Hobie Magic 25
The Hobie Magic 25 is a trailable, strict one-design monohull sportsboat that was manufactured by the Hobie Cat Company (USA), Bashford Boatbuilder (Australia) and Lidgard Boatbuilder (New Zealand) for racing and day sailing in the late 1990s.[1]
Structure
[edit ]The Hobie Magic 25 is currently out of production with about 75 boats in total being built, with the majority produced by Bashford Boatbuilder in Nowra, Australia.
Design
[edit ]Designed for Hobie by Australian designer Iain Murray and Associates.
The Magic 25 has a fractional rig.[1] It utilizes a full carbon rig, triple trapeze, gennaker, retractable bowsprit, aluminium fin keel with a torpedo bulb, hydraulic mast ram and a powerful sail plan.
Construction
[edit ]Construction is mid-tech, employing vinylester and polyester resin over an E-glass and quadraxial lay-up, with 15mm Divincell foam core and carbon reinforcement.
The mast was manufactured using pre-impregnated carbon fibre in a one piece mould. The bowsprit and tiller were also carbon fibre.
The Spinnaker is 48.4 sqm.[1]
Specifications
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Magic 25 Drawing
Class Associations
[edit ]The Magic 25 had strong class racing and associations in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. As of 2023/4, Hong Kong and New Zealand have active Magic 25 fleet & class racing.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "Hobie Magic 25". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 9 January 2014.