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MG Yachts 26 (Castro)

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1987

A lightweight IOR quarter-tonner derived from the championship-winning McDonalds, built for competitive racing

Designed by Tony Castro.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.64 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.64
LightHeavy

204 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 204

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Lighter than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1593 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
204.3
Comfort ratio
11.5
Capsize screening
2.64
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
679
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1987
Designer
Tony Castro
Builder
MG Yachts, Northshore Yachts

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