Hobie Magic 25
Sportsboat
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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
Design
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
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
| LOA | 7.46 m (24 ft 6 in) |
| LWL | 7.265 m (23 ft 10.0 in) |
| Beam | 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) |
| Draft: | 1.675m (5”6”) |
| Displacement: | 845 kg (1,863 lb) |
| Balast: | 390 kg (860 lb) |
| Sail area | 36 m2 (390 ft2) |
| Racing Crew | 4 |
Magic 25 Drawing
Class Associations
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.