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 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.

Like in 1984, the supplied equipment was rotated daily (except for the rigs).