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Mirage 24

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1972

A C&C-designed MORC racer available in tall or short rig configurations, sharing her hull with the Northern 1/4 Ton

Designed by Cuthbertson, Cassian & C&C Design.

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

See her sail

The Mirage 24, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Hugh Robertson Sailing

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 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

2.18 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.18
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 204
EasygoingPowered-up

14.9 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.9
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

What the fleet has seen

The Mirage 24, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Mirage 24 is a 7.3-meter masthead sloop designed by Cuthbertson, Cassian, and C&C Design, built by Mirage Yachts Ltd. from 1972 to the present. It features a fin keel with a transom-hung rudder, displaces 1678 kg, and was originally designed to compete under the MORC rule, being nearly identical to the NORTHERN 1/4 TON. The model was available with both tall and short rig options, with the tall rig offering 237.75 sq ft of sail area and the short rig 213.87 sq ft.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.9
Displacement / length
204.0
Comfort ratio
15.8
Capsize screening
2.18
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
604
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1972
Designer
Cuthbertson, Cassian, C&C Design
Builder
Mirage Yachts Ltd

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Related models

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