The Miracle is a small dinghy sailboat popularized in the United Kingdom, and designed by Jack Holt — one of the last for the well-known designer. Holt brought sailing to the masses in the 1960s with his famous Mirror dinghy, and continued to produce designs such as the Enterprise, GP14, Cadet, Hornet, Pacer, Solo, and Streaker — many of which went on to become hugely successful dinghy classes.

The Miracle design represented the culmination of lessons learned from his many previous designs. Working in conjunction with Barry Read, Jack Holt developed the slot and glue method of constructing Miracles, which enabled some boats to be built from kits even by inexperienced amateurs. The first Miracle dinghies were built and launched in 1975. Since then, the Miracle's success grew strongly, and sail numbers today exceed 4,041.

The Miracle is a forgiving and versatile sailing dinghy, ideal for beginners or experts, children and adults alike. There is a class association based in the U.K., with several active fleets around the country.

The Miracle was supplied initially as a plywood kit and designed for home building, based on the slot and glue method of construction. As a result, many Miracles were built by enthusiasts. Subsequently, professionally-assembled Miracles were built by Bell Woodworking, who were the sole source of kits, and a few by other professional builders. Build quality of the commercially built craft was reportedly very good, and is supported by the fact that many older examples have survived. Most Miracles are made of wood.

In the early 1990s, a composite version of the Miracle was developed, made from a combination of a glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) hull and wooden deck. Shortly after that, a boat made entirely of GRP was then produced, only a few of these remain, and they still attract good prices. In 1997, plans became available so that the dinghy could be produced as a home build again.

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Butler boats are one of the key boat builders for the Miracle class. Dave butler says "Super Spars has been supplying Butler Boats with all spars and spare parts for the last five years. Over that time we have spear headed new ideas to help develop the class.

In particular we worked very closely with Super Spars and the class to reintroduce a mast and boom section that replicates the same bend characteristics as the old Holt section that are favoured by the class. Super Spars has embraced the concept to enable the project move forward. An excellent service!

"The whole team at Super Spars has been fantastic in helping me to achieve a more flexible Miracle topmast to achieve better gust response. As ever the quality is superb, and hopefully the results will show on the water!" - Sam Mettam - 6 Times Miracle National Champion

Sail makers

Sailmakers list

Boat Builders

Butler Boats

Class Association

Miracle Class Association