Dragonfly Trimarans is a line of

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sailboats built by the Quorning Boats

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in Skærbæk, near Fredericia, Denmark. The trimarans produced by this

are characterized by a folding technology denominated "SwingWing". This allows them to use

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berths intended for

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and be trailerable. The smallest model, the Dragonfly 25, is narrow enough (2.3m) to not need special permits, as is the Dragonfly 28 (which at 2.54m is just under the 2.55m legal limit in the European Union). These trimarans have low draft and can be beached since both the centreboard and the rudder can be lifted.

History

Quorning Boats was founded in 1967 by Børge Quorning. In 1981 the company dropped the

and started to produce exclusively the Dragonfly range of trimarans. These early trimarans were not foldable. In 1988-89 the “Swing Wing” system was designed and developed. It was first introduced in 1989 in the Dragonfly 800 Swing Wing, and has been used in all models since. In 1995,

Jens Quorning Jens Quorning is a Danish multihull A multihull is a boat or ship with more than one hull, whereas a vessel with a single hull is a monohull. The most common multihulls are catamarans (with two hulls), and trimarans (with three hulls). Ther ...

, son of the founder, replaced his father at the head of the company. Jens' brother, Eric, runs BSI, a company which supplies parts for Quorning. In total, about 800 boats were produced as of 2007.

Product line

Current models

*Dragonfly 25. The smallest model, launched in 2016. *Dragonfly 28. Presented in January 2009 at the

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Boat Show, Germany. It replaced the Dragonfly 800 but has almost as much interior space as the (also discontinued) Dragonfly 920. *Dragonfly 32. This model was launched in the Summer of 2012, replacing the old 920. Its production uses new (for Quorning) production technologies like

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, a new 7-axis CNC-milling machine process and finite-elements material and stress analysis. *Dragonfly 40. The latest model, launched in 2020, it replaced the 1200.

Previous models

* Dragonfly 600. Small, open trimaran with demountable floats. Only 11 were built before the model was discontinued in 1994, due to it being "too expensive to produce". *Dragonfly 25 MK 1. Older smaller model, predecessor of the 800. *Dragonfly 800 MK I. In 1985, Erik Quorning came 1st in the Round Great Britain and Ireland race in one of these boats. *Dragonfly 800 MK II. A non-swingwing model predecessor of the more recent Dragonfly 800. *Dragonfly 800 MK III (Swing Wing). This model was introduced in August 1989 and was replaced by the Dragonfly 28 in 2009. There were two versions, Cruising and Racing, differing on the size of mast and sails. About 300 were built. Olympic sailing legend

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’s last boat, which he owned for 10 years, was a (modified) DF 800. *Dragonfly 920. This model existed in two versions: Touring and Extreme. The Extreme version has the same center hull as the Touring, but longer arms and floats making it wider when unfolded, which allows the use of a taller

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and bigger sails. It is approximately 15% faster. *Dragonfly 35. This model is an

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and ocean

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. It replaced the Dragonfly 1000. As with the 920, two versions exist: Touring and Ultimate. The Ultimate has a taller

and bigger sails, but the same

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as the Touring version. Image:Dragonflyfolded.jpg, Dragonfly 800 in folded position Image:Dragonflyextended.jpg, Dragonfly 800 in extended position *Dragonfly 1000. Replaced by the Dragonfly 35. *Dragonfly 1200. Replaced by the Dragonfly 40.

Awards

*Dragonfly 1000 - "Boat of The Year 1994" from Sailing and Cruising World magazines! *Dragonfly 600 - "Boat of the Year 1995" from Sailing World magazine *Dragonfly 1200 - "Boat of the Year 2001" award from Cruising World magazine *Dragonfly 1200 - Danish Design Prize 2001 *Dragonfly 920 Extreme - “

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2004”. *Dragonfly 35 Ultimate - “

2008”. *Dragonfly 25 - Sail’s "Best Boats 2016 award" for "Small cruiser". *Dragonfly 25 - "

2016".

External links

Dragonfly Trimarans by Quorning Boats of DenmarkDragonfly User Forum

References

{{Reflist Trimarans