Builder drawingIntroduced in 1986, the Mirage 29 represents a pivotal and highly progressive chapter in the history of North American production boatbuilding. Built by Mirage Yachts Ltd. of PointeClaire, Quebec, the model was the brainchild of shipyard founder Dick Steffen, who sought a design capable of defending his domestic market share against the formidable "French Invasion" of widebeam, highvolume European imports from builders like Beneteau and Jeanneau. To accomplish this, Steffen departed from the traditional, heavier North American hull forms penned by Robert Perry and Peter Schmidt that had previously defined the Mirage catalog. Instead, he commissioned the prolific French naval architect Philippe Harlé to create a spaceefficient, moderatedisplacement cruiser that would pack the accommodations of a much larger vessel into a 29foot footprint. The result was an immediate commercial triumph, with over 50 hulls presold before the first boat was even delivered, and a total of 290 hulls constructed before the shipyard ultimately ceased operations in 1989. Note that this Canadian masthead sloop should not be confused with either the Britishbuilt Thames Marine Mirage 29 sailboat of the same era or the Fairline Mirage 29 motor cruiser.
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| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
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| Beneteau First 29 | 29.67' | $ 21,500 | 33 | 5 |
| J Boats J/29 | 29.5' | $ 8,500 | 4 | 3 |