BoatsCorsair Marine F-24

Corsair Marine F-24

Trimaran, daggerboard · Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar) · 1992–1994

A 7.37-metre trimaran built from 1992 to 1994, featuring a daggerboard hull and a high 29.5 sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Ian Farrier.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Trimaran Dbrd.

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The Corsair Marine F-24, on the water

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Footage from Practical Sailor

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Character

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Ramp-launchableAbout 817 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.30 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

61 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 61
EasygoingPowered-up

29.5 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 29.5

What the fleet has seen

The Corsair Marine F-24, as the fleet has seen it

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The Corsair Marine F-24 is a 7.4-meter fractional sloop trimaran with a rotating mast, designed by Ian Farrier and built by Corsair Marine from 1992 to 1994. It displaces 816 kg and has a 5.5-meter beam, which folds to 2.49 meters for trailering.0:48 Its draft is 1.4 meters. A two-year anti-fouling test on a Corsair F-24 in the Chesapeake Bay evaluated six bottom paints.0:42 The test boat was sailed two to three times monthly at speeds of six to 15 knots.1:08 Total Boat Krypton, an ablative paint, performed best overall, resisting barnacles and wear.2:38 Pettit Trinidad Pro, a hard paint, also resisted barnacles well for 24 months.4:50

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)
Ratios
SA / displacement
29.5
Displacement / length
61.3
Hull
Hull type
Trimaran Dbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1992–1994
Designer
Ian Farrier
Builder
Corsair Marine

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