The “R” stands for racing. This version sharpens the basic formula with a smaller cuddy and larger cockpit, trading cabin volume for more boathandling room and less weight.
Design and Construction
The 760R’s hulls and deck are vacuum-bagged over a PVC foam core. Its crossbeams are resin-infused, with carbon-fiber reinforcement in high-stress areas such as the rudders and rudder cases.
The boat has a retractable daggerboard, which Corsair says lets it sail as close to the wind as any monohull. The rudder blade also retracts. With the board raised, draft is just 1 foot; board-down draft is 5 feet 3 inches.
Corsair’s proprietary folding system allows an owner to deploy and retract both amas entirely by hand. With the amas extended, beam is 17 feet 11 inches. Folded, it narrows to 8 feet 2 inches and remains trailerable behind relatively small vehicles.
Compared with the Dash 750 from which it was derived, the 760R has longer, more buoyant, wave-piercing amas. These refined amas promote stability and security when the boat is hard-pressed.
Rig, Performance, and Handling
The racing version carries a tall, rotating aluminum wing mast, with carbon fiber available as an option, along with high-modulus shrouds. A carbon-fiber sprit supports the downwind sails.
In SAIL Magazine’s test, the roller-boom made raising and lowering the mainsail exceptionally simple. Sail controls are centralized through a bank of Spinlock XAS rope clutches on the mast. Most of the deck hardware is from Harken, including the winches and a mainsheet track that runs the full width of the cockpit. Soft anti-skid on the amas provides secure footing for crew moving forward.
At 1,795 pounds lightship with 435 square feet of sail, the 760R has a SA/D of 47 and a D/L of 60. An 8 horsepower outboard is specified for auxiliary power.
Accommodations
As with earlier Corsair trimarans of this size, accommodation aboard the Corsair 760 is minimal. A pop-top provides headroom where there would otherwise be none. Below, the cabin contains a V-berth, side settees that swing up to form sleeping spaces, and a compact galley with a single burner and sink.
The table attaches to the daggerboard trunk and can be removed to create more elbow room. In a pinch, four people could sleep aboard. The 760R takes the racing trade-off further, reducing the cuddy and enlarging the cockpit to provide more boathandling space while saving weight.
Verdict
The Corsair 760 family packages the trailerable-trimaran concept into a boat measuring 24 feet 3 inches overall. It folds to 8 feet 2 inches for road transport and opens to nearly 18 feet of beam afloat.
The racing-derived 760R gives up cabin comfort in return for a lighter, more controllable deck, along with demonstrably more stable amas. The standard 760 retains a small but cleverly arranged cabin. Construction combines vacuum-bagged, foam-core hulls with resin-infused, carbon-reinforced crossbeams, while the hand-operated folding amas allow one person to handle ramp launching.
Pros
- Amas can be deployed by hand for true trailerability
- Refined, wave-piercing amas improve stability when the boat is pressed
- Roller-boom and mast-mounted clutches simplify sail handling
- Retractable daggerboard and rudder reduce shallow-water draft to 1 foot
Cons
- Minimal accommodation, especially aboard the 760R
- Light 1,795-pound displacement limits load-carrying capacity and offshore margin
