Class of sailing catamaran
M32![M32 sail emblem](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/M32_Insignia.png/175px-M32_Insignia.png) |
![]() M32 in Match Cup Norway (2018) |
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Designer | Göran Marström & Kåre Ljung |
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Location | Sweden |
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Year | 2010 |
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Builder(s) | Aston Harald Composite AB |
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Name | M32 |
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Crew | 4-5 |
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Displacement | 510 kg (1,120 lb) |
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General | 2 hulls |
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Type | Multihull |
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Construction | Carbon Fibre/Nomex core |
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Hull weight | 82 kg (181 lb) each |
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LOA | 9.68 m (31.8 ft) |
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Beam | - 5.54 m (18.2 ft)
- (incl. racks/side wings 8.35 m (27.4 ft))
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Engine type | none |
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Keel/board type | daggerboards |
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Rig type | Sloop |
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Mast length | 16.8 m (55 ft) |
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Mainsail area | 52 m2 (560 sq ft) |
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Gennaker area | 61 m2 (660 sq ft) |
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Total sail area | 113 m2 (1,220 sq ft) |
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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
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See also
Similar sailboats
References
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