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This remarkable sailing trimaran stands out with its new innovative wave-piercing main hull design, ensuring smooth and efficient sailing. With a strong emphasis on easy handling and shorthanded sailing, the DRAGONFLY 36 is perfect for families and sailing enthusiasts alike.

Step aboard and experience the spacious cockpit that invites relaxation and social interaction, complemented by a stylish, modern interior that seamlessly blends comfort and practicality. This exceptional cruiser/racer sets a new standard for offshore sailing, prioritizing both safety and family-friendly features, making it an ideal choice for unforgettable voyages.

Join the next generation of sailors with the DRAGONFLY 36, where performance meets elegance and every journey becomes a memorable adventure.

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The new DRAGONFLY 36 Performance Cruiser, a cutting-edge sailing trimaran where innovative design seamlessly integrates with exceptional functionality, all specifically engineered for those who crave adventure on the open seas. This remarkable cruiser/racer has been meticulously crafted for both seasoned sailors and adventurous families, standing out with its pioneering wave-piercing main hull and float design. This unique feature not only enhances the DRAGONFLY 36's aesthetics but also significantly boosts its performance by more buoyancy in the bow and also allowing for more smooth, safe and efficient sailing, even when navigating through choppy waters or adverse weather conditions. 

The unique and revolutionary DRAGONFLY SWING WING system – introduced 35 years ago – reduces the 8.12 m beam to only 3.7 m in seconds, using no tools. The DRAGONFLY 36 introduces for the first time an all-composite high-tech construction, making the DRAGONFLY SWING WING system simpler, lighter, stronger and easier to maintain.

The DRAGONFLY 36 steps into a new era in construction and design at Quorning Boats in Denmark, where more composite engineering is implemented in the structural design. Many fine element calculations backed up with physical strength tests to ensure a stronger and homogeneous construction by also using more infusion and complex tooling for the composite parts. All this to optimize production, weight, strength, lifetime and maintenance and at the end also for lower costs. The DRAGONFLY 36 has been over 2 years in development and is a high tech quality construction in all details.  

The DRAGONFLY 36 is engineered to excel in a variety of sailing scenarios, from spirited weekends on the water to long-distance offshore cruising. With its lightweight construction and expertly calibrated sail plan, this cruiser is designed for easy handling—making shorthanded sailing accessible and enjoyable. Whether you’re a solo sailor, a couple, or a family of four, the DRAGONFLY 36 simplifies the sailing process, allowing you to focus on the thrill of the adventure rather than the complexities of handling.

The DRAGONFLY 36 will be available in two versions, both with carbon masts. The TOURING version with self-tacking jib system and the PERFORMANCE version with a taller rig and larger overlapping furling headsail.

Step aboard and immerse yourself in the spacious cockpit, an inviting area designed for relaxation, social interaction, and enjoying the breath-taking views. Featuring comfortable seating with all lines and sail-handling-gear lead towards the twin helm wheels, without interrupting the people relaxing in front. The cockpit becomes a centerpiece for shared laughter and memorable experiences as you sail together with family and friends.

The modern, stylish standard ash (optional elm) interior has been carefully thought out to incorporate both comfort and practicality, with features like a fully equipped galley, multifunctional living spaces, and extensive natural light flooding through the boat. The design encourages a sense of togetherness, whether you’re preparing a meal or sharing a sunset view over a glass of your favorite beverage.

The onboard experience is enhanced by storage solutions and an ergonomic layout, allowing for a clutter-free environment. This attention to detail extends to the interior finishes, where high-quality materials meet aesthetics, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere that makes you feel at home, no matter where your journey takes you.

Join the next generation of sailors with the DRAGONFLY 36 Performance Cruiser. Whether embarking on a spontaneous day sail or planning an exhilarating long distance voyage, this sailing Trimaran redefines the standard for performance cruising, empowering you to explore the beauty of the open water with confidence, comfort, and unparalleled style. Experience a sailing lifestyle that goes beyond mere transportation, as each moment aboard the DRAGONFLY 36 becomes a cherished memory waiting to be created.

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To inform and illustrate recommended service, maintenance, and refitting on an older Dragonfly, we have drawn this general information sheet. Rough elements, like strong winds and wave conditions, strong saltwater and UV do have some impact on the boat after a long sailing life.

We strongly recommend servicing and changing vital parts on your boat according to our recommendations.

This information overrules any former information you may have, as the following is based on updated knowledge.

