Mirage 28
THAMES MARINE · David Feltham · 1978
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Mirage 28 is a 8.54 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by David Feltham and built by THAMES MARINE, first launched in 1978. It races in Class C.
Length
8.54 m
28′ 0″
Beam
2.85 m
Draft
1.39 m
Displacement
3.2 t
Sail area
42 m²
On the podium
Where a Mirage 28 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
0%
of 18 starts by 2 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 18 starts by 2 boats between 2018 and 2024, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Mirage 28 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
"Μακης Πανταζης - Αγκιτρι 2024"2024- "Ειρηνης & Φιλιας - Βαθυ Μεθανων"2023
- "Agistri 2023"2023
- "Makis Pantazis"2022
- "Αγκιστρι 2021"2021
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: 3 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
0%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a Mirage 28 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Optima 101 (7 meetings), First 38 (7 meetings), First 30 (Berret) (7 meetings), Sun Fizz (7 meetings), Hanse 315 (7 meetings), Dufour 34 (Dufour) (7 meetings), Dufour 36 (7 meetings), Oyster 37 (6 meetings), Sun Odyssey 32 (6 meetings), Triton 48 (6 meetings), Carter 33 (6 meetings), Sun Odyssey 40 (6 meetings), Melody (6 meetings), First 42 (Farr) (5 meetings), Hallberg Rassy 26 (5 meetings), Grand Surprise (5 meetings), Yca 29 (5 meetings), First 41 (5 meetings), Hanse 370 (5 meetings), Feeling 920 (5 meetings), Carter 37 (5 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Mirage 28 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
How fast is a Mirage 28
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.15 | 3.83 | 4.09 | — |
| 52° | 4.80 | 5.64 | 5.91 | — |
| 60° | 5.05 | 5.82 | 6.08 | — |
| 75° | 5.22 | 5.97 | 6.30 | — |
| 90° | 5.36 | 6.15 | 6.48 | — |
| 110° | 5.42 | 6.27 | 6.76 | — |
| 120° | 5.30 | 6.22 | 6.76 | — |
| 135° | 4.91 | 6.04 | 6.61 | — |
| 150° | 4.33 | 5.60 | 6.21 | — |
| Run VMG | 3.75 | 4.92 | 5.78 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 430 kg.
Rigging
Mirage 28 rig and sail dimensions
A Mirage 28 carries 8.96 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.24 m boom, a forestay 10.29 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails