Corsair Cruze 970 Sailboats for Sale

Layouts on the Used Market

Every 970 pairs an aft cabin with an aft cockpit, and the cabin carries more headroom than the outgoing 31. The cockpit itself is laid out with two comfortable bench seats rather than a bare central well, which makes the broad 22.5-foot beam feel like living space. Below, Corsair added more furniture than the 31 had while holding weight steady, so buyers should expect a proper double berth aft and a saloon that uses the full width. The amas fold inboard for trailering behind a standard rig, and with the board up the boat draws about a foot and a half, letting a prior owner beach or lagoon-moor it.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

Most boats you will see carry an asymmetric spinnaker, autopilot, chartplotter, solar, and lithium batteries as standard cruising kit. Often-seen additions include a code zero or gennaker, a self-tacking jib, AIS, and a conventional spinnaker for light-air reaching. A frequent owner upgrade cluster covers canvas and comfort — bimini, dodger, and a fresh trampoline — while a cockpit shower shows up less often. For a buyer, the lithium-and-solar combination matters most: it supports the outboard-only propulsion and the electric autopilot on long coastal hops without a generator. The self-tacking jib and code zero make short-handed sailing realistic given the boat's 9.9-horse outboard and tiller-steered remote controls.

What to Inspect

The folding mechanisms are carried over from earlier Corsair versions and should be exercised with the amas both extended and tucked; any stiffness or wear here is the headline structural check on a used boat same as in the previous versions. Confirm the five-year structural warranty status and whether manufacturers' warranties on installed hardware transferred. Because the 970 offers no inboard, verify the outboard bracket and tiller steering arm for fatigue, and check the foils — the thinner, higher-aspect daggerboard and rudder are optimized for speed and deserve a close look for grounding damage given the boat's beachable draft.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

The 970 turns up in Italy, the United States, Australia, and Sweden. For a buyer, the checklist is short and consequential: confirm ama-fold mechanism condition, outboard and tiller-linkage wear, foil integrity, and warranty transfer; prioritize boats with lithium, solar, and a self-tacking jib for easy cruising; and judge cabin furniture for the added weight the builder held level against the 31. A well-kept example is a rare thing — a genuine cruising trimaran you can still tow home.