The M242 is a 24-foot, high performance, family-oriented day racer and weekender. Over 250 have been built since 1981, and there are large fleets on the West Coast of Canada and the U.S. The M242 Class is unique in that it has very rigid class rules to control expense and ensure even competition. The total sail inventory consists of a main, jib and spinnaker. The roller-furling jib dramatically simplifies boat handling and encourages family crews. With a PHRF handicap of 150-156 seconds per mile, it seems that the PHRF handicappers certainly respect the performance ability of the M242.
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M242 is FAST: The boat is an ultra light with a narrow hull, fine entry, and wide stern sections aft, coupled with a tall fractional rig, big mainsail, small jib, and a 210% spinnaker. This equates to a design that can attain 19 knots of boat speed in big breeze and following seas – definitely in the "E" ticket category!
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Easy and Fun To Sail: When the M242 goes around the weather mark you roll up the smallest sail and replace it with the biggest one. How easy is that? The smart design of the sail plan, coupled with a 1ft. "penalty" pole, makes the 210% spinnaker a delight to trim in all breezes worth racing in.
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Affordable: The mantra from the beginning has been quality workmanship, quality hardware, and "keep it simple". And simple it is. This is one reason why the M242 is able to maintain a price lower than boats smaller in size.
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Class Rules: "The M242 was created as a strict one-design class. The intent is that all boats will be equal and that competition will be a true test of crew, not boats and equipment. Any effort to alter the boat or it’s rigging, except as specifically permitted by these rules, is prohibited.
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Base Boat Includes: White fiberglass gelcoat hull and deck, lead keel, fiberglass rudder w/SS shaft, Harken deck hardware, 2 winch handles and holders, Spinlock tiller extension, drop down teak hatch boards, side bunk boards, clear anodized aluminum mast and boom, standing rigging, light weight aluminum spinnaker pole, complete set of running rigging, 15in Windex, 12v battery with complete electrical system, waterproof 4-swiych panel, 12v adaptor, running lights, outboard motor mount and bracket, SS bow, stern, and foot rails, smoked Plexiglas hatch and back rest, 2 storage baskets, complete set of Ullman racing sails.
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See Photos of Zip, an 18 year old M242, transforming into
the perfect plug for our new molds.