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Jaguar 265 The Jaguar 265 was the last production yacht from CYB, the builders of Jaguar yachts until the 1990s. Thereafter, it was built, or advertised at least, by Colvic Craft as the Sunset 270. It is doubtful if any were built at all by Colvic. At the time of writing, however, Jaguar Yachts, a new company, are producing Jaguars again, & the plan is to include a modified 265 in the line up. Further information on Jaguar Yachts Ltd can be found on the website. The 265 was the second of two designs by Tony Castro for CYB (Canvey Yacht Builders), in the similar vein to the Hunter Horizon 27s, that is as a performance cruiser. She was often thought of as a larger, more powerful MG Spring 25. (Also a Castro design, & also built by Jaguar/CYB, initially) However, there were significant differences, most notably underwater. The 265 was offered as a fin or twin keel boat, never a wing keel, as with the Spring. Also the Spring had twin rudders, the 265 a single blade. The 265 is a fractionally rigged yacht, with a double spreader mast, & a substantial sugar scoop stern. Another distinguishing point was that the boarding ladder hinged up to form a transom gate. It was a neat & effective piece of design. Down below, she followed the trend set by Jeanneau with the Fantasia, & Hunter with the Horizon 26, that is open plan; aft double berth, peninsula galley opposite the heads by the companion way, semi circular seating around a central table (2 berths in the saloon), and an extendable double sleeping platform, for’ard. There was also a fixed (albeit small) outboard facing chart table, with a swing stool. The engine was a 9.9hp Yanmar 1GM, attached to a saildrive. Construction: Although
she would be considered quite rightly, a lightweight performance cruiser,
her lay-up was quite substantial. The following is a précis from
PBO, May ’93: -
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