Exchange intervals of structural parts:

• Waterstays - every maximum 10 years and or by 25.000 NM. Made in special Dyeform, Python and or Compacted Strand cable quality.
• Side stays and forestay cables – every maximum 10 years or 20.000 NM. Made in Dyeform, Python and or Compacted Strand cable quality.
• Fiber Side stay cables (optional) to be replaced after 7 years and or max 20.000 NM.
• Diamond stays on the mast should be changed after 15 years at the latest, or, by max 25.000 NM. Made in Dyeform, Python and or Compacted Strand cable quality.
• Beam stop cable to forward, outside beam under trampoline – every maximum 10 years.
• Steering cables – every maximum 7 years and or by 15.000 NM. Regular visual control is strongly recommended and especially before planning longer trips.

The above listing of exchange intervals is the recommendations from the Dragonfly yard, and it is not an extension of the 2-year warranty.

Halyards and Dyneema lines need regularly visual check for wear and tear.

From January 2024 we engrave the Dragonfly logo including a production year, on all rigging terminals on structural wiring such as waterstays, side stays and diamond cables, to make it easier for you as a customer to follow the above recommended exchange intervals.

Always check very carefully that you replace cables in the VERY same type of cable quality if not ordered/replaced by the Dragonfly Yard.

Visual check of all cables is still required before and when changing the rigging. We strongly recommend focusing on side stay cables, as these easily can be bend when stepping the mast. Bended side stay cables near the terminal may cause the side stay cable to break.

On all Dragonfly’s, please regularly check the forestay cable in the top by the terminal. When furling, the spinnaker or Code-0 halyard may block the forestay, which can cause failure of the forestay cable.

Trampolines:

On all Dragonfly’s, we recommend re-stitching (sewing) along the stitching/seams of the trampolines every 6-7 years (in climates with strong UV, every 5 years). Normally, our clients change their trampolines after 10-12 years use. Please note this is a recommendation and it is still always the skipper’s responsibility to regularly check the condition of the trampolines.

Float deck Teflon pad rings:

The white 5 mm Teflon pad rings on the float deck needs to be changed every 13-15 years – this is neither critical nor structural. For easy change of these pads/rings, you just bolt off the floats from the wings by the one bolt in each end of the Wing/beam.

Quick-Links:

Over many years, Quorning Boats has used the riggings links, so-called Quick-links, in the Dragonfly production quite often. When replacing these Quick-links, it is of utmost importance to purchase links of same high quality or similar products carrying same strength (working load). Many products look the same, but do NOT carry the same strength/loads. If you are not sure about this, please contact your local dealer or the Dragonfly Yard.

Caution for all painted surfaces on the boat and mast.

Painted surfaces may NOT be covered with Plastic or other non-breathable materials, as water and condensation cannot be lead away from the painted surfaces, and these are not able to dry.

When water is stuck between the Paint and a non-breathable or non-ventilated material, blisters can occur between the paint and the gelcoat or the carbon sections of the mast.

Due to these circumstances, the permanent use of Ex. Matt-Fenders (long flat fenders) cannot be recommended, as water and Condensation can also get stuck between these and the hull, and lead to blisters in the Paint.

Quorning Boats cannot be held responsible for Blisters in the paint occurred due covering the painted surfaces with non-breathable materials.

Ordering Parts:

Original spare parts can be ordered at Quorning Boats at  [email protected]

Common spare parts can be shipped within one or two weeks, whereas special parts and/or custom-made parts usually are served within 6-8 weeks.

Parts ordered at Quorning Boats Denmark, will be produced in originally designed materials. Should you choose to order from other suppliers, please check that the same kind of materials are used – especially on the waterstays and other rigging parts, where stronger special Dyeform, Python and or Compacted Strand cables are needed.

All other normal maintenance for like engine, pumps, electrical systems etc. we refer to the guidelines from the manufacturer of these specific products.

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Dragonfly 25: the versatile trailable trimaran

• David Harding
• February 14, 2024

Equally happy cruising with the kids or flying two hulls at 20 knots, the Dragonfly 25 is a versatile trailable tri. David Harding went for a spin

The Dragonfly 25 Sport is fast and trailerable. Credit: David Harding Credit: David Harding

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Let’s say you want to hop around the coast from Emsworth to Southampton on a Wednesday morning. You step aboard in Emsworth Yacht Harbour, fire up the 6hp outboard and motor out over the sill and down through the moorings.

When you have space you round up, hoist sail, kill the engine and set off on a two-sail reach towards Hayling Island at a leisurely 10-12 knots.

