Mirage 27 (Perry)

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Mirage 27
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Robert Perry designed Mirage 27
Development
Designer Robert Perry
Location Canada
Year1980
Builder(s) Mirage Yachts
NameMirage 27
Boat
Displacement 5,200 lb (2,359 kg)
Draft 4.33 ft (1.32 m)
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Fibreglass
LOA 27.92 ft (8.51 m)
LWL 21.67 ft (6.61 m)
Beam 9.25 ft (2.82 m)
Engine type inboard engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast2,200 lb (998 kg)
Rudder(s)internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
General Masthead sloop
I foretriangle height33.60 ft (10.24 m)
J foretriangle base11.00 ft (3.35 m)
P mainsail luff28.50 ft (8.69 m)
E mainsail foot9.00 ft (2.74 m)
Sails
Mainsail area128.25 sq ft (11.915 m2)
Jib/genoa area184.80 sq ft (17.168 m2)
Total sail area313.05 sq ft (29.083 m2)

The Mirage 27 (Perry) is a Canadian sailboat, designed by American Robert Perry and first built in 1980. The design is out of production. [1] [2]

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Production

The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada. It is not related to the Mirage 27 designed by Peter Schmidt, another design built by Mirage under the same name. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Design

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Mirage 27 (Perry)
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Mirage 27 (Perry) showing transom configuration

The Mirage 27 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. [3] [4]

The boat is a derivative of the Perry-designed Mirage 26, modified with a reverse transom and a spade-type rudder. This design replaced the Mirage 26 in the company line. [1] [7] [8]

The design has a length overall of 27.92 ft (8.5 m), a waterline length of 21.67 ft (6.6 m), displaces 5,200 lb (2,359 kg) and carries 2,200 lb (998 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.33 ft (1.32 m) with the standard keel. The boat has a hull speed of 6.24 kn (11.56 km/h). [1] [8]

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." [8]

See also

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References

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