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The Mirage 27 (Perry) is a Canadian
The Mirage 27 is a small recreational
sailboat
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture.
Types
Although sailboat terminology ...
, designed by American
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Robert Perry and first built in 1982. The design is out of production.
Production
The boat was built byMirage Yachts
Mirage Yachts Limited was a Canadian boat builder initially based in Pointe Claire, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal and founded by Dick and Irene Steffen. The company specialized in the manufacture of sailboats.
The company was founded in Februa ...
in Canada
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. It is not related to the Mirage 27 designed by Peter Schmidt, another design built by Mirage under the same name.
Design
The Mirage 27 is a small recreational keelboat
A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open wat ...
, built predominantly of fibreglass
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. It has a masthead sloop
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The Bermuda rig can be split into two groups: the masthead rig and the fractional rig. The masthead rig has larger and more headsails, a ...
rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder
A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (generally aircraft, air or watercraft, water). On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to ...
and a fixed fin keel
The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a vessel. On some sailboats, it may have a hydrodynamic and counterbalancing purpose, as well. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in the construction of a ship, in Br ...
.
The boat is a derivative of the Perry-designed Mirage 26
The Mirage 26 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by American Robert Perry and first built in 1976. The design is out of production.
Production
The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada from 1976 to 1981.
The Mirage 26 design was ...
, modified with a reverse transom
A transom is the vertical reinforcement which strengthens the stern of a boat. This flat termination of the stern is typically above the waterline.
The term was used as far back as Middle English in the 1300s, having come from Latin ''transvers ...
and a spade-type rudder. This design replaced the Mirage 26 in the company line.
The design has a length overall of , a waterline length of , displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel. The boat has a hull speed
Hull speed or displacement speed is the speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length of the vessel. As boat speed increases from rest, the wavelength of the bow wave increases, and usually its crest-to-tro ...
of .
Operational history
In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "these are good looking boats with a sensible and comfortable interior. The Mirage 26 was the first of these two models to be built. It had a quasi transom mounted rudder (there is small cutout in the transom to accommodate the rudder). Because of its longer waterline, the Mirage 27 is the faster of the two boats."See also
*List of sailing boat types
The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies and multihull ( catamarans and trimarans).
Olympic classes
World Sailing Classes
Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht Racing ...
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The Hunter 27 is a series of American sailboats, that were first built in 1974.
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The boat was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, but it is now out of production.
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The Mirage 27 (Schmidt) is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Peter Schmitt and first built in 1975. The design is out of production.
Production
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The Mirage 275 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Philippe Harlé and first built in 1986.
Production
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* O'Day 272
* Orion 27-2
* Watkins 27
* Watkins 27P
References
External links
* {{Mirage Yachts Keelboats 1980s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Robert Perry Sailboat types built by Mirage Yachts