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MG Spring 25
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Brief details |
Builder |
MG Yachts (Marine Glass), mouldings by Northshore |
A surprisingly big-feeling
25-footer, with a double berth aft cabin tucked in under the cockpit,
and an light, open, saloon, the MG Spring 25 is a popular small
family cruiser. Her wing keel and twin rudders give her shallow
draught and excellent performance. She has six berths in total,
although like any yacht of this size would be fairly crowded with
six actually aboard. |
LOA |
25' 6" |
Sail area |
330 sq ft |
LWL |
22' 9" |
Rig |
fractional sloop |
Beam |
9' 0" |
Cabins |
2 |
Draught |
3' 0" |
Berths |
4 + 2 |
Displacement |
4,500 lbs |
Engine |
Yanmar 1GM10 diesel |
Ballast |
1,550 lbs |
BHP |
10 |
Keel type |
Shallow iron wing keel with twin spade rudders |
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MG Yachts started life as primarily
a builder of racing boats, but sold a number of fairly high
performance cruiser-racers through the 1980s, mostly designed
by Tony Castro.
Tony Castro designed "Spring Of Tarrant",
the prototype of the wing-keeled, twin-rudder Spring 25 in
1987/88, and the boat was used in the UK TV series "Howards
Way". The Spring 25 then went into production in the
UK, Brazil and Australia, the UK boats being marketed by MG
Yachts. About 150 were built in the UK.
They are, like all Castro designs, fast boats, and have a
lot going for them as a small family cruiser, particularly
for those moving up from dinghy sailing, who might find more
traditional small cruisers sluggish. 'Yachting Monthly' has
describe the performance as "sparkling". More details from owners are here
on a class website |
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