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Quick Look: DragonFly 35

• By Jeremy McGeary
• Updated: September 12, 2007

For four decades, Jens Quorning has been quietly infiltrating his folding Dragonfly trimarans into the world’s waterways. His latest offering is the Dragonfly 35, which fits nicely between the 9200 (30 feet) and the 1200 (39 feet) It weighs in less than 9,000 pounds, yet carries enough cruising amenities to make it a genuine express alternative to a monohull. It has sleeping quarters for six and the elevated dining area provides a view of the surroundings through the cabin windows, a sort of railway coach version of a raised saloon.

Cruising sailors will be content with the Touring model, but those in search of a rush will want the Ultimate, which, with its 1,100 square feet of sail, will test their nerves and their sailing skills.

For berthing, the Dragonfly 35’s amas fold aft alongside the hull, and the resulting package, about 41 feet long by 13 feet wide fits in a boat slip of normal proportions for a monohull. www.dragonfly.dk

DragonFly 35 Specs

LOA: 35′ 0″ LWL: 34′ 5″ Beam: 26′ 11″ Draft: 1′ 10″/6′ 3″ Sail Area: 1076 Displacement: 8,600 Water: 37 gal Fuel: 21 gal Engine: Volvo 30 hp Designer: Jens Quorning Quorning Boats ApS www.dragonfly.dk

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Dragonfly Trimarans

Dragonfly trimarans for sale.

The Dragonfly 25 is a easily trailerable trimaran for sailors looking for both performance and comfort.

Dragonfly 25.

The Dragonfly 28 is an excellent trailerable trimaran built for performance and cruising comfort.

Dragonfly 28.

The Dragonfly 32 is the perfect combination between family cruising, racing, and offshore adventures.

Dragonfly 32.

The all-new Dragonfly 40 Performance Cruiser is a cutting edge design with a spacious cockpit and stylish interior.

Dragonfly 40, dragonfly trimarans for sale in the us.

Dragonfly Trimarans are built in Denmark to extremely high standards by Quorning Boats. The current Dragonfly range extends from the trailerable 25 and 28 footers, up to the larger 32 and 40 foot models. All Dragonfly Trimarans employ their hallmark “swing wing” system for retracting the floats for docking or in the case of the 25 and 28 for easy trailering. One feature of this system is that the floats remain in the vertical orientation, which is an advantage when keeping the boat in a slip because it eliminates the issue of fouling of the outside surfaces of the floats. Another hallmark of Dragonfly trimarans is their attention to detail in the interior design and finish, creating a beautiful comfortable place to spend time inside the boat. If you are looking for a Dragonfly Trimaran for sale, Windcraft Multihulls is a US dealer located in the Southeastern United States. Contact us for more information.

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Dragonfly 40

DRAGONFLY 40 PERFORMANCE CRUISER

DESIGNER’S COMMENTS Please welcome our flagship ‘DRAGONFLY 40 PERFORMANCE CRUISER’ – a world class Trimaran with many unique features! The Dragonfly 40 sets new standards for comfortable cruising and high-speed sailing combined with ease of handling - either with a small crew or singlehanded. For more than 50 years we have designed and manufactured Trimarans here at the Yard in Denmark for clients all over the world, which has led to this beautiful creation of what we call a ‘dream boat’ - because she is a dream come true. The keystone of this design is comfort and easy handling. Comfort in this category of yacht is to have enough space down below for two separate double cabins and enclosed toilet with shower, big dinette, and dining table for 8 people and a functional galley. This all sounds very simple and easy, but to get this designed into a high-speed hull is quite tricky, but we have succeeded. I also have to mention the new special cockpit design, where all lines are led back to the aft end of the cockpit, so your family and guests can enjoy the sail, without getting wrapped up in lines. All lines are just in front of both wheels.

Many people think cabin space equals comfort, well – comfort is also to be able to use the boats features while sailing and here the Trimaran is quite unique. The boat is not pounding and rolling around like other Yachts. On the water the Dragonfly 40 is in a category of its own, I would say, “comfortable sailing”, as normal heeling is only between 5-7 degrees. You can comfortably move around in the boat and no need to stow everything away before sailing.

‘C ULTIMATE” Carbon version with floats-, beams-, forward and aft structural main hull bulkheads-, centerboard trunk and under deck cabin mast support in carbon Pre-Preg system cured in Autoclave. This ensures an even lighter and stiffer construction. The ‘C PERFORMANCE version’ is similar to the ‘C Ultimate Version’, but with an even taller and more powerful rig and sails. The “C-PERFORMANCE” version is only for clients who want active sailing in the fast lane.

With the unique Dragonfly Swing Wing system, you can within a couple of minutes, reduce the large and powerful beam of 8.4 m down to only 4.0 m, without using any tools, and ensure easy docking in a normal slip/dock like any other monohull. This gives you extreme flexibility.

You will experience the fantastic wave piercing float design for safe and comfortable sailing and the fixed bowsprit for easy handling of the Code-O as well as anchoring with the integrated anchor system. Please enjoy this presentation of the Dragonