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Video: On test, the M32 cat and why you should try one
- Matthew Sheahan
- December 4, 2015
Already established as an exciting fleet racing circuit that is rapidly expanding its horizons, the M32 cat is now the weapon of choice for the World Match Racing Tour. Matthew Sheahan sailed with reigning M32 champion and former WMRT winner Taylor Canfield to find out why this cat is so different and why it might provide the missing link between between both the match racing circuit and the America’s Cup and between amateur and pro sailors
While America’s Cup foiling cats look spectacular and turn plenty of heads, the rate at which the demands of the new technology has been accelerating is leaving many of us trailing behind, unable to keep up with the skills required to master the new trend. And the Cup cats are not the only ones trail blazing into the future. Among the new breed of foiling machines, the A-Class cat, the Flying Phantom and Nacra F20 are examples of a new style of high speed, high octane, foilborne racing.
So when the World Match Racing Tour announced that it was switching from a range of conservative monohull keel boats, to a high performance 32 foot catamaran, you may have thought that even the cerebral sport of match racing would now be out of reach for anyone other than a talented cat sailor with no fear of heights or speed.
Too big, too complex and with the crew sat on the hiking wings and flying high enough above the water’s surface to bring on a bout of vertigo, this was surely just another example of the professional world scorching off into the distance?
But, as I discovered at first hand, I was wrong.
The new M32 one design cat is indeed quick, easily capable of 22 knots downwind. Even in the hands of an extra medium sized, lunch loving, dyed in the wool monohull sailor, I found it far easier than I had expected to hit and sustain such speeds while flying a hull downwind.
Within one hour aboard and 20 minutes on the helm I had settled down and was hooked. I had got used to flying above the water at heights you only normally experience on a fly bridge motor cruiser as the cat heeled. I had got used to double figure speeds, (although it didn’t stop me grinning each time) and I was now concentrating on trying to refine my technique to sail smoothly upwind in the gusty conditions while hitting the right numbers and keeping the windward hull flying.
A couple of hours later and the M32’s penny had fully dropped, leaving me wondering why I hadn’t noticed how radically different a boat this boat is when I had first seen her at the Dusseldorf boat show two years ago.
What I should have seen then was that this is a deceptively simple boat.
To read Matt’s full test see Yachting World January 16
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Convexity Tops M32 Worlds
- By Dave Reed
- November 23, 2021
The M32 World Championships came to an exciting close on Sunday. Eleven teams came for 18 races in conditions ranging from 6 to 22 knots on the warm waters of Miami, Florida. When the spray settled, Convexity, with helm Don Wilson, was able to defend their world title.
Convexity smashed the competition with three races to spare. Despite their regularity at the top of the podium in the last year, there were some doubts going into this most recent competition. They finished mid-fleet at the M32 National Championships in October and though they improved to second at the Pre-Worlds, they were edged out by Anthony Kotoun helming Team Catapult.
Wilson erased any doubts with his commanding win this week. “We just focused on constantly getting better and finding little ways of getting the boat faster.” he said.
Team Catapult is usually driven by Joel Ronning, but the rest of the team stepped up to fill his absence this week, including Kotoun on the tiller. “There are some incredible teams here that are well polished and extremely talented and to be able to come and mix it up with them is a wonderful thing,” said Kotoun. The comeback story of the regatta was that of Inga From Sweden.
“This is my best result ever at any Worlds. I am very happy,” said skipper Richard Goransson. Goransson finished second at the Nationals in October, but had an inauspicious start to the World Championships, finding himself in sixth place after the first day. His team chipped away over the course of the regatta, gaining places every day to finish third overall.
“Convexity is a step ahead of us still, but that’s not going to last forever. I hope they all come to Cascais,” he said.
This was Ryan McKillen’s first world championship with his Team Surge. “It’s tough,” he said even with a big smile on his face. “A lot of boats on the starting line. It’s pretty unforgiving out there if you don’t get off the line and we didn’t get off the line very well.”
Another fresh face in the class, Bill Ruh with his team Pursuit, showed consistent improvement throughout the regatta. Looking forward to 2022 Ruh said, “If we’re going to continue to strive to move up in the rankings we’re going to have to continue to put the hard work in.”
One of the specific things Ruh is looking to improve on is learning the fastest modes of the boat and how they change in different wind conditions. He plans on getting back in the boat in January for the Miami Winter Series.
