Division II (windsurf board)
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The 1988 Olympics,[1] saw the introduction of Lechner Division II boards. The Division II class used a 6.5 m sail and were round bottomed boards designed for upwind sailing in light to moderate winds.
DesignerGeorge Lechner
DesignOne Design
Crew1
TypeSailboard
Although they were difficult to sail downwind and a technical board to sail upwind, they are still the fastest 370 cm (12 ft) board upwind in up to 8 kn (4 m/s) of breeze. The contest for the Olympic board had been between the Davidson (a Swedish design) and the Lechner built in Austria. The final Olympic rig was available less than a year before the Olympics.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Seoul |  New Zealand (NZL)Bruce Kendall |  Netherlands Antilles (AHO)Jan Boersma |  United States (USA)Mike Gebhardt |
Like in 1984, the supplied equipment was rotated daily (except for the rigs).