Dick Steffen was a competitive sailing racer and thought that there would be a good market for a C&C-built 24 foot keelboat for MORC racing.

[5] The Mirage 24 sold well and the company soon had 15 employees building the boat model in their rented second floor facility in Pointe Claire.

One factor driving the Mirage 24's strong sales was its racing record in MORC class events.

Even 15 years after its introduction a Mirage 24 won the production boat division in the MORC national championships.

"[9] In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: This is a boat designed to go fast in Quarter Ton racing, and she does.