MG14
MG14 or Manly Graduate 14ft is a two-person skiff with a wave piercing hull and asymmetrical spinnaker. It was originally developed in 1963 at Manly Sailing Club in Sydney to be used as a stepping stone between the smaller Manly Junior and the larger skiffs such as the 14ft Skiff and 16ft Skiff.
The MG14 was originally designed with a double luff spinnaker, but is now rigged with an asymmetric spinnaker - giving great performance, ease of use and tactical gybing downwind.
The NS14 is very similar to the MG and has the same hull and working rig designs but that class does not allow spinnakers or trapezes. The NS14 and MG14 share the same restricted development rules, with hull and sail measurements. The MG14 has various hull designs of the same relativity, but with variances in stability or speed on certain angles.
The MG14 is now a high performance machine, with skiff performance to rival any other single trapeze boat of its size. Keeping the modest sail area, however, has ensured entry level skiff sailors, and older sailors, can still compete and race. It is a performance boat - that places emphasis on technique, finesse and strategy - rather than brute force!
The MG14 is a popular class with fleets in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and even some boats in the Australian Capital Territory.
The Class has a tight set of rules so the boats can modernise but the older ones still remain competitive for many years. Because of this MG14s have good resale value.
Main class specifications
- Length: 14ft (4.25 - 4.30m)
- Beam: 1.60 - 1.83m.
- Minimum Hull Weight: 64 kg.
- Working Sail Area: 9.3 sq m (mainsail and jib)
- Asymmetric Spinnaker: 14m perimeter.
- Double luff Spinnaker: 7.5 sq m.
- Crew: Two.
- Trapezes: One.