The Extreme 40 is a high-performance carbon fiber racing catamaran that fundamentally redefined the concept of "stadium racing" for the modern era. Conceived by TornadoSport and designed by Olympic medalist Yves Loday, the boat was engineered to be a scaled-up, 40-foot version of the Olympic Tornado class. The construction was entrusted to the composite specialists at Marstrom Composite AB in Sweden, utilizing their expertise in autoclaved pre-preg carbon fiber and Nomex honeycomb cores to produce a platform that is both exceptionally light and rigidly strong. This design was specifically tailored for the Extreme Sailing Series (formerly the iShares Cup), where the goal was to bring high-speed, tactical professional racing into tight, shore-side arenas. While the Extreme 40 shares its DNA with the Tornado, it was built as a one-design class to ensure that victory was determined by crew skill rather than development budgets.
Extreme 40 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview
- Make
- Extreme
- Model
- 40
- Builder
- Marström Composites
- Designer
- Yves Loday
- Number Built
- 19
- Production Year(s)
- 2005 - ??
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