Marine Glass Yachts Mg-Hs30
Fractional Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1982
A Rob Humphreys-designed IOR half-tonner built for competitive racing with a fractional rig and skeg-mounted rudder
Designed by Rob Humphreys.
- LOA
- Hull type
- Fin With Rudder On Skeg
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1982
Designer
Rob Humphreys
Builder
Marine Glass Yachts, Northshore Yachts
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The family
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