The 2,4 mR is a development class.

This means that you constantly are trying to get more speed out of your old pram by progressing in attention to detail as well as rebuilding the hull shape or refining the keel configuration when you have an idea of how to get another 1/100 of a knot more speed out of your boat.

With good understanding of what produces speed for a sailing yacht and some work you may very well get to the top in an older yacht. The yellow rocket above is a Södergren mk III that was abandoned 10 years ago. Today with some refinement she is a constant threat to the newbuilt yachts.

Some may even be brave enough to build a new better boat in the garage during winter, or to collaborate with a designer/boatbuilder for a new bid.

This distinguishes it from all the one designs, where every couple of years you have to get a new boat because the old one is clapped out and no longer fast enough.

To those who say that one-designs provide fairer racing I would say that it is equally valid to win races on the merit of the entire project as well as just sailing skill

Malmsten Boats has been building yachts for the 2.4 mR class since 1987. The first design was the Norlin mk. III that was introduced in 1988, built in cold moulded wood.

From then till 1996 several one-offs and semi one-offs was built. Mainly based on the Norlin mk. III design, but also others like the Ridder 2,4. Always with focus on development and improvement of these fine little yachts.

In 1997 the in-house design Stradivari was introduced. This design is by now a well-established performer in the class.

Significant for the 2.4 mR yachts built by Malmsten Boats are the technique and craftsmanship. The boats are built from hi-grade epoxy/glass fibre that is vacuum laminated together with a foam core to form a very stiff and light sandwich skin for the hull and deck.

Watertight bulkheads and floors that reach well down in the keel also prevent any flexing in the hull structure.

In metre boats it is crucial for the speed potential that the boat is built as light as the class rules permit, as all weight saved in the structure will instead be moved to the keel to provide additional stability and power to carry sail area. Still the boat has to be strong enough to withstand the loads from rig, keel, wind and waves for years and years of hard racing. Aerospace technology, good engineering and craftsmanship are the way to achieve this.

Choosing a Malmsten built 2,4 is the best guarantee for maximum performance.

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