summer Olympics
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it was replaced by the RS:X class, which was replaced by the iQFoil
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class for the 2024 Summer Olympics
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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 have established over 50 National Class Organisations.
Events
Olympics
Men's World Championship
Women's World Championship
References
See also
*Windsurfing
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* RS:X (sailboard)
*Formula Windsurfing
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*Sailing at the Summer Olympics
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*Windsurfing World Championships
The Windsurfing World Championships is an international sailing competition held since 1980, now annually. Men
Mistral Class
RS:X Class
Women
Mistral Class
RS:X Class
See also
*Sailing World Championships
*List of World Championships me ...
Classes of World Sailing
Olympic sailing classes
Windsurfing boards
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