It all feels a bit too gentle and you want to make progress, so you unroll the Code 0 and your speed picks up to around 15 knots as the apparent wind builds and moves forward.

As you get further down the harbour, the easterly breeze increases to around 16 knots and your boat-speed keeps climbing.

You’re not focusing on the numbers on the GPS because you’re watching the approaching gusts, the bow of the leeward hull (this boat has three), the luff of the Code 0 and how much space you have to bear away, but you see later that you recorded a peak of 17.8 knots and a 10-second maximum of 17.5 knots.

The 25 is the first Dragonfly to sport reverse rake on the bows of the floats. It’s functional as well as fashionable. Credit: David Harding

After a brief pause to take some photos, you continue under Code 0 out of Chichester harbour and into the chop of Bracklesham Bay. The boat begins to bounce a bit more but stays remarkably dry.

Since it’s downwind to Southampton and you need to start sailing some deeper angles, you switch the Code 0 for the spinnaker, put the bow down – maintaining 14 knots but with a better VMG towards your destination – and continue to enjoy the ride.

In an ideal world, the story would end with the boat tied up in Southampton 90 minutes later after a downwind sleigh-ride all the way.

Speed log: our maximum (bottom) and over a 10-second period (top). Credit: David Harding

In the real world, it did end with the boat tied up in Southampton after a perfectly pleasant passage, though a combination of shifting breezes, the odd technical issue and the desire of the boat-testing member of the two-man crew to do some upwind sailing as well meant that it took a little longer than 90 minutes.

The reason for the trip was twofold – just like the boat, in fact. I wanted to test the Dragonfly 25 Sport. So it made perfect sense for me to sail with Al Wood of Multihull Solutions on a delivery trip, using one stone to kill two birds on three hulls.

Dragonfly 25: fast and foldable

Folding trimarans tend to fold in one of two ways. The Dragonflies’ hulls rotate about a vertical axis, swinging in and aft.

In the case of the Dragonfly 25, this reduces the beam from 5.8m (19ft) to just 2.3m (7ft 7in), making her narrower than a typical modern 7.6m (25ft) monohull.

Inevitably, however, she grows longer in the process, from 25ft to just under 30ft (9m).

This is one of the fundamental differences between the Dragonflies and the other sporty trimarans you’re likely to see cruising effortlessly past you, the Farriers and Corsairs.

The latter pair (with common ancestry in Ian Farrier) have hulls that rotate through 90° about a horizontal axis.

Narrow beam when folded, combined with a weight of just over a ton, simplifies trailing

This means that the boats stay the same length when folded, but the topsides of the floats become immersed.

The Dragonflies’ mechanism is delightfully simple to operate.

To fold each hull in, you release the line marked ‘fold out’ and pull the one marked ‘fold in’.

To unfold again, you reverse the process, winching the ‘fold out’ line the last inch or two to make sure it’s tight. Then the structure is remarkably rigid, as it needs to be on a boat capable of sailing at 20 knots on one hull.

The simplicity of the operation belies the complexity of the calculations necessary to make it all work.

Extensive use was made of 3D modelling, followed by CNC tooling to ensure the project moved from concept to completion as swiftly as possible. It was indeed a remarkably swift operation.

Most of the time the helm station is the windward trampoline. Credit: David Harding

The Dragonfly 25 was announced to the world at the Düsseldorf Boat Show in 2014.

At this stage she existed as little more than a drawing to gauge the public’s reaction. A year later she was there in the flesh.

Although 25ft is small by today’s standards, creating a lightweight, high-performance folding trimaran is far more involved than designing and building a conventional cruising monohull of similar length.

It’s nothing new to Quorning Boats in Denmark – headed by Jens Quorning, who is also the designer – because they have built about 650 folding trimarans over three decades.

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Nonetheless, the folding mechanisms and, of course, the design of the boats as a whole, have continually evolved.

For example, the 25 is the first Dragonfly to sport reverse rake on the bows of the floats.

Reverse rake has become the norm on performance multihulls in recent years, the logic being that you want to get the buoyancy as far forward and as low down as possible to resist the diagonal forces downwind.

Conventional (forward) rake, especially when combined with flared topsides, allows the bow to start immersing before the increased buoyancy further forward and higher up comes into effect.

Proponents of reverse rake maintain that, as it immerses, a conventionally-raked bow will meet more resistance and tend to slow down, leading to greater tripping moment.

