Hobie magic 25

The Magic 25 is a trailable, strict one-design asymmetrical 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 late1990’s.

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The Hobie Magic 25 is currently out of production with about 75 boats in total being build, with the majority produced by Bashford Boatbuilder in Nowra, Australia.

Design

Designed for Hobie by Australian designer Iain Murrray and Associates

The Magic 25 has a full carbon rig, tripple trapeze, gennaker, retractable bowsprit, aluminium fin keel with a torpedo bulb, hydraulic mast ram and a powerful sail plan.

Construction

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 manufacturered using pre-impregnated carbon fibre in a one piece mould. The bowsprit,and tiller were also carbon.

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Class Associations

The Magic 25 has strong class racing and associations in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong.

External Links

[http://www.magic25.yachting.org.au/ Magic 25 Class Association of Australia]

[http://www.sportsboats.hk/ Sportsboats Hong Kong]

ources

[http://www.sailingonline.com/perry_hobie.html Sailing Magazine]

[http://www.48north.com/oct96/hobie.htm 48 North]

References

[http://www.yachting.org.au/site/yachting/ayf/downloads/SportDev/Technical/080704%20Australian%20Trailable%20Yacht%20and%20Sports%20Boat%20Rule.pdf Australia Trailable Yacht & Sportsboat Rule 2008]