Mirage 26
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = Mirage 26
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|image boat = File:Mirage 26 sailboat Windborn 2574.jpg
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|designer = Robert Perry
|location = Canada
|year = 1976
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|builder = Mirage Yachts
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|displacement = {{convert|4770|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|26.17|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|21.67|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|9.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|hull draft = {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Outboard motor
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|2050|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = Transom-mounted rudder
|rigs = Masthead sloop
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|I = {{convert|33.60|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|11.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|28.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|9.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea main = {{convert|128.25|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|184.80|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea total = {{convert|313.05|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 210 (average)
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The Mirage 26 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by American Robert Perry and first built in 1976. The design is out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/mirage-26-perry|title = Mirage 26 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 27 March 2017|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220308004350/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/mirage-26-perry|archive-date= 8 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/662/mirage-26-perry|title = Sailboat Specifications for Mirage 26 |accessdate = 27 March 2017|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170328195350/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/662/mirage-26-perry|archive-date= 28 March 2017|url-status= dead}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/designer/perry-robert|title = Robert Perry|accessdate = 27 March 2017|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210226131251/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/perry-robert|archive-date= 26 February 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/mirage/26-perry|title= Mirage 26 (Perry)|access-date= 9 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220310131644/https://sailboat.guide/mirage/26-perry|archive-date= 10 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada from 1976 to 1981.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/mirage-yachts-ltd-can|title= Mirage Yachts Ltd (CAN) 1972 - 1989|access-date = 9 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210616152925/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/mirage-yachts-ltd-can|archive-date= 16 June 2021|url-status= live}}
The Mirage 26 design was replaced in production in 1982 by the Perry-designed Mirage 27, which has a reverse transom and inboard-mounted rudder.
Design
The Mirage 26 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|4770|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|2050|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of lead ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.25|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted.
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 210 with a high of 198 and low of 225. It has a hull speed of {{convert|6.24|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "these are good looking boats with a sensible and comfortable interior. The Mirage 26 was the first of these two models to be built. It had a quasi transom mounted rudder (there is small cutout in the transom to accommodate the rudder). The Mirage 26 was replaced by the 27 foot model, which has a reverse transom and an inboard rudder. Except for the addition of the reverse transom on the Mirage 27, the line drawings for these two boats are almost identical in every other respect. The 26 foot model tends to be powered by the gasoline OMC saildrive, while some of the 27s come with a small diesel. Because of its longer waterline, the Mirage 27 is the faster of the two boats."{{cite web|url = http://sailquest.com/market/models/mirage26.htm|title = Mirage 26/27 |accessdate = 24 July 2018|last=McGoldrick |first=Michael |work = Sail Quest|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220308004234/http://sailquest.com/market/models/mirage26.htm|archive-date= 8 March 2022|url-status= live}}
See also
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