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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Catalina Yachts 278.18 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA masthead sloop with 6,662 hulls produced over two decades, serving as a staple of coastal cruising since 1971
Cascade Yachts 278.23 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by Robert A. Smith for balanced coastal cruising
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
Colvic Ltd. Sailor 268.21 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA twin-keeled masthead sloop with hulls molded by Colvic and finished by various yards, including Atlanta Marine
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
Ericson Yachts 278.15 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA Bruce King-designed masthead sloop with over 1,200 built, offering a stiff, stable platform for coastal cruising

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