[1] The Corsair Cruze 970 is a recreational trimaran, built predominantly of fiberglass over a PVC core.

The main hull has a kick-up, transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable daggerboard.

The recommended engine is a 9.9 hp (7 kW) Yamaha Corporation four stroke, high thrust, extra long shaft.

[2] 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.

"[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.