| Lechner Division II | |
| Class Image: | Division II insigna.png |
| Type: | Sailboard |
| Design: | One Design |
| Crew: | 1 |
| Loa: | 3.9m (12.8feet) |
| Mainsail: | 6.7m2 |
| Designer: | George Lechner |
| Updated: | 20-SEP-2010 |
| Olympic: | former |
| Previous: | Windglider |
| Successor: | Lechner A-390 |
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.
Although they were difficult to sail downwind and a technical board to sail upwind, they are still the fastest 12feet board upwind in up to 8abbr=onNaNabbr=on 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.
Like in 1984, the supplied equipment was rotated daily (except for the rigs).