Mirage 27 (Schmidt)

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
The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada starting in 1975. It is not related to the later Mirage 27 designed by Robert Perry, another design built by Mirage under the same name.

Design
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.

It has a length overall of 27.17 ft, a waterline length of 21.50 ft, displaces 5500 lb and carries 2200 lb of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.17 ft with the standard keel. The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 1GM diesel engine of 9 hp. The fuel tank holds 12 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 10 u.s.gal. The boat has a hull speed of 6.21 kn.