Open-backed rudder stocks allow the blades to be moved vertically. Credit: David Harding

The idea is that reverse rake and the almost pear-shaped sections of the floats on the Dragonfly place the buoyancy where it’s working all the time.

In essence, less immersion means less resistance, less tripping moment, greater safety and more speed, while the fine, rounded tops of the hulls mean that if they do spear into the back of a wave they should pop up quickly.

Not everyone agrees with reverse rake, but that’s the current thinking in performance circles.

As you would expect, the Dragonfly’s floats are asymmetric to provide lift to windward.

A folding narrow beam makes berthing easy. Credit: David Harding

They also extend forward of the main hull in sailing mode, again to place the buoyancy well forward and maximise diagonal stability.

In addition to this change with the latest model, the total buoyancy of the floats is greater in relation to the boat’s displacement than on any earlier design, allowing her to be pushed harder and – should the fancy take you – sailed on one hull.

That’s what many trimarans do these days.

Immersion exercises

Sailing with two hulls in the air is not obligatory with the Dragonfly 25. In fact, it’s only an option with the Sport version – the one I tested.

This has a rotating carbon wing mast just under 12m (40ft) high and – a first for Dragonfly – a rudder on each float.  If you’re going to fly the centre hull, that matters.

All this flying around might sound a little hairy for some, but what if you still like the idea of sailing at double-figure speeds without effort in a boat that weighs just over a ton and will float on a damp sponge?

In that case, go for the Touring version, which comes with an aluminium mast more than 1.2m (4ft) shorter (still rotating) and a rudder on the main hull.

Controlling rotation: the bottom line limits the mast’s maximum rotation and the top one determines its angle in relation to the boom. Credit: David Harding

By conventional standards it will be blisteringly fast; just not quite as fast as a Sport version sailed by a crew who know what they’re doing.

On our delivery trip, one of the crew knew exactly what he was doing while the other was on a steep learning curve.

Nonetheless, our little coast-hop proved yet again that the ratio of boat-speed to manpower on a boat like this is hard to beat in cruising terms.

What other sort of trailable, beachable weekender-cum- coastal-cruiser could easily, comfortably and safely sail as fast as or faster than the wind on a day like this with just two people aboard?

The cockpit has a whipstaff. Credit: David Harding

How many cruiser/racers of any description could do that?

Our speed-of-the-wind sailing came to an end after a spinnaker-related glitch that was easy to fix, but not there and then.

Despite the frustration of having to complete the trip under plain sail, I was mindful of the fact that we were finding it thoroughly boring to be ambling along at a mere 10 knots – a speed that would produce white knuckles and racing pulses on many 25-footers.

On the Dragonfly 25 it was like being stuck in second gear.

I did want to try some upwind sailing, so at the entrance to Southampton Water we hardened up on the breeze.

Open backed rudder stocks allows the blades to kick up on impact. Credit: David Harding

We were carrying the full mainsail and, in around 20 knots, it was at the upper end of what was comfortable, especially given the steep chop that had built up by then.

On starboard tack the waves were almost on the beam, meaning that on port they were bang on the nose.

Thankfully the little Dragonfly 25 had the power to allow us to drive deep and sail through them, so we still clocked speeds into the 8s and 9s for much of the time.

Now, sailing a sporty 25ft trimaran into a seaway at 9 knots in 20 knots of wind sounds like a good way to get wet – but, strangely, it wasn’t.

Curved spreaders eliminate interference with the vertically battened self-tacking jib. Credit: David Harding

I didn’t even don the top half of my waterproofs for the entire trip. The reason is the spray-deflecting shape of the main hull.

A flare about 45cm (18in) above the waterline develops into a pronounced return that stops waves from climbing up the topsides.

Any that do make it further are met by a second return where the deck and hull mouldings join to form a deep lip between the bow and the forward beam.

Despite some inevitable splashing between the hulls, it’s a remarkably dry ride.

Sail plan on the Dragonfly 25

Another factor is that the helm is sitting on a windward float that’s well clear of the water. The downside of such a large deflection area close to the waterline is a bit of thudding.

Occasionally it felt like a sort of double judder, making me wonder at first whether there was flexing between the beams and the hulls, but the whole structure, from the top of the rig to the tips of the floats, appeared as rigid as can be.

Without the wave-deflectors, life in a seaway might become tiringly wet.

This way, you get a bit of thudding and stay dry.

Dynamic sailing in the Dragonfly 25

Downwind at 18-20 knots and upwind at 10 knots in flat water: that’s what the Dragonfly 25 is capable of.

