Might be looking at a Corsair 31 and I'm curious about any feedback? The ad is lacking in any details except rotating mast, which I really don't understand what that means. It also says Retractable Carbon Fiber Bowsprit , Kevlar/Carbon sails. Trailer included which makes it interesting to me.
Thanks
@John Tubb ,
You might try asking your questions about a Corsair 31 at the Farrier & Corsair discussion group at
https://fct.groups.io/g/main .
They're not scary and you don't need to be super skilled to sail one with a jib and main. You can do 10 knots in 10 knots of breeze in that boat, so you can reach destination in half the time of other boats. You will have roughly the same cruising range as a 45 foot cruising monohulls. You won't have as much room inside the cabin though.
We have a Corsair F24, and we have twice the cruising range that we used to have with our Catalina 27. The Catalina never went faster than about 7 kts. The Corsair F24 regularly hits 11-14 kts through the water in high winds, but it's dryer and more relaxing if we reef down to sail at about 8-10 kts. And we trailer with our SUV to distant cruising grounds a couple of times per year.
Yes, they Corsairs/Farriers can be wet, especially when doing double digit speeds in rough water. They are definitely not as dry as a boat with 4-5' of freeboard. You can minimize the spray by slowing down down by reefing. You don't have to sail at break neck speed if you don't want to. The boats are very docile when canvassed for lazy cruising. You can sit back and sail relaxed . They're very well behaved.
The Corsair 31 is trailerable, and it comes with a very good mast raising system. It's street legal at less than 8' wide. But raising that big mast is not a trivial exercise and you won't want to do it for day trips. You can either crane or ramp launch it, but at 22+' wide and around 5000 pounds, it's no daysailor!
Here's a review by Bob Perry.
https://www.boats.com/reviews/perry-design-review-f-31/
Have fun. Try sailing a Corsair or Farrier Trimaran soon to see if you like it. If the owner is a racer, tell him/her not to push the boat. You'll be very favorably impressed, I think, at what the tri's can do without pushing them,