Winter training begins in Europe

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Winter training begins in Europe

by M32 Class Feb 22 21:25 UTC

Start of winter training in Europe © Fabio Taccola

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La Spezia, Italy hosted the first of three winter training sessions for the European M32 fleet. 4 boats took to the water, established teams and new skippers testing the boat.

“Doing a full lap with a coach on board is the best way to quickly get to grips with the boat and this type of racing,” explains Jakob Wilson, M32 Product Manager, being on site with teams considering joining the race.

The next occasion will be March 11-13 when the fleet meets again in La Spezia. Training from April 22-24 will take place on Lake Garda in preparation for the first European Series event in Riva del Garda in May.

The Cetilar Vitamina sailing team with skipper Andrea LaCorte was highly visible in La Spezia as the team will be running a two-boat campaign this season. “Beautiful days with lots of practice and race starts. Yesterday really warm and a great show in front of the historic port of Porto Venere” commented Andrea. The two boats trained last weekend and will be back in February.

Harold Vermeulen, skipper of Dutch team Leeloo was in La Spezia for the first time and commented “We started each of the 3 days with our own plan and then came together to do a series of starts and races. Time very effective training course in a range of wind conditions. The last day was an absolute treat with spring sunshine and a tight race ahead of Porto Venere. I loved it!”


The Miami Winter Series Continues

Meanwhile, in America, the Miami Winter Series is in full swing with the 2nd event starting next week. 10 boats are registered and the Gulf of Biscayne is ready to welcome the teams. The fleet will be joined by several teams having taken a break after the Worlds and we will find Pursuit with Skipper Bill Ruh, Midtown with Larry Phillips and Gravedigger with James Prendergast. The final of the series of 3 events will take place in April during which the coveted “Rooster Trophy” will be awarded to the best team.


The demonstration boat

The M32 Demo Boat is the perfect way to get introduced to M32 racing in a way that suits your experience in racing and other classes. Maybe you have your own racing team and just need some advice on the specifics of the M32, or maybe you need help setting up an experienced M32 crew and getting started right from the start. beginning with multihull racing. In the spring of 2022, demo boats will be available in Miami, Newport and Europe.

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