You have to work to extract the maximum from the Sport version, however. That’s in the nature of the beast.

With a wing mast and a mainsail 4.27sq m (46sq ft) larger than on the Touring alternative she will power up more quickly and need reefing sooner.

You also have to steer more actively downwind, when the windward rudder is dipping in and out of the water and changing the amount of helm you need.

This was noticeable on our sail, though had we been under spinnaker the windward rudder would probably have spent most of its time clear of the water.

A rope-tidy pocket is built into the trampoline each side. Credit: David Harding

Because there’s a rudder on each float, the two have to be connected: the windward tiller is controlling the immersed rudder nearly 5.8m (19ft) away.

Dyneema line does the job and the result is a pretty positive feel, if not quite as direct as with a single central rudder (assuming it’s in the water).

When you want to steer from the central hull – for manoeuvring with the outboard, or in toodling-around mode – you use the whipstaff in the cockpit.

The only way to make the steering feel more direct would be to stiffen the cranked aluminium tiller tubes, but that’s a detail.

It seems unfair to criticise something like that when the structure has been designed and engineered in such a way that the steering still works perfectly with the floats folded in. That must have taken some serious geometrical jiggling.

Through the hole to the heads. The ring frame between the beams has to be massively strong. Credit: David Harding

Before we move on from performance-related matters for a moment, let’s consider this: the Dragonfly 25 was raced in the 2015 Round the Island Race by a crew of three whose first time sailing the boat together was on the way over to Cowes the night before.

Despite this – and having to rig a replacement tack line for the spinnaker after the original one burst off St Catherine’s – they finished well up in the MOCRA fleet, their elapsed time of 6 hours 21 minutes being 23rd fastest of all 1,400-plus finishers in the race and faster than all but a handful of the professionally-campaigned grand prix 12m (40ft) monohulls.

In case you’re wondering how she compares in performance terms with the Corsair Dash 750, the Dragonfly 25 was just under 9 minutes ahead of the Dash Nitric but lost out by 3 minutes on corrected time.

Everyone has their ‘if only’s’ in a race like this.

Clever thinking

Everywhere you look on the Dragonfly 25 it’s clear that a lot of thought has gone into the boat.

The design and structural sides are pretty impressive – assuming everything hangs together and keeps working, which seems probable given the number of Dragonflies from the ’80s and ’90s that are still going strong.

Hull and deck are hand-laid and cored with Divinycell (except in way of the keel).

Weight is kept to a minimum largely through simplicity: nothing is on the boat that doesn’t serve a useful purpose.

The rudders are housed in stocks that hold them rigidly but allow them to kick up on impact.

Down the hatch: no luxury, but the accommodation is fine for coast-hopping and weekending. Credit: David Harding

Other neat ideas include the halyard-tail pockets built into the trampolines. Open stowage bins are beneath the cockpit seats and there’s a large locker under the sole abaft the traveller.

Sails, fenders and light kit can be stowed in the centre section of each float between the watertight bulkheads at each end designed to prevent free-flow of water in the event of holing.

The boat should stay afloat in any event thanks to the foam-cored construction: she’s described as unsinkable.

Hardware is principally from Ronstan, with Andersen winches on the coachroof.

Sails on the Sport version are Technora laminates with Ronstan batten cars for the mainsail. The forestay is the torque rope used for the jib-furling system.

Accommodation on the Dragonfly 25

You don’t buy a sporty trimaran for luxury indoor living.

The basics are there: two berths in the saloon (converting to a wall-to-wall double), a narrow V-berth in the bow for one adult or two kids, and a heads underneath it. Stowage for sails or an inflatable is abaft the companionway steps.

With a boat of this size and nature you don’t even consider standing headroom.

More clever jiggling down here keeps the centreboard case out of the way: the berths are slightly offset to starboard and the centreboard is offset too.

It’s light, airy and fine for weekending.

The cockpit can be enclosed with a tent, and don’t forget the large patio each side for dining al fresco, sunbathing, sleeping under the stars, playing badminton or whatever else might take your fancy.

Note: David Harding test sailed hull #2 of the Dragonfly 25 Sport, which were delivered with rudders on the floats.

The later Sport versions have all been built with a single central rudder, which is now standard on both Sport and Touring versions.

The blade can be retracted vertically for access to shallow areas, but also kicks up in the event of impact.

