This storied yacht is ready for a new owner! CORSAIR has just returned from a recent ARC Circumnavigation. It’s time to move on. She won't be around long at this price! One of the most celebrated sailing yachts under 60ft between Bar Harbour, Maine and Grenada… CORSAIR!

Prior to her circumnavigation CORSAIR has crossed the Atlantic twice and cruised New England, the Caribbean, Bahamas and two seasons in the Mediterranean. In 2014 it was among the first to cross the finish line in the annual Newport to NannyCay regatta.

It’s not unusual in any port for someone to come up and say “I served as crew” or “I know a friend who has sailed aboard.”  Frequently, a passerby will shout-out “beautiful boat!” Built in New England in 1994, Corsair is distinguished by its classic sheer-line, flush deck (with in-laid hatches) and low profile.

Just one of two custom Bristol 57 sloops, Corsair was designed by Dieter Empacher and represents the pinnacle of quality in yacht design, craftsmanship, and materials. Fully automated to sail single-handed, with a heavy displacement, CORSAIR reliably delivers superior short-handed performance and comfort in all weather conditions facilitated with bow thrusters, powered winches and automated sail furling.

Designer: Dieter Empacher

Dieter was a member of Little Harbor Boat Yard’s design team for 18 years. As Design Manager he helped create some of the world’s leading off-shore racing and cruising yachts including such well-known Yachts as the twelve-meter INDEPENDENCE, the Canadian Cup winner DYNAMITE, and several of Ted Hood's famous Robins'. Early in 1982 Dieter opened his own yacht design firm and began working with boat yards from Maine to British Columbia including Bristol Yachts. 

Builder: Bristol Boat Yard

Even the original Bristol's were built more heavily than comparable production sailboats with features such as skeg-hung rudders, keel-stepped masts, fully encapsulated keel ballast, interior cabinetry bonded to the hull for strength, and heavy fiberglass lay-up. Among the early models were the Carl Alberg designed 27 and the Herreshoff designed 29. Ted Hood’s influence can be found in later Bristol models such as Corsair which aimed for performance without deep draft.  A “whale bottom” with a steep deadrise allowing the ballast to be placed low in the hull, and improved interior space. The hull design is particularly known for its comfortable motion in a heavy seaway.

Corsair has been superbly maintained by captains since new and has benefited from caring owners that have spared no expense to keep it in top condition.  Refits have included new teak decks, replaced machinery, repainted hull and house, updated rigging, electronics, canvas and much more.  In the fall of 2011, a $200,000 refit was completed at Great Island Boatyard, Harpswell, Maine.

The raised panel interior Cherrywood cabinetry is comparable with the finest high-quality yachts.  The spacious three stateroom arrangement features a large salon and galley, private aft master stateroom with ensuite head and separate shower stall, two guest cabins forward with guest head and separate shower. Headroom is exceptional, close to seven feet throughout.

The spacious main salon aft of the mast spans the full beam of Corsair. Daylight and ventilation are provided by two hull portals both port and starboard, plus two flush deck Rondal hatches above and opening stainless steel portholes.  Forward on the bulkhead is a HDTV.  On the centerline inboard of the dinette, is a dry bar/counter. To port is a full-length pull-out settee with storage behind the backrests and the full-length bookshelf. New curtains installed in 2026. 

The large passageway galley is starboard and aft of the companionway. Wide inboard and outboard marble counters provide security while sailing in any weather condition. Two Frigaboat 24 volt/110 volt and one Seafrost 24-volt units alternatively provide either refrigeration or freezer storage as needed. The 4-burner Force 10 stove and oven is complemented by a Sharp convection/microwave oven. Double stainless sinks are inboard below the companionway with a large opening portlight that provides light and access directly to the cockpit. Outboard facing opening portlight in the deckhouse provides cross ventilation.

The large L-shaped navigation station is aft of the salon to port at the base of the companionway with a wide navigation desk. The nav station is surrounded by complete navigation and communication instrumentation, as well as the 12 volt and 24-volt DC/110 volt AC breaker panels. The custom pivoting navigation chair is very comfortable and turns to face the main salon. The instrument panels fold down for easy access and maintenance. In addition, the nav station includes an impressive electrical control panel for the windlass, motor controls, sailing instruments, fuel and water gauges, and emergency alarm systems.

The owner's stateroom is aft and extends the full width of the yacht with exceptionally spacious, single and double berths with extra thick mattresses. The double to starboard and the single to port have a comfortable leather seat in between.  Two large, cedar-lined hanging lockers are forward to starboard as well as one large hanging locker to port, full bureaus to port and starboard with 8 shelf lockers cabinet storage outboard. The ensuite owner's head is forward to port with a large stall shower plus foul weather locker with storage behind, full length mirror, electric vacuum-flush head, marble vanity top and a custom nickel-plated under-mounted sink and fixtures.

Forward, the first guest stateroom has a large V-berth with a filler to convert to double or lower forming a seat, two full bureaus, two cedar-lined hanging lockers and storage cabinets, plus additional drawer and cabinet storage port and starboard. There is a large Rondal flush opening hatch to the foredeck, separate air conditioning control and private door access to the guest head and stall shower.

The second guest stateroom is arranged with over and under berths, the lower berth being a small double and the upper an extra wide single berth. Large hull port outboard, as well as a flush Rondal hatch opening to flush deck above. There is a vanity/night table with storage below, storage outboard in 3 shelf cabinets and a full hanging/storage locker forward.

Directly across the passageway to port is a large day/guest head complete with stall shower, electric head, mirrors, vanity storage, and marble counter tops with a custom under-mounted nickel-plated basin.

