The Marten 72 is designed for the performance oriented owner who wishes to combine the sparkle of a day sailing yacht with the ability to make fast comfortable blue water passages. It is designed first and foremost to be a top performer at regattas. The yacht is built from contruction materials normally only seen in racing yachts and Americas's Cup racing. By combining the talents of designers Reichel Pugh and SP Technologies design engineers with the experience of Marten Yachts, a yacht of outstanding pedigree, possessing race-bred performance qualities with a spacious, functional layout has been produced.