There were a number of reasons for this change, and the primary one was ease of operation for owners. It’s quicker and easier to raise and lower a single rudder from the cockpit, than to lift two blades from the float transoms.

It is also more comfortable to helm from the cockpit in lighter winds, or when short-tacking. A long tiller extension os offered for helming from the float.

Despite her impressive performance, the Dragonfly 25 Sport is surprisingly easy to sail – unless you want to push the limits, when any boat will become more demanding. For many owners, the Touring version will provide more than ample performance and even simpler handling for around £12,000 less. If fast, trailable, beachable fun appeals to you, whether or not you have previously considered a multihull, it might be time to let a Dragonfly unfold her wings and show you how to fly.

DRAGONFLY 28 – FAMILY CRUISER & RACER

DF 28 OVERVIEW

Dragonfly 28 is the ultimate trailerable trimaran. jens quorning calls it the ‘swiss army knife’ of his range; compact, versatile and multifunctional. as a result it is our most popular model, with almost 250 built..

DF 28 is available in Touring and Performance versions, but the accommodation is the same in both. However Performance has a taller carbon rig and more powerful floats, which offer a more dynamic sailing experience. As a result, each boat is optimised to its owner’s wishes.

Dragonfly 28 trimaran is for the modern sailor, who demands multiple roles from his boat. It’s as happy gliding up to your favourite beach for a family picnic as it is exhilarating on the race course. Separate cabins, a generous galley and an enclosed heads with marine WC all ensure your family are comfortable and have privacy when cruising.

The Swing Wing system allows it to fold quickly to access a single marina berth or the road trailer. This is operated from the cockpit in less than 1 minute per side, and without any tools. The kick-up centreboard and rudder allow Dragonfly 28 to float in knee-deep water, for easy access to your favourite beach. In addition, huge lockers in the floats accommodate extra sails, inflatable paddle boards, folding bikes etc.

“It’s the most exhilarating sailing I’ve done since a ride on an Extreme 40 cat last year – and I enjoyed it as much”

“The fastest touring boat in the World under 30ft”

“For the life of me, I cannot understand why multihulls aren’t more popular in the UK. Here is a 28ft yacht that charges around at 15 knots without any effort. She is as close-winded as a monohull, she doesn’t heel more than 15 degrees and has bags of stowage”

“DF 28 was as good as I had hoped, beautifully designed and sailed very well. I am glad that I chose the Touring version, which is right for the solo-sailing I want to do”

“Even with the log reading speeds in the mid-teens, I didn’t need my oilskin trousers”

“ During our test sail we topped 18.7 knots without even trying – this is a seriously quick cruiser-racer”

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2024 Boat of the Year Best Trimaran: Dragonfly 40 Ultimate

• By Dave Reed
• December 20, 2023

“Classy.” That was the first word that came to mind for Boat of the Year judge Mike Ingham when he stepped aboard the formidable 40-foot trimaran from Dragonfly, an unexpected and welcome late entry to the competition in Annapolis. “It almost feels as if the boat is intentionally understated but overdelivered because once you start looking closer at the details and craftsmanship, it just keeps getting more impressive.”

Builder and company owner Jens Quorning, whose family has been building trimarans in southern Denmark since 1967, says the Dragonfly 40 is the biggest boat they now build and a worthy holder of the flagship title. “Building a boat of this scale is complicated,” he says of the folding trimaran. “It takes three years to develop a new design, and this is for owners looking for a bigger boat, with better performance, capable of more long-distance sailing.”

The result is a powerful trimaran aimed at experienced owners who appreciate the sheer pleasure of racing and cruising on three hulls. This is not your average production multihull. It is a powerful and luxurious sailing machine capable of knocking off fast miles in comfort. Slip down below and you’re immediately immersed in a master class of woodwork and joinery. There are berths for four, including a giant master under the cockpit, plenty of standing headroom, and a comfortable salon and galley arrangement that’s monohull-cozy. “We do not offer a big house on the water,” Quorning tells the judges. “But if you really want a fine and elegant yacht with double-digit sailing, this is what we do.”

For our tests, Dragonfly presented its Ultimate edition, the midrange version. An upscaled Performance model is an all-carbon version with a taller mast. And in the lightest wind of the week, sub-10 knots, the trimaran teased the judges with its potential. Still, in the light stuff, the boat delivered a winning experience.

“It was a dream to sail upwind and downwind, almost effortlessly,” Ingham says. “With the gennaker up, at about 100 degrees true, we were going faster than the wind, and with winch pods on each side of the steering wheel, everything was as ergonomic as you could possibly imagine. The electric winches made it a cinch to furl and unfurl the headsails through the tacks and jibes, and the sails trimmed in perfectly every time.”

