FARRIER AND CORSAIR MARINE
NOW SEPARATE
Corsair Marine was originally setup by myself from 1984 to 1991 (see history), but it was decided to part from Corsair in December 2000, and Corsair is no longer a licensed or recommended builder for Farrier designed trimarans.
Corsair was allowed to purchase the F-24, F-28 and F-31 designs at the time of parting, along with rights to a new F-35 design that had been just started. However, Corsair's right to use the Farrier name or F-boat trademarks was withdrawn soon after separation. Their products were then renamed as the Corsair 24, 28 and 31 (C24, C28, and C31) and all Farrier involvement ceased. Corsair is now solely responsible for all specifications, quality standards, and customer service, and can change these designs as they wish.
Farrier Marine provided Corsair with all its production guides in the past, while regularly monitoring construction, quality, and specification compliance, all of which took considerable time. This has now ended, so more time can be devoted to providing a larger range of both lower cost and more technically advanced designs such as the F-22, F-32, F-33, F-39, and F-41.
Farrier Marine will continue to operate with the same principles, quality standards, attention to detail, and customer backup service that helped make the F-27, F-24 Mk II, F-31, F-28 and Corsair Marine so successful. Plans for the F-82, F-32, F-32AX, F-36 and F-39 trimarans remain available from Farrier Marine, and will continue to come with my full personal involvement and backup.
It should also be noted that Corsair's C36 should not be confused with the Farrier F-36 or F-39, which are completely different trimarans, and true ocean going cruisers. The Corsair 36 is based on the initial F-35 hull lines, but my involvement ended very early in the design process due to various differences, along with concerns about supervision and quality controls. Corsair renamed this design the Corsair 36, and after various problems they have now renamed it again as the C37. Farrier Marine has had no involvement in either structure or implementation of the C36/C37, and actual designer is unknown. I closely inspected one example which had experienced a number of failures, and found the beams and folding system structure were not to Farrier standards. This is a trimaran that I would definitely avoid.
Corsair is now building all its products in Vietnam, and if interested in purchasing a Corsair trimaran, then it would be advisable to check the qualifications and experience of whoever is doing their design or redesign work, and who is responsible for production supervision and quality. I would not buy one of their boats, but if doing so, then be very sure to check it over at delivery using the Farrier New Boat Delivery Checklist before accepting delivery. This is available on:
Ian Farrier