BoatsThames Marine Mirage 2700

Thames Marine Mirage 2700

Masthead Sloop · Twin keels · First built 1979

A twin-keeled masthead sloop featuring a raised deck and truncated stern, derived from the Feltham-designed Mirage 28

Designed by Feltham & Thames Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Twin Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 1.07 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a beamy beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.08
LightHeavy

289 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 289
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.1
TenderStiff

48% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 48%

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

  • Draws less than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1604 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
47.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.1
Displacement / length
289.2
Comfort ratio
20.9
Capsize screening
2.08
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
707
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Designer
Feltham, Thames Marine
Builder
Thames Marine

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Catalina Yachts 278.18 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA masthead sloop with 6,662 hulls produced over two decades, serving as a staple of coastal cruising since 1971
Newport 27S8.23 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA 1974 masthead sloop with a 1.3-meter draft, offering a stable fin-keel platform for shoal-water coastal cruising
Puma 277.95 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Ron Holland-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for performance-oriented coastal cruising

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