Corsair 880 Sailboats for Sale

Layouts on the Used Market

Two distinct layouts circulate. The Standard version uses a shorter carbon mast and offers options ranging from comfy cockpit seat backs to a full marine head and even a generator and air conditioning. The Sport version trades those creature comforts for a taller carbon rig, laminate sails, a high-aspect square-top main, and a sprit. Both share the same hull: a main hull with more beam and freeboard than the Corsair 28, reverse-raked stems on all three hulls, and a daggerboard raked well aft with a deep cassette rudder. Below, expect standing headroom in the saloon and simple starboard galley, berths for up to five via saloon settees, a double behind the companionway, a bow V-berth, and a plumbed-in heads forward.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

Power and energy systems are commonly fitted with solar, and a frequent owner upgrade is lithium batteries for extended off-grid time. For sail handling and canvas, the boat commonly carries a self-tacking jib, asymmetric spinnaker or gennaker, and often a furling main with a dodger; a bimini is a less common owner addition. Navigation is commonly centered on a chartplotter and autopilot, with AIS a less frequent upgrade. Comfort items often seen include a cockpit shower, while a swim platform and trampoline appear as occasional owner upgrades rather than standard fit.

What to Inspect

The sides of the floats become immersed and will grow weed if the boat is left folded in a marina anchor. On any folded-storage example, inspect the float sides for fouling and the gelcoat or laminate condition there. Beyond that, verify the folding system operates as described—amas should deploy and retract cleanly—and check the daggerboard case and rudder cassette for impact or wear given the aft-raked board and shallow-water rudder use.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

These trimarans typically appear on the used market in the United States, Guatemala, Italy, Australia, and the United Kingdom. For a shopper, the checklist is short: confirm whether the boat is the Standard or Sport version, check that folding and trailering gear are intact, inspect float sides for marina weed if stored folded, and match installed equipment tiers to your cruising plans.

• Confirm Standard or Sport version rig and fit
• Test ama deploy/retract and inspect folding hardware
• Examine float sides for immersed-weed fouling if folded-stored
• Verify solar, self-tacking jib, and chartplotter/autopilot fit