The feather-light feel of the helm, Ingham adds, was as smooth as a balanced dinghy. “With tiny movements on the wheel, the boat would immediately respond, but I could also walk away from the helm for a few minutes and the boat would stay right on track. Crazy—I think it steered itself better than I did.”

That’s the trait of a good trimaran, Greg Stewart says. The Dragonfly 40 has a lot of buoyancy in the bows, and while the center hull is substantial, the tall trussed rig and square top mainsail provide plenty of power. “The biggest thing that struck me is how easily accessible everything is,” Stewart says. “Clearly, every detail is painstakingly thought out, and I can’t believe how beautifully built the interior is. It’s top-notch, from the glasswork to the paintwork inside and out. Down below, we were all blown away by the finish.”

There’s no denying the boat is expensive at upward of $1 million, but the test boat had quality race sails, a full electric-winch package, and a long list of high-spec extras. At nearly 15,000 pounds light, it’s a substantial boat—not trailerable, but foldable with Dragonfly’s trademark technique that Corning describes as mimicking parallel rules. The floats are 2 feet longer than the center hull, with buoyancy pushed well forward into the reversed bows, and the center hull is narrow at the waterline before sweeping upward to a high and hard chine. This pronounced hull shape allows for the generous amount of headroom, and high bench seats that flank a long centerline table, which can, of course, drop down to create a double-size berth.

Allen noted that the center hull’s wide side decks provide a secure pathway to the bow, rather than across the trampolines. He was also impressed with the ease of sailing the boat and the comfort belowdecks. “When we were doing 9 knots, I went below and there was silence. It’s comfortable and beautiful. It would be a blast to do some long point-to-point racing on it, doublehanded or with like a crew of four, max.”

Stewart agreed, adding that beyond its noteworthy gunkholing attributes, the engine is well aft on the center hull, allowing it to be motored safely into shallow anchorages. The daggerboard is mechanically raised into the trunk, and the rudder kicks up. “I also think it would be great for a distance race or rally type of event,” Stewart says. “Its performance and versatility are what appeal to me, but the build quality is what really sets it apart.”

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Dragonfly 25 – review and test

The dragonfly 25 trimaran weights a shade over 1,000kg and can sail at 17 knots, st’s verdict: an easily-handled daysailer..

Performance: 5/5 Accommodation: 3.5/5 Looks: 4/5

£65,000 ex VAT (as tested)

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The need for speed

The 25 is a pure daysailer/weekender with purpose-built roll-on roll-off trailer for easy launching and recovery. She weighs 1,050kg and, with her minimal wetted area, it's a recipe for speed. The swing wings are delicate but easy to operate.

Create your own apparent wind

With the gennaker up you can almost sail faster than the true windspeed by using your momentum to build apparent wind. On our test sge sailed at 30-32 degrees off the wind and clocked 7knots in 8knots of breeze.

It's not sailing, it's flying

With its floats providing 160 per cent buoyancy, the Dragonfly is capable of flying both leeward and main hull. It's turbo-charged sailing that opens up your horizons. You can beat a foul tide with ease and a cross-channel trip takes half the time.

So this is what a trimaran interior looks like...

There are two removable pods with a small cooker and basin, a lengthy forward berth with a Porta-Potti beneath and a light saloon with removable table. It's adequate for an occasional overnighter and there's substantial extra storage in the sponsons.

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Dragonfly 36 : Quorning Boats überrascht mit neuem 11-Meter-Tri

Zwei Versionen für unterschiedliche Bedürfnisse

Komposit statt stahl, innovative faltmechanik, komfort unter deck, preisgestaltung, technische daten des dragonfly 36, weiter links zum thema:.

