Corsair Cruze 970

Corsair Cruze 970

[T]970
Development
Designer	Corsair Design Team
Location	Vietnam
Year	2012
Builder(s)	Corsair Marine
Role	Cruiser
Name	Corsair Cruze 970
Boat
Displacement	4,808 lb (2,181 kg)
Draft	6.89 ft (2.10 m) with daggerboard down
Hull
Type	trimaran
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	31.82 ft (9.70 m)
LWL	31.00 ft (9.45 m)
Beam	22.57 ft (6.88 m)
Engine type	outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	daggerboard
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	417.64 sq ft (38.800 m2)
Jib/genoa area	217 sq ft (20.2 m2)
Spinnaker area	992.43 sq ft (92.200 m2)
Other sails	Screecher: 448 sq ft (41.6 m2)
Upwind sail area	634.64 sq ft (58.960 m2)
←  F-31 Sport Cruiser_

The Corsair Cruze 970, also called the Corsair 970, is a Vietnamese trailerable sailboat that was designed by the Corsair Design Team as a cruiser and first built in 2012. The boat is a development of the Corsair 31. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Production

The design has been built by Corsair Marine in Vietnam since 2012 and remains in production. ^{[1] [2] [5] [6] [7]}

Design

Corsair Cruze 970

The design is based on the Corsair 31, which was in turn based on the Farrier F-31. The designer, Ian Farrier, had sold the rights to the F-31 to Corsair in 2000. ^[1]

The Corsair Cruze 970 is a recreational trimaran, built predominantly of fiberglass over a PVC core. It has a fractional sloop rig with a rotating airfoil mast and a bowsprit. the hull and outriggers have plumb stems and transoms. The main hull has a kick-up, transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable daggerboard. It displaces 4,808 lb (2,181 kg) and carries no ballast. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat has a draft of 6.89 ft (2.10 m) with the daggerboard extended and 1.48 ft (0.45 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has a beam of 8.33 ft (2.54 m) with the outriggers folded for docking or trailering and 22.57 ft (6.88 m) with them unfolded for sailing. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The recommended engine is a 9.9 hp (7 kW) Yamaha Corporation four stroke, high thrust, extra long shaft. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on both sides. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 40 U.S. gallons (150 L; 33 imp gal) and the holding tank has a capacity of 13 U.S. gallons (49 L; 11 imp gal). ^{[1] [2]}

For sailing the design may be equipped with 448 sq ft (41.6 m²) screecher or a spinnaker of 992.43 sq ft (92.200 m²). ^{[1] [2]}

The design has a hull speed of 7.56 kn (14.00 km/h). ^[2]

Operational history

Naval architect Robert Perry wrote in a 2013 for Sailing magazine, "I don't think you would spend much time under power in this tri. The SA/D is 36.47, and that's a lot of sail power per pound, easily enough to give you very good light air boat speed. The mast is a rotating wing. A carbon fiber bowsprit allows you to fly either a 448-square-foot screecher or an 893-square-foot chute. That is enough off-the-wind sail area to provide for some very exciting sailing. For some comparison, the 893-square-foot spinnaker is bigger than the entire rig of the Cal 40." ^[8]

In a 2014 review for Cruising World, Tim Murphy wrote that the "970 features much thinner, higher-aspect-ratio foils that are optimized for speeds in the teens and higher. (A note to those who haven't sailed Corsairs before: Those boat speeds are real. Try it!) ... We sailed the 970 in light air. With the screacher up in 8 to 10 knots of breeze, we posted 6.6 knots just above 60 degrees apparent, then cracked off and made 7.6 knots." ^[9]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Cruze 970 (Corsair) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Corsair Cruze 970". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Ian Farrier". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Ian Farrier". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
5. Corsair Marine (2022). "Corsair 970". corsairmarine.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
6. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Corsair Marine". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
7. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Corsair Marine". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
8. Perry, Robert (17 July 2013). "Corsair Cruze 970". Sailing Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
9. Murphy, Tim (7 August 2014). "Corsair Cruze 970". Cruising World. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

External links

• Official website