Production on the boat that would be renamed the Corsair 28 started in 1997, when Corsair Trimarans updated its popular 11-year-old F-27 boat. The resulting 28-foot boat, first called the Corsair F-28 but changed in 2001 to just Corsair 28, is a folding trimaran whose overall beam of 20 feet (6m) compresses to eight feet (2.5m) for transportation. With a pivoting rudder and retractable daggerboard, the boat can be trailered. There are three models: the original 28 (aluminum mast), the 28R (high-performance model with taller carbon fiber mast), and the 28CC (center cockpit, rather than the usual aft cockpit). All three boats are otherwise identical, featuring a mainsail, jib, asymmetrical spinnaker, and screacher sail (roller drifter). The maximum wind range for the Corsair 28 is 22 knots. The class is strict. Strong fleets have appeared at the Key West Race Week (13 boats) and other national events.