CORSAIR 880
When people think trimarans, they often think speed. One of the neat things about even the speediest of tris, though, is that they often offer a surprising amount of accommodation space as well, making them great little pocket cruisers. Case in point, the all-new Corsair 880, a foldable little speedster that is as comfortable as it is quick, with standing headroom belowdecks and berths for five. In fact, so serious is Corsair about keeping people comfortable, it’s offering such options as a bimini, boom tent, 12-volt cooler, solar panels, manual or electric toilet, and even a generator and heater/AC unit! Of course, a boat like this is also all about performance, and to this end the 880 comes equipped with a centerboard and highaspect rig with square-top main. For those in search of yet more horsepower, a “sport” version of the 880 is also available, complete with an even taller rig and carbon spars. Corsair
Marine, corsairmarine.com
LOA 28ft 8in (8.8m) LWL 28ft 8in (8.8m) BEAM 22ft 4in (6.8m) amas out; 8ft 2in (2.5m) amas folded DRAFT 1ft 5in (0.45m) board up; 5ft 3in (1.6m) board down WEIGHT 3,660lb (1,660kg) light ship
The latest instalment in the fast-growing Neel trimarans line, the Neel 65 Evolution is a truly spectacular new yacht, offering many of those same features that put its award-winning predecessors on the map. Among these are Neel’s “cockloon” (in which the cockpit and saloon successfully blend into one) and the same slippery, wave-piercing hulls that not only provide excellent boatspeed underway, but promote a more seakindly motion in the rough stuff.
Like its predecessors, this flagship of the Neel fleet also provides scads of accommodation space, as is evident in the fact it includes an entirely separate second interior lounge forward of the saloon, complete with an ever-so-comfy “sea view” sofa. Topside, there’s another expansive lounge aft of the boat’s elevated twin helm stations, and even room for a dinghy garage aft in the central hull. Neel Trimarans,
neel-trimarans.com LOA 65ft (19.8m) LWL 63ft 3in (19.3m) BEAM 39ft 6in (12m) DRAFT 5ft 11in (1.8m) DISPLACEMENT 49,600lb (22,500kg) half-load displacement