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Record fleet at the M32 European Championship on Lake Garda

by M32 Class 31 Jul 2024 08:30 PDT
M32 European Championship © M32World / Felipe Juncadella

Thirteen M32s from five countries assembled for the European Championship. After a 15-race series, "Rated X" took the win; however, the rest of the fleet is close on Jake Julian's heels, with only a few points separating the rest of the podium.

It was clear that several teams have the capacity to win races and challenge for the title. Lake Garda behaved as expected. All 15 races were completed as scheduled in the warm southerly Ora of 15-20 knots.

The words of Pursuit skipper and class President Bill Ruh, "We are never tired of being here, the racing is fantastic," were echoed among the teams. Second-place team Dingbat's skipper Bobby Julien concluded with, "Just an epic, epic, epic three days at this incredible venue... we are looking forward to the Worlds."

The third-place team, Chinaone.Ningbo, not only secured the bronze medal but also walked away with the European Series trophy as the Championship was the final event of the series.

M32 European Championship 2024 (crew list and final results)

1. Rated X USA #69

  • Jake Julien USA
  • Keith Swinton AUS
  • Rhys Mara AUS
  • Julius Hallström SWE
  • Marshall McCan

2. Dingbat USA #70

  • Bobby Julian USA
  • Tom Burton AUS
  • Ed Powys GBR
  • Will Tiller NZL
  • Nicolas Heintz FRA

3. Chinaone.Ningbo China #57

  • Paul Campbell James GBR
  • Joan Cardona ESP
  • James Wierzbowski AUS
  • Garth Ellingham NZL
  • Leo Liu CHN

4. Surge USA #63

  • Ryan McKillen USA
  • Taylor Canfield USA
  • Sam Loughborough USA
  • Ted Hackney USA
  • Luke Payne AUS

5. Youngblood USA #71

  • Miles Julien, USA
  • Carlos Robles ESP
  • Bernardo Freitas POR
  • Dan Morris USA
  • Moritz Spitzhauer AUT

6. Pursuit USA #65

  • William Ruh USA
  • Charlie Smythe USA
  • Rome Kirby USA
  • Chris Steel NZL
  • Cooper Dressler USA

7. Cape Crow Vikings Sweden #77

  • Hakan Svensson SWE
  • Tony Lundberg SWE
  • Samuel Gilmour AUS
  • Alex Munkby SWE
  • Jakob Wilson SWE

8. Lucky Dog USA #54

  • Travis Weisleder USA
  • Jeremy Wilmot USA
  • John Bowden USA
  • Mark Bulkley GBR
  • Rob Bunce GBR

9. Extreme2 USA #52

  • Christina Sakellaris USA
  • Adam Minoprio NZL
  • Luke Muller USA
  • Pierluigi de Felice ITA
  • Scott Ewing USA

10. Gravedigger USA #42

  • James Prendergast USA
  • Richard Mason GBR
  • Mark Spearman AUS
  • Martin Kirketerp DEN
  • Nicholas Heiner NED

11. Vitamina ITA #51

  • LaCorte ITA / Ferraglia ITA
  • Matteo De Luca ITA
  • Federico Benini ITA
  • Andrea Spagnoli ITA
  • Nicola Torchio ITA

12. Warrer Racing DEN #47

  • Peter Warrer DEN
  • Daniel Bjørnholt DEN
  • Gustav Schwennesen DEN
  • Kristian Kirketerp DEN
  • Christopher Starup DEN

13. OptiX Sailing Team Sweden #56

  • Anton Karlsson SWE
  • Willhelm Eriksson SWE
  • William Karlsson SWE
  • Emil Wolfgang SWE
  • Victor Langström SWE

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