BoatsMirage 28 (Feltham)

Mirage 28 (Feltham)

Masthead Sloop · Twin keels · First built 1977

A David Feltham-designed twin-keeler built for shoal-draft cruising with a stable, comfortable motion

Designed by David Feltham, built by 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 1.09 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 moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

1.95 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.95
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 289
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 13.2
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws less than ~89% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2177 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.2
Displacement / length
289.3
Comfort ratio
23.1
Capsize screening
1.95
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
727
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1977
Designer
David Feltham
Builder
Thames Marine, Walsh Wakefield Ltd

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Contessa 288.43 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Doug Peterson-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for balanced performance since 1977
Mirage Yachts 2758.38 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop built for coastal cruising with a stable fin keel and spade rudder
Seafarer Yachts 298.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn IOR half-ton racer configuration offered alongside standard trunk cabin and raised-deck cruising models
Islander Yachts 288.51 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop with over 400 built, favored by the designer himself for her balanced performance
Ranger Yachts 29 (Mull)8.71 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1970s masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, offering a balanced 1.98 capsize screening for coastal cruising
Morgan Yachts Out Island 288.66 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA shallow-draft masthead sloop by Charles Morgan Jr. designed for coastal cruising with a stable, moderate displacement

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