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{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name          = Mistral One Design Class
|image         = Mistral One Design Class.svg
|class_symbol  = [[image:Mistral One Design insignia.png|100px]]
|type          = Sailboard
|design        = One Design
|crew          = 1
|loa           = {{convert|3.72|m|abbr=on}}
|beam          = {{convert|0.63|m|abbr=on}} 
|mainsail      = {{convert|7.4|m2|abbr=on}}
|draft         = 
|hull          = {{convert|15|kg|abbr=on}}<BR>Volume {{convert|235|L|abbr=on}}
|ballast       = 
|mainsailandjib= 
|mastheight    = 
|designer      = Ernstfried Prade
|year          = 1989<ref name="auto">https://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/MIS_2005_CR_050301-%5B894%5D.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
|jib           = 
|spinnaker     = 
|d-pn          =
|rya-pn        =
|phrf          = 
|updated       = 20-APR-2010
|olympic       = former
|previous      = [[Lechner A-390]]
|successor     = [[RS:X]]
}}

The '''Mistral One Design Class''' (MOD) is a [[one-design racing|one-design]] [[windsurfing]] class chosen by the [[International Sailing Federation]] (ISAF) for use at the Olympic regatta in [[Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics#Medal summary|Atlanta 1996]], [[Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney 2000]] and [[Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics#Medal summary|Athens 2004]].<ref>{{cite web |date=31 January 2019 |work=Surfer Today |url=https://www.surfertoday.com/windsurfing/the-list-of-official-windsurfing-classes |title=The list of official windsurfing classes}}</ref><ref>http://www.sailing.org/olympics/history-part-5.php {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329144956/http://www.sailing.org/olympics/history-part-5.php |date=2010-03-29 }} Olympic sailing report [[International Sailing Federation|ISAF]]</ref> 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==
[[File:Tony surf1.JPG|left|thumb|200px|A windsurfer in action.]]
The MOD was first designed in 1989.<ref name="auto"/> 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 {{convert|3|to|18|m/s|kn|order=flip|abbr=on|round=5}} depending on sea conditions.

The International Mistral Class Organization (IMCO)<ref>http://www.imco.org/ Mistral One Design Class Organization</ref> have established over 50 National Class Organisations.

==Events==
===Olympics===

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{|{{MedalistTable|type=Games}}
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| style="align:center;" | 1996 Atlanta<br />'''Women's''' <br />{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's Mistral One Design}} 
  |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Hong Kong]]&nbsp;[[Hong Kong at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Hong Kong]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(HKG)</span><br />[[Lee Lai-shan]]
                                                     |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of New Zealand.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|New Zealand]]&nbsp;[[New Zealand at the 1996 Summer Olympics|New Zealand]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(NZL)</span><br />[[Barbara Kendall]]
                                                     |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Italy]]&nbsp;[[Italy at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Italy]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(ITA)</span><br />[[Alessandra Sensini]]

  |-
| style="align:center;" | 1996 Atlanta<br />'''Men's''' <br />{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Mistral One Design}} 
  |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Greece]]&nbsp;[[Greece at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Greece]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(GRE)</span><br />[[Nikolaos Kaklamanakis]]
                                                     |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Argentina.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Argentina]]&nbsp;[[Argentina at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Argentina]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(ARG)</span><br />[[Carlos Espínola (sailor)|Carlos Espinola]]
                                                     |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Israel.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Israel]]&nbsp;[[Israel at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Israel]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(ISR)</span><br />[[Gal Fridman]]

  |-
| style="align:center;" | 2000 Sydney<br />'''Women's''' <br />{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's Mistral One Design}} 
  |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Italy]]&nbsp;[[Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Italy]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(ITA)</span><br />[[Alessandra Sensini]]
                                                     |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Germany]]&nbsp;[[Germany at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Germany]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(GER)</span><br />[[Amelie Lux]]
                                                     |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of New Zealand.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|New Zealand]]&nbsp;[[New Zealand at the 2000 Summer Olympics|New Zealand]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(NZL)</span><br />[[Barbara Kendall]]

  |-
| style="align:center;" | 2000 Sydney<br />'''Men's''' <br />{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Mistral One Design}} 
  |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Austria.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Austria]]&nbsp;[[Austria at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Austria]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(AUT)</span><br />[[Christoph Sieber]]
                                                     |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Argentina.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Argentina]]&nbsp;[[Argentina at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Argentina]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(ARG)</span><br />[[Carlos Espínola (sailor)|Carlos Espinola]]
                                                     |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of New Zealand.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|New Zealand]]&nbsp;[[New Zealand at the 2000 Summer Olympics|New Zealand]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(NZL)</span><br />[[Aaron McIntosh]]

  |-
| style="align:center;" | 2004 Athens<br />'''Women's''' <br />{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's Mistral One Design}} 
  |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of France.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|France]]&nbsp;[[France at the 2004 Summer Olympics|France]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(FRA)</span><br />[[Faustine Merret]]
                                                     |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|China]]&nbsp;[[China at the 2004 Summer Olympics|China]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(CHN)</span><br />[[Yin Jian (windsurfer)|Yin Jian]]
                                                     |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Italy]]&nbsp;[[Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Italy]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(ITA)</span><br />[[Alessandra Sensini]]

  |-
| style="align:center;" | 2004 Athens<br />'''Men's''' <br />{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Mistral One Design}} 
  |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Israel.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Israel]]&nbsp;[[Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Israel]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(ISR)</span><br />[[Gal Fridman]]
                                                     |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Greece.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Greece]]&nbsp;[[Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Greece]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(GRE)</span><br />[[Nikolaos Kaklamanakis]]
                                                     |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Great Britain]]&nbsp;[[Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(GBR)</span><br />[[Nick Dempsey]]
|}

===Men's World Championship===
{{Mistral Men's World Championship medallists}}

===Women's World Championship===
{{Mistral Women's World Championship medallists}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==See also==
*[[Windsurfing]]
*[[RS:X (sailboard)]]
*[[Formula Windsurfing]]
*[[Sailing at the Summer Olympics]]
*[[Windsurfing World Championships]]

{{Olympic class sailboats}}
{{Classes of the International Sailing Federation}}

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[[Category:Classes of World Sailing]]
[[Category:Olympic sailing classes]]
[[Category:Windsurfing boards]]


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