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M32 World Championship at Lake Garda, Italy - Day 2

by M32 Class 6 Sep 17:14 PDT 2-8 September 2024

The M32 World Championship is as tight as it gets, with the top three teams - Youngblood, Miles Julien, Surge, Ryan McKillen, and Rated X, Jake Julien, - all tied at 17 points.

Each of the five races had a different winner, showcasing just how fierce the competition is. Lake Garda delivered perfect sailing conditions, with sunshine and 15-20 knots of the southerly Ora wind. Close behind the leaders are race winners Extreme2, skippered by Dan Cheresh, and Gravedigger with James Prendergast, making the fight for the title wide open

The gray clouds and storms of yesterday had cleared, and sailors sipped their cappuccinos at the yacht club as the southern wind filled in, preparing for a 1 o'clock start. The races began on time, with the classic Riva course taking boats close to the mountainside. Choosing your lanes in and out of the wall was key, and though the course favors the mountain side, there were plenty of opportunities for lead changes. Teams with tough starts managed to fight their way back, making for an exciting day of racing.

"You can not beat Lake Garda" says Extreme2 skipper Dan Cheresh, race winner and one point behind the tied top trio. Race five winner Gravedigger skipper James Prendergast is impressed with the competitiveness of the fleet. "The whole fleet is getting a lot more denser, you can see a lot of lead changes going on and also a lot of guys getting better starts". On top of the leaderboard is YoungBlood with Miles Julien enjoys the incredible Riva scenery "The racing is incredible, even if you are not winning, it's almost distracting, you just want to look around all the time, it's pretty challenging to keep your head in the boat."

There were clear signs of championship nerves on the starting line, with two clean starts but no less than eight boats recording OCS across the other three races (2+0+4+0+2). The M32 class uses the Vakaros automated OCS system, giving teams real-time data on time and distance to the line, as well as instant OCS alerts on their boat displays. "An M32 start is intense, and removing the human factor from calling the line ensures consistency," said Principal Race Officer Mattias Dahlstrom.

The Championship heats up tomorrow, with Saturday's forecast promising the same stellar conditions as today. Teams are gearing up for more exciting racing in Lake Garda's famous Ora wind. By Sunday, the M32 class will crown its 2024 World Champion, and with the competition this tight, every race counts. It's going to be an intense finish to an incredible event!

Results after Day 2:

PosBowTeamSkipperR1R2R3R4R5PPPts
171 CYoungBloodMiles Julien65212117
269 CRated XJake Julien21545 17
363 CSurgeRyan McKillen12428 17
452 CExtreme2Dan Cheresh36153 18
542 CGravediggerJames Prendergast43891 25
665 CPursuitBill Ruh97374131
770 CDingbatBobby Julien541167 33
854 CLucky DogTravis Weisleder810736135
947 CWarrer RacingPeter Warrer10861010 44
1051 CVitamina CetilarAndrea LaCorte7910119 46
1177 CVikingsHakan Svensson11119811252

M32 World Championship 2024 Crew List:

Rated X USA #69
Jake Julien USA
Keith Swinton AUS
Rhys Mara AUS
Julius Hallström SWE
Jeff McCoey USA

Dingbat USA #70
Bobby Julian USA
Tom Burton AUS
Ed Powys GBR
Will Tiller NZL
Lewis Brake AUS

Surge USA #63
Ryan McKillen USA
Taylor Canfield USA
Sam Loughborough USA
Ted Hackney USA
Luke Payne AUS

Youngblood USA #71
Miles Julien, USA
Carlos Robles ESP
Bernardo Freitas POR
Dan Morris USA
Moritz Spitzhauer AUT

Pursuit USA #65
William Ruh USA
Charlie Smythe USA
Rome Kirby USA
Chris Steel NZL
Cooper Dressler USA

Cape Crow Vikings Sweden #77
Hakan Svensson SWE
Dave Doucett USA
Andre Henriksson SWE
Hans Wallen SWE
Jakob Wilson SWE

Lucky Dog USA #54
Travis Weisleder USA
Jeremy Wilmot USA
John Bowden USA
Mark Bulkley GBR
Stewart Dodson NZL

Extreme2 USA #52
Dan Cheresh USA
Morgan Larson USA
Luke Muller USA
Scott Ewing USA
Mac Agnese USA

Gravedigger USA #42
James Prendergast USA
Nick Hutton GBR
Mark Spearman AUS
Martin Kirketerp DEN
Nicholas Heiner NED

Vitamina ITA #51
Andrea LaCorte ITA
Matteo De Luca ITA
Federico Benini ITA
Andrea Spagnoli ITA
Matteo Ferraglia ITA

Warrer Racing DEN #47
Peter Warrer DEN
Jonas Warrer DEN
Daniel Bjørnholt DEN
Gustav Schwennesen DEN
Mads Fuglbjerg DEN

2025 in the Making

Boat owners got together to listen to the plans for 2025. The final decision will be made during the worlds next month. Having the worlds in Europe this year means that the pendulum will sing back to North America next year. Already now the Miami winter series dates were finalised with some adjustment to accommodate for the SailGP schedule as it affects more than half of the fleet.

Full Schedule at m32world.com/calendar

Join the Fun

The most common answer to the question "Why did you start racing the M32?" has always been, "I tried it, and then I was hooked." The M32 Demo Boat is the perfect way to get introduced to M32 racing in a way that is tailored to your background in racing other classes. Maybe you have your own racing team and just need a few hints on M32 specifics; or maybe you need help with setting up an M32 experienced crew and start from the beginning with multihull racing. Through the M32 builder, Aston Harald, there will be a demo boat available for new teams on all 2024 regattas.

More info at m32world.com/demoboat

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