[1][4] The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada, which completed 290 examples, starting in 1986, but it is now out of production.

It was introduced in the spring of 1986 as the Mirage 29 and became a quick success, with 50 boats sold before the first one had been delivered and 290 built in total.

[5] The Mirage 29 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim.

It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel.

These are all features found on many French boats which became so popular in the latter half of the 1980s...One of the main attractions of these boats is an enclosed aft cabin... People over 6 feet tall may find most of the berths on Mirage 29 a little short.