Design and Construction
The 760R’s hulls and deck are vacuum-bagged with a PVC foam core, while the crossbeams are resin-infused with carbon-fiber reinforcements in high-stress zones such as the rudders and rudder cases. A retractable daggerboard lets the boat sail as close to the wind as any monohull, and the rudder blade retracts as well, giving a board-up draft of just 1 foot and a board-down draft of 5 feet 3 inches. The company’s proprietary folding ama systems let an owner deploy and retract the two outrigger hulls completely by hand. With amas out, the beam stretches to 17 feet 11 inches; folded, it shrinks to 8 feet 2 inches, and the boat remains trailerable behind relatively small vehicles. The 760R carries longer, more buoyant, wave-piercing amas than the Dash 750 it was derived from, and those improved amas promote stability and security when the boat is hard-pressed ama refinement over the Dash 750.
Rig and Handling
The racing version steps a tall rotating aluminum wing mast, with carbon fiber offered as an option, and high-modulus shrouds. A carbon-fiber sprit supports downwind sails, and a roller-boom made raising and lowering the main exceptionally simple in SAIL Magazine’s test effortless main handling via roller-boom. Sail control is centralized with a set of Spinlock XAS rope clutches on the mast, while deck hardware is predominantly Harken, including winches and a mainsheet track spanning the cockpit’s full width. The soft anti-skid laid on the amas gives secure footing when crew move forward. At 1,795 pounds lightship with 435 square feet of sail, the 760R posts a SA/D of 47 and a D/L of 60, and an 8 horsepower outboard is specified for auxiliary power.
Accommodations
Accommodation on the Corsair 760 is minimal, consistent with past Corsair trimarans of this size. A pop-top creates headroom where none would otherwise exist, and the cabin holds a V-berth, side settees that swing up into sleeping spaces, plus a tight galley with a single burner and sink. A table attached to the daggerboard trunk is removable to open elbow room, and in a pinch four people could sleep aboard. The 760R variant goes further by minimizing the cuddy and enlarging the cockpit for boathandling space and weight savings.
The Verdict
The Corsair 760 family distills trailerable trimaran logic into a 24-foot 3-inch package that folds to 8 feet 2 inches for the road and opens to nearly 18 feet of beam afloat. The racing-derived 760R trades cabin comfort for a lighter, more controllable deck and demonstrably more stable amas, while the standard 760 keeps a small but clever cabin. Construction pairs vacuum-bagged foam-core hulls with resin-infused, carbon-reinforced crossbeams, and the hand-folded amas make ramp launching a one-person job.
Pros
- Hand-deployable folding amas for true trailerability
- Wave-piercing ama refinement improves stability when pressed
- Roller-boom and mast-mounted clutches simplify sail handling
- Retractable board and rudder give 1-foot shallow draft
Cons
- Minimal accommodation, especially on the 760R
- Light 1,795-pound displacement limits load-carrying and offshore margin
