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Mirage Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O_YWTQFGm8
I took this video while I was sailing on a highly modified Seawind 34 (extended transoms, bigger rig with high tech sails) owned by a hard driving racing owner. As you can see, the Mirage was going at a similar speed, about 9 knots, despite having a young family on board and only dacron sails. We were sailing in flat water, but the powerboat wake didn't seem to slow the Mirage down.
Later the wind dropped and the screecher hoisted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdgt-OjuNr4
Under power, below, the boat does 8 knots with twin 9.9hp outboards