Mirage 32 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used brokerage market for a Mirage 32 means looking at a late-eighties Robert Perry sloop built by Mirage Yachts Ltd. in Canada, a 32-foot fiberglass masthead design that sometimes appears under the Mirage 30 name. She is a coastal cruiser-racer with a beamy, shallow-draft hull and a famously overrigged sail plan, and the used fleet is concentrated where the builder originally sold her.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Mirage 32 carries a length-to-beam ratio of 3.05, which makes her interior more spacious than 62 percent of all comparable designs. Buyers will find a cabin volume unusual for a 32-footer, with the 23.75-foot waterline and roughly 10.5-foot beam giving a coastal cruiser footprint rather than a stripped racer's. The 20-gallon fuel and water capacities point to weekend and coastal use, not long-range living aboard.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Well-equipped examples on the market commonly carry an autopilot, chartplotter, and radar, which together mean a buyer can expect turnkey coastal navigation without immediate electronics spend. A bimini and dodger are commonly fitted, preserving the beamy cockpit for shelter. Solar and an inverter are also common, forming a power-and-energy cluster that supports anchoring out without running the diesel. Spinnaker gear is commonly seen, matching the boat's overrigged masthead rig for light-air club racing. A heater is often seen, a meaningful comfort upgrade for the markets where these boats typically live.
What to Inspect
The Mirage 32 is significantly overrigged, carrying more rig than 98 percent of similar sailboats per a review on yachtdatabase.com anchor, so inspect the mast, chainplates, and standing rigging for fatigue or elongation under that load. The capsize screening value of 2.10 means the design would not be accepted in ocean races according to yachtdatabase.com anchor, so verify any claimed offshore history against the boat's coastal tuning. Check the solid fiberglass hull for the usual osmotic or impact concerns, and confirm the draft range of 4.82 to 5.12 feet matches the loaded condition surveyed.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical markets for the Mirage 32 are Canada and the United States. For a buyer, the checklist is short:
- Confirm whether the boat is badged Mirage 32 or Mirage 30
- Inspect rigging and chainplates given the overrigged sail plan
- Verify coastal (not offshore) suitability from the capsize screening value
- Expect common gear: autopilot, chartplotter, radar, solar, inverter, bimini, dodger, spinnaker
- Look for a heater as a frequent comfort upgrade in northern markets
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Mirage 32. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 5 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 3 | $21,619 | — |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $21,820 | +0.9% |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $21,619 | -0.9% |
| May 26 | 1 | $16,574 | -23.3% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $18,182 | +9.7% |
Where they're listed
Mirage 32 listings appear across 2 countries. Canada has the most listings with 6 (85.7%), followed by United States.
Country view
7 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $21,619 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% |
| United States | $16,574 | 1 | 0 | 14.3% |
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
8 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J-Boats J/32 | 32.6' | $ 65,000 | 25 | 12 |
| Jeanneau Sun Fast 32 | 31.17' | $ 49,268 | 24 | 8 |
| Beneteau First 32 | 32.5' | $ 20,976 | 15 | 2 |
| C&C 32 | 31.5' | $ 21,517 | 13 | 5 |
| Sabre 32 | 32.17' | $ 35,000 | 11 | 7 |
| Pearson 32 | 31.75' | $ 16,500 | 11 | 7 |
| Mirage Yachts 35 | 35.5' | $ 19,669 | 8 | 3 |
| Mirage 32You are here | — | $ 21,619 | 7 | 1 |