BOAT TEST
Words by Lia Ditton
Pictures by Lia Ditton and Moxie Yachts
M37
“Island
Hopper”
With her hard top covered forward
rue to her name, the M37 “Island Hopper” is
geared entirely for warm weather cruising.
“working” cockpit and an open air
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Described by her designer, Uwe Jasperson as “a
lounging/dining area in lieu of an enclosed
boat for sailors,’ she is the quintessential family
holiday boat, for the family that really likes to sail. More
saloon, the M37 is pretty unique. In the
open topped sports car than luxury touring bus, every
40ft cruising catamaran range, there is
conceivable weight saving has been
made. For once a Performance Cruising
really nothing like it. The boat has a cool,
Catamaran might mean just that.
airy feel; a modern minimalist aesthetic.
Construction
She is pure function with a dab of luxury. From plugs milled to Jasperson’s design using
a five axis router, construction of the boat is
in vacuum laminated E-glass/Epoxy and PVC
foam core with strategic carbon reinforcement
along the main bulkheads and stringers. The Forward compartment,
M37 comes together from 11 pieces: the wing
the build quality is
deck, hull outsides x2, transoms x2, centre
very good
10  MULTIHULL REVIEW : JANUARY 2009
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