Mirage Yachts Limited was a Canadian boat builder initially based in Pointe Claire, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal and founded by Dick and Irene Steffen. The company specialized in the manufacture of sailboats.[1][2]
The company was founded in February 1972 and went out of business in 1989.[1][2]
History
The Steffens had owned a yacht dealership for C&C Yachts, that was located in Pointe Claire. The company had done good business selling C&C boats, but the C&C line did not offer a boat smaller than the C&C 27. Dick Steffen was a competitive sailing racer and thought that there would be a good market for a C&C 24 foot keelboat. At his request C&C designed the boat, but decided not to proceed with production. Steffen bought the design from C&C, founding Mirage Yachts in February 1972 to build the design.