Mirage 35 Explained

Mirage 35
Image Boat:File:Mirage 35 sailboat Skybolt II 5054.jpg
Designer:Robert Perry
Location:Canada
Year:1982
Builder:Mirage Yachts
Displacement:100000NaN0
Hull Type:Monohull
Construction:Fibreglass
Loa:35.5feet
Lwl:26.75feet
Beam:11.67feet
Hull Draft:5feet
Engine:Volvo diesel engine
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:35000NaN0
Rudder Type:internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rigs:Masthead sloop
I:42feet
J:13feet
P:35.5feet
E:11feet
Sailarea Main:195.25square feet
Sailarea Headsail:273square feet
Sailarea Total:468.25square feet
Phrf:150 (average)

The Mirage 35 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by American Robert Perry and first built in 1983.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The Mirage 35 design was developed from the Mirage 33 of 1982.[1] [4]

Production

The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada, starting in 1983, but it is now out of production.[1] [4] [5]

Design

The Mirage 35 differs from the very similar Miarge 33 only in fitting a reverse transom, which adds 2feet to the length overall, but does not affect the boat's other dimensions.[1] [4]

It 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 displaces 100000NaN0 and carries 35000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [2] [4]

The boat has a draft of 5feet with the standard keel and mounts a Volvo diesel engine. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [4]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 150 with a high of 156 and low of 144. It has a hull speed of hull speed of 6.932NaN2.[2] [4]

Operational history

In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "For all practical purposes, the Mirage 33 and 35 are the same boat. The water line, sail area, beam, draft, and interior layout of these two boats is identical. The main difference is that the Mirage 35 has a reverse transom, weighs a few hundred pounds more, and has an overall length that's two feet longer than the 33 foot model. The 35 footer is also supposed to have been built with a slightly nicer interior. These boats have a fairly large interior which featured 6' 5" (1.96m) of headroom. In their day, the beams of these boats would have been considered slightly wider than average, and this would have been especially true of the 33 foot model."[6]

See also

Related development

Similar sailboats

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mirage 35 sailboat specifications and details. 4 April 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017 . https://archive.today/20210720211755/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/mirage-35. 20 July 2021. live.
  2. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Mirage 35 . 4 April 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170405170434/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/2843/mirage-35. 5 April 2017. live.
  3. Web site: Robert Perry. 4 April 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017 . https://archive.today/20210226131251/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/perry-robert. 26 February 2021. live.
  4. Web site: Mirage 35. 10 March 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220310234333/https://sailboat.guide/mirage/35. 10 March 2022. live.
  5. Web site: Mirage Yachts Ltd (CAN) 1972 - 1989. 10 March 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20210616152925/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/mirage-yachts-ltd-can. 16 June 2021. live.
  6. Web site: Mirage 35 . 24 July 2018. McGoldrick . Michael . Sail Quest. 2018 . https://archive.today/20210720211820/http://sailquest.com/market/models/mirage35.htm. 20 July 2021. live.