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Previously named ‘Norm’ she was imported to Australia from the UK in 1928.
“Found by a young couple, Graeme Percival and Rachel Harford, in the Christmas Islands and brought by my father, Lars Korschen, in February, 1987.”
“Now (2014) Mirage is based in Lamu Island, Kenya”.
Information courtesy of Carol Korschen
Designer: | Johan Anker |
Type of Boat: | 8-Metre |
Rig: | |
Year Built: | 1928 |
Built By: | Anker & Jensen, Vollen, Asker, Norway |
LOA m / ft: | 14.3m / 47' |
LOD m / ft: | 14.3m / 47' |
LWL m / ft: | 9.7m / 32' |
Beam m / ft: | 2.4m /8'07" |
Draft m / ft: | 2.1m / 6'10" |
Yard No: | |
Sail Stats | |
Construction: | Steel ribs replaced with laminated timber and replanted by Tim Seal in 1996. |
Other: | |
No engine |