Mirage 30 SX

Mirage 30 SX

Development
Designer	Bruce Kirby
Location	Canada
Year	1985
Builder(s)	Mirage Yachts
Name	Mirage 30 SX
Boat
Displacement	5,900 lb (2,676 kg)
Draft	5.89 ft (1.80 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	30.00 ft (9.14 m)
LWL	24.12 ft (7.35 m)
Beam	10.50 ft (3.20 m)
Engine type	Bukh DB 8 diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
General	Fractional rigged sloop
I foretriangle height	38.27 ft (11.66 m)
J foretriangle base	11.72 ft (3.57 m)
P mainsail luff	38.72 ft (11.80 m)
E mainsail foot	12.88 ft (3.93 m)
Sails
Mainsail area	249.36 sq ft (23.166 m^2)
Jib/genoa area	224.26 sq ft (20.834 m^2)
Total sail area	473.6 sq ft (44.00 m^2)
Racing
PHRF	114 (average)
← Kirby 30

The Mirage 30 SX is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Bruce Kirby as a racer and first built in 1985.^[1][2][3][4]

The Mirage 30 SX design is not related to the Mirage 30, but is instead a lightweight development of the Kirby 30, with a deeper elliptical shaped keel, a new rudder and a racing interior.^[1][4]

Production

The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada, but it is now out of production. Only a small number were built.^[1][4][5]

Design

The Mirage 30 SX is a small racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5,900 lb (2,676 kg).^[1][2][4]

The boat has a draft of 5.89 ft (1.80 m) with the standard keel. It is fitted with a Bukh DB 8 diesel engine.^[1][4]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 114 with a high of 108 and low of 120. It has a hull speed of 6.58 kn (12.19 km/h).^[2][4]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Related development

• Kirby 30

Similar sailboats

• Annie 30
• Bahama 30
• Bristol 29.9
• Catalina 30
• Catalina 309
• C&C 30
• C&C 30 Redwing
• CS 30
• Grampian 30
• Hunter 29.5
• Hunter 30
• Hunter 30T
• Hunter 30-2
• Hunter 306
• Kirby 30
• Leigh 30
• Mirage 30
• Nonsuch 30
• S2 9.2
• Santana 30/30
• Seafarer 30
• Tanzer 31

References

1. Browning, Randy (2017). "Mirage 30 SX sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
2. InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Mirage 30 SX". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
3. Browning, Randy (2017). "Bruce Kirby". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Mirage 30 SX". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Mirage Yachts Ltd (CAN) 1972 - 1989". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.