Design and Construction
The Dash 750 is a product of Corsair Marine, and its central hull carries marked "steps" that reconcile a narrow waterline beam with satisfactory liveable volume. That stepped hull was retained from the earlier Corsair 24 but boosted by a mast a full metre taller. The float design is new: the architects gave the amas 20 percent more volume and a flatter bottom aft to encourage planing, while the hull and deck are now fitted into each other rather than merely bonded. Compared with the Corsair 24, the Dash 750 also carries more voluminous floats, a change that, together with increased sail area, is credited with gaining the boat a few horsepower over its older sister.
Rig and Handling
A convenient tabernacle for the mast, a retractable bowsprit, and a clever hull-hinging system let the Dash 750 rig with only a wrench and about 30 minutes of work requires only a wrench and 30 minutes to rig. The rig itself grew from the Corsair 24: a taller mast and 5 extra square metres of sail area to windward, plus more than 15 extra with the asymmetric spinnaker. On the water, the result is a trimaran that can match boat speed to wind speed, knot for knot, well up into the 20s, and which Multihulls World found even more exciting than the model it replaced.
Accommodations
Below, the Dash 750 offers a twin-berth interior with a stove, sink, portable toilet, and 12-volt supply, and there is good volume inside for coastal camping in fair conditions good volume inside which allows coastal camping in good conditions. The cockpit is narrow and deep, yet the step in the central hull gives beam above the settees so that, as one reviewer noted, you would scarcely believe you were in a trimaran's main hull. A day-boat variant, the Sprint 750, keeps an embryo coachroof housing a double berth and trades the rest for an XXL cockpit.
The Verdict
The Dash 750 is a folding trimaran that distills Corsair's trailerable ethos into a 24-footer with real speed and surprising volume for its weight. It is a specialist's boat — light, narrow-hulled, and best suited to coastal use rather than extended cruising — but within that brief it is a deft redesign of a proven platform.
Pros
- Folds to 8 ft 2 in for trailering; rigs in about 30 minutes with one wrench
- Stepped central hull delivers livable beam without a wide waterline
- Taller rig and new floats add horsepower and planing ability over the Corsair 24
- Matches wind speed into the 20s; carries twin berths and basic galley for weekend coastal camping
Cons
- Only 3 gallons each of water and fuel; 12-volt supply limits off-grid time
- Narrow, deep cockpit and minimal interior headroom reflect the 24-foot trimaran envelope
- Smallest Corsair lineage; not a substitute for a larger cruising multihull
