BoatsMirage 236

Mirage 236

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1978

A Bruce Kelly-designed masthead sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance

Designed by Bruce Kelly.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.56 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.56
LightHeavy

192 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 192
EasygoingPowered-up

22.1 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 22.1
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.1
Displacement / length
192.1
Comfort ratio
11.5
Capsize screening
2.56
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
600
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Units built
250
Designer
Bruce Kelly
Builder
Mirage Mfg

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Gilbert Marine Tequila7.20 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop that claimed the 1971 Quarter Ton Cup with her prototype performance
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