The M32 (formerly the Marstsrom 32) is a class of sailing catamaran designed by Göran Marström and Kåre Ljung[1] and first built in 2010 by Marstrom Composite AB.[2] The design and production rights were sold in 2013 to Aston Harald Composite AB led by Håkan Svensson and run by Killian Bushe.[3]
Design
The M32 is a lightweight, all-carbon, high-performance, one-design multihull. Each of the two hulls – constructed of carbon fiber over a Nomex core – weighs 82 kg (181 lb) and features increased forward buoyancy to reduce nose-diving. The boat weighs 510 kg (1,124 lb) overall and carries a sail area of 52 m2 (560 sq ft) resulting in a very high sail area to weight ratio.[3]
The sail plan includes only a high aspect ratio, fully battened mainsail for upwind sailing combined with a furling gennaker for downwind sailing.
Events
World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Marstrand[4] |  Phil Robertson (NZL)
|
 DenmarkJonas Warrer |
New Zealand Chris Steele |
| 2018 Chicago[5] | Phil Robertson (NZL)
|
 United StatesRick DeVos |
 NetherlandsPieter Taselaar |
| 2019 Riva del Garda[6] | United States Don Wilson |
Netherlands Pieter Taselaar |
United States Jennifer Wilson |
| 2021 Miami[7] | Don Wilson (USA)
|
Anthony Kotoun (USA) Joel Ronning (USA)
|
 SwedenRichard Goransson |
| 2022 Cascais[8] | United States Don Wilson |
United States Dan Cheresh |
United States Larry Phillips |
| 2023 | Jake Julien Keith Swinton Rhys Mara Julius Hallstrom Jeff McCooey |
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| 2024 Riva del Garda | USA #69 – Rated X Jake Julien USA Keith Swinton AUS Rhys Mara AUS Julius Hallström SWE Jeff McCoey USA |
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| 2025 Miami | Surge Ryan McKillen Taylor Canfield Sam Loughborough Stewart Dodson Luke Payne |
See also
Similar sailboats
References
- ^ “THE M32 ONE DESIGN – A 32 FOOT CARBON CATAMARAN”. M32 ICA. Retrieved 8 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Sheahan, Matthew (6 January 2016). “M32 catamaran – a high-speed cat for the World Match Racing Tour”. Yachting World. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ a b Heppell, Toby (30 June 2016). “Boat test: The M32”. Yachts & Yachting. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ http://m32world.com/m32worldchampionships/
- ^ https://m32world.com/results/results-archive/
- ^ https://m32world.com/results/results-archive/
- ^ https://m32world.com/results/results-archive/
- ^ https://m32world.com/results/results-archive/
External links
Media related to M32 at Wikimedia Commons- M32 World
- M32 International Class Association