Auf den ersten Blick könnte man meinen, es handle sich beim neuen Dragonfly um eine weitere Version des zuletzt vorgestellten 40-Fuß-Modells . Doch spätestens an der Seitenansicht des Mittelrumpfes wird deutlich, dass der Eindruck täuscht, denn der neue Entwurf besitzt dort, genau wie an den Schwimmern, einen negativen Steven Wavepiercer Steven. Das Boot verfügt über einen festen, 90 Zentimeter langen Bugspriet, an dem Code Zero oder Gennaker angeschlagen werden können. Zudem dient die Nase als Aufnahme für den Anker, der aufgrund des Wavepiercer-Bugs besonders weit vor dem Rumpf gefiert werden muss. Das große Cockpit ist mit zwei Steuerrädern bestückt. Alle Leinen sind zu vier elektrischen Winschen im hinteren Bereich des Cockpits geführt, sodass der Tri gut einhand gesegelt werden kann. Damit soll der Tri sowohl sportliche Fahrten- und Einhandsegler ansprechen als auch für Regatten wie Fünen Rund geeignet sein. Die Werft prognostiziert eine Maximalgeschwindigkeit von 23 Knoten. Womit der 36er nur einen Knoten langsamer wäre als das 40-Fuß-Topmodell der Dänen.

Der Dragonfly 36 wird als Touring-Version und in der Performance-Variante gebaut. Beide Versionen verfügen über einen Carbon-Mast, aber sie unterscheiden sich in ihren Segelkonfigurationen.

Touring-Version

Die Touring-Version ist ideal für Segler, die Wert auf einfache Handhabung legen. Sie ist mit einer Selbstwendefock ausgestattet und besitzt einen 16,50 Meter langen Mast.

Performance-Version

Wer mehr Action will, bekommt bei der Performance-Variante einen zwei Meter höheren Mast und eine größere überlappende Rollgenua sowie insgesamt deutlich mehr Segelfläche. Allein der Code Zero legt um rund 13 Quadratmeter zu. Der Gennaker wächst sogar um 40 Quadratmeter. Die Bauweise der Rümpfe und die Gewichte der beiden Versionen sind identisch..

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Mit Hilfe des für Dragonfly-Tris typischen SWING WING-Systems lässt sich die Breite des 36ers zum Anlegen von 8,12 m auf nur 3,7 m reduzieren. Die ausgefeilte Mechanik wird mit der elektrischen Winsch bedient und ist beim neuen Modell erstmals eine Vollverbundkonstruktion. Zur Optimierung der Struktur wurden Computersimulationen und physikalische Festigkeitstests durchgeführt. Durch den Wegfall der Edelstahlscharniere lassen sich die Kräfte besser in den Rumpf einleiten, außerdem ist die Konstruktion nach Werftangaben leichter, stabiler und wartungsfreundlicher.

Der Innenausbau erfolgt standardmäßig mit Eschenholz, optional ist auch Ulmenfurnier verfügbar. Das Interieur umfasst Doppelkabinen im Bug und im Achterbereich sowie einen separate Waschraum zwischen Vorschiff und Salon. Die Pantry ist direkt am Niedergang gelegen, gegenüber ist ein kleiner Navitisch vorgesehen. Wie die bisherigen Modelle weißt der 36er eine zweigteilte Linienführung auf unterhalb der Wasserline ist der dem Mittelrumpf bewusst schlank gehalten um den Wiederstand zu minimieren. Darüber legt die Breite deutlich zu, was größere Kojen und mehr Wohnkomfort ermöglicht.

Der Grundpreis ab Werft wird mit 495.000 Euro ohne Mehrwertsteuer angegeben. Damit ist der Dragonfly 36 kein Schnäppchen. Allerdings enthält das Standardboot auch eine Reihe üblicherweise aufpreispflichtiger Ausstattungen wie die elektrischen Winschen und das Carbon-Rigg. Die bei schnellen Trimaranen auftretenden strukturellen Belastungen erfordern zudem aufwendigere Laminate, wodurch die Preise nicht direkt mit Einrumpf-Yachten vergleichbar sind.

• Konstrukteur: Olsen Design / Quorning Boats ApS
• Rumpflänge: 11,55 m
• Breite: 8,12 m
• Breite mit eingezogenen Schwimmern: 3,70 m
• Tiefgänge: 0,67 m (min.) / 2,00 m (max.)
• Gewicht segelfertig: 4,5 t
• Masthöhe: 16,5 m (touring) / 18,50 (performance)
• Großsegel: 60,0/70 m2
• Genua: 30,0/38,5 m2
• Selbstwedenfock: 20,0/25,0 m2
• Gennaker: 110/150 m2
• Code Zero: 60/72,5 m2
• Motor : 30 Ps /21,3 kW
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• Refit/Maintenance Details: Dragonfly has undergone a full refit in 2016 with complete new interiors and redesigned exterior decks.
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• Guest Accommodation: 3 double cabins and 2 twin cabins
• Audio Visual Equipment and Deck Facilities: SAT TV in saloon and cabins Sonos multizone sound system with music libray
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