In between the boat pack-up and the podium celebrations there was palpable anticipation for the coming Miami M32 Winter Series. “If I wasn’t so sore I’d want to do it again tomorrow,” said Ruh. Four weekends of racing are planned throughout January, February, March, and April; the best months to be racing in Miami.
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- Builder MARSTROM
- Goran Marström/Kare Ljung
- Location Netherlands
- L.O.A. (mtr) 9.70
- Beam (mtr) 5.50
- Displacement (Kg) 510
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Owners comments:
My favorite boat to sail. So simple and extra ordinary well designed. Very easy to rig and transport. Beautiful boat and only 500kg. Very complete M32 and in very good condition
She features:
- First owner build and bought in 2017
- Original sails and mast, well maintained
- New lines and resprayed beams and refitted moving parts 2020.
- Overcomplete with road trailer, spare parts, 2 boxes with tools & tactics
- Ready to Race
- Can be delived anywhere in Europe, customized, stickered
OWNING AN M32 IS A TOTALLY UNIQUE SAILING EXPERIENCE.
Easy to sail and assemble in just a few hours with its ‘unarig’ design and deck layout, the M32 offers all the thrills of a high speed catamaran with speeds over 25mph. With events organised around the world for amateurs and professionals, the M32 is the ideal performance catamaran for any level of sailor.
Designed by experienced swedish sailors Göran Marström and Kåre Ljung, the M32 catamaran offers a unique blend of simplicity and ease of handling, combined with lightweight construction and thrilling performance.
SIMPLICITY & EFFICIENCY Unlike other high performance catamarans, the M32 has two visible and distinctive features to its design – a ‘unarig’ for simplicity and efficiency [no jib], and ‘racks’ mounted outboard of the hulls allowing the skipper and crew to sit high above the water and use their weight to contribute to the boats performance. With the racks deployed, the M32 increases its beam from 5.54m to 8.35m.
TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTION Built in carbon fibre with a total weight of just 510kg, the acceleration of the M32 is immediate and can lift a hull in only five knots of wind. Stability is maintained by the forward bouyancy in the hulls and C-shaped daggerboards which create some verticla lift giving the helmsman total control and confidence in all conditions.
To further maximise the stiffness of the M32 construction; every boat is built entirely in prepreg carbon fibre (including use of high modulus fibres) and epoxy over a Nomex core. All carbon parts are vacuum bagged and cured at 120°C in a pressurized autoclave, 6-8 bars for single skin and 2-3 bars for sandwich laminates.
BETTER THAN THE BEST The extensive use of high quality High Modulus (HM) carbon fibers (with ~70% higher stiffness than standard carbon fibres) gives the laminates both a light weight and superior strength.
Every M32 is constructed by some of the world’s leading boat builders at the company’s own 3700sqm production facility on the island of Hönö, Sweden nearby to the City of Gothenburg.
EASY TO ASSEMBLE AND TRANSPORT The M32 is designed to be easy to assemble and tow with a standard car or truck. The custom made two-piece mast and ‘bolt’ on beams makes the assembly of the M32 quick and easy in just a few hours. Due to the light weight of the M32, it does not require a crane to launch it and can be simply launched from a ramp using small trolley wheels.
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2 sets of sails, North Sails:
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- mainsail 3dl training
- Code 0, cuban fibre 2017
- Code 0, cuban fibre training
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Velcitek electronics set
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- Road trailer
- Wheels for moving the boat when not on the trailer
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Beam incl racks/side wings 8.35m/27.42'. Sail area: Mainsail 52m2/560ft2. Gennaker 61m2/657ft2. Mast height 16.8m/55ft 1in. Chosen for the World Match Racing Tour.
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The M32 is a one design catamaran, designed by Göran Marström and Kåre Ljung in 2011.Since 2013 the M32 is built by Aston Harald Composite, Hönö, Sweden. The growing number of M32 owners around the world has led to the set-up of one-design fleet racing in various sailing areas around the globe such as in USA, Scandinavia and Mediterranean.
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The M32 Series North America is designed to provide fun and competitive sailing for M32 owners across the US. We choose the very best locations for M32 racing. Miami and Newport RI. During the winter months, we head South for the popular M32 Miami Winter Series with spectacular sailing on the blue waters of Biscayne Bay. The racing is designed ...
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