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The Mirage 27 (Perry) is a Canadian
The Mirage 27 is a small recreational
sailboat
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, designed by American
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Robert Perry and first built in 1980. The design is out of production.
Production
The boat was built by Mirage Yachts inCanada
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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
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, built predominantly of fibreglass
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. It has a masthead sloop
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rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder
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and a fixed fin keel
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.
The boat is a derivative of the Perry-designed Mirage 26
The Mirage 26 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Americans, American Robert Perry (yacht designer), Robert Perry and first built in 1976. The design is out of production.
Production
The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada from ...
, modified with a reverse transom
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Transom ...
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- ...
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
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Olympic classes
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The O'Day 272 is an American sailboat that was designed by C. Raymond Hunt of C.R. Hunt & Associates and first built in 1985.
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References
External links
* {{Mirage Yachts Keelboats 1980s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Robert Perry Sailboat types built by Mirage Yachts