• Sony stereo 
• Samsung HD 50” flat screen TV (salon) 

• Flush mounted instruments over nav table
• L-shaped navigation center with flush mounted electrical consoles and very comfortable navigation chair
• New Garmin chart plotter  8618, 2023
• Simrad Robertson autopilot (with navigation and cockpit control panel). A second back up pump was added 2003
• Spare Garmin autopilot computer on board (requires installation)
• Upper autopilot has remote (cockpit)
• ICOM IC M504
• Raymarine multi display
• New computer and monitor in Nav station 2025
• 12 volt plug
• Xantrex Link 20 battery monitor
• Heart Interface battery monitor
• Weems & Plath clock and barometer on bulkhead
• Windlass master switch
• Heart Tank Tender gauge (fuel and water)
• Bilge pump counter and bilge pump indicator lights in cockpit to notify crew when pumps come on

• 12 volt DC, 24 volt DC/110 volt AC service 
• Solar panels 1000 watts
• Panda Fischer Mini 12 kw 
• AC & DC Bass electric breaker panel,
• 40 DC breakers
• 20 AC breakers
• DC volt gauges
• DC amp gauges
• 1 AC amp gauge
• 110 volt breakers include 5 double breakers and 6 single breakers (main panel)
• 8 single breaker AC power sub panel in locker adjacent to nav station
• Heart 3500 inverter and monitor
• New engine AGM starter battery
• Generator AGM starter battery
• New 4 8D 260amps house batteries
• Parallel solenoid switches to connect engine and generator batteries to house bank
• All batteries are securely fastened down for offshore sailing
• The main engine has two alternators. 135 amp for the 24-volt house bank and a separate alternator for the engine starting battery
• Battery charger operated on 110 volt shore power or generator
• 12-volt plugs at nav center
• 110 volt outlets in every cabin (ground fault in heads)
• All cabins have LED red or white lights.
• Vertical LED lights on mast from both sets of spreaders
• Two separate shore power inlets and cords
• Anchor light (new 2018)

• Yanmar 140 hp turbo diesel, new 2009 (4200 hrs)
• Max prop whisper prop 5 blade - new 2014 2 $7000
• 24v Westmar dual prop bow thruster model DPC12E-10, with stainless steel guards
• Easy access dual Racor fuel filters accessed through aft shower engine room door
• Gray water tank (sink/showers) with level indicator
• Five fuel tanks (new) (57 gal, two 49 gal, 60 gal, 65 gal) 280 gallons total
• Four stainless water tanks total 196 gallons
• New 20 Gallon Raritan hot water heater 2026
• Spectra Newport Mark II 700 gpd watermaker - totally automatic with auto back flushing
• 3 Marine Air AC systems with digital controls
• Electric manual fresh water heads with y-valve for direct discharge or to holding tanks. Both holding tanks have electric macerator pump outs
• Auto fire extinguisher on engine room
• Oil charge pump for engine and generator
• Aqualarm systems monitor for bilge, oil pressure, flow pressure temperature & fire

• Teak decks
• Kato davits and arch
• 6 flush prisms
• 6 custom flush Rondal hatches
• Six fixed hull ports
• 10 s/s opening ports
• Screens for all hatches
• Boarding ladder
• Side swim ladder
• Large deck box
• Passerelle
• Fresh water wash down aft
• Saltwater wash down forward
• LED deck lights
• Varnished teak toe rail
• Fiberglass sandwich deck construction
• Awlgrip painted mahogany rubrail with stainless oval
• Ideal vertical windlass with chain and rope gypsy, switches & hand operated
• Anchor platform with double s/s anchor rollers
• Rocna 40 Kg with 300' chain (primary anchor) 
• 60 lb stainless CQR (secondary anchor)
• LED lighting on aft deck on both antenna pedestals
• 3 flush deck hatches for storage areas with Rondal hardware
• Polished stainless-steel stanchions, pulpits & 8 custom dorades
• Extra-large sail locker area forward with deck access
• Very large lazarette with access through two flush deck hatches aft
• Cockpit dining table with two opening leaves
• 10' 6" AB hard bottom dinghy with 20hp electric Tohatsu 

• Hand laid solid fiberglass hull construction with alternating layers of fiberglass matte and roving
• Flag blue Awlgrip hull paint with gold cove stripe and double white boot top and red bottom - Nov. 2011
• Centerboard design with 6' draft (board up) and 11'5" (board down).  Board raised with winch inside cockpit, which was removed, checked and rebuilt in 2011
• New paint top sides 2023
• Marlon through hull fittings throughout
• Under water light above rudder and propeller

• Hood carbon Stowaway mast
• New furling motor in mast 2025
• All new running rigging 2024
• New manual roller furling C520 Profurl, 2025
• New North mainsail 2025
• Storm jib with Harken roller furler
• New head stay 2025
• New backstay 2024
• Trysail track on mast 
• Vertical LED lights on mast from both sets of spreaders

• Two 66 CST electric primary winches
• One 58 CST electric outhaul winch
• One 58 CST mainsheet winch
• Two secondary 58 CST winches
• Three 48 CST winches on mast
• One 44 CST winch on mast
• One 40 CST winch

• New cockpit cushions 2026
• Companionway dodger & Bimini
• All dorade, binnacle, wheel and winch covers, and life raft cover 2011
• Wheel re-leathered in 2011

• New life raft 2023 Revere RE8-32/0235
• EPIRB (2)
• 3 sets of harnesses
• 2 horseshoe life rings
• New 5 spin lock deck vests 2023
• 10 life jackets
• Coast Guard safety equipment including flares, bell and air horns (complete USCG compliance)
• Auto fire extinguisher for engine room
• High water alarm at nav station

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.