M32 – From Rookie to Victor

Charlie Julien’s Rated X Reigns Supreme at M32 Miami Winter Series Kickoff

MIAMI (Jan. 12, 2025) — “To win is the best feeling ever,” said Charlie Julien after his Rated X team claimed the tiebreaker victory over Ava Wilson’s Convexity.

Julien and his crew—tactician Keith Swinton, Rhys Mara, Jeff McCooey, Julius Hallström, and Alan Johnson— delivered a commanding performance over 13 races on Miami’s Biscayne Bay this weekend. Following P1 Julien and P2 Wilson was Bobby Julien and his Dingbat team in third place.

At just 14 years old, Charlie Julien is brand new to the M32 and faced a learning curve, but the teenage talent climbed quickly. “Everything was new to me. Each tack I was getting better and better,” said Julien. “I’ve only ever sailed an Opti and a Laser, and these boats are so different and so fun. The speeds are amazing.”

“Going into the last race, we didn’t know whether we were going to win or not, so it was extremely exciting,” said Julien. As is typical in the M32 fleet, the title came down to the final race—a who-beats-who showdown between Wilson and Julien. But this time, it wasn’t Don Wilson and Bobby Julien at the helm—it was their children battling it out for the crown.

This weekend also welcomed three new drivers—Julien, Wilson, and Jon Desmond—stepping into the spotlight. Wilson led the fleet after the first day and shared some touching remarks in her post-race interview. Watch it here: instagram.com/p/DEsMk8Pxtme/

The M32 fleet is thrilled to be back at its winter home, Shake-A-Leg Miami, where they’ll compete monthly this season. In February, M32 stalwarts Surge, Pursuit, and more will join the action. All roads lead to the M32 World Championship in Miami November 2025.

Crew List

Tuuci
Jon Desmond
Cy Thompson
Tom Loughborough
John Wallace
C. T. Olander

Dingbat
Bobby Julien
Tom Burton
Ed Powys
Will Tiller
Lewis Brake
Mark Spearman
Convexity
Ava Wilson
Torvar Mirsky
Paul Campbell-James
Mark Bulkeley
Nick Hutton

Extreme2
Anthony Kotoun
Morgan Larson
Kai Colman
Scott Ewing
Luke Muller
Rated X
Charlie Julien
Keith Swinton
Rhys Mara
Jeff McCooey
Julius Hällstrom
Alan Johnson

YoungBlood
Miles Julien
Severin Gramm
Dan Morris
Moritz Spitzauer
Bernardo Freitas

View full results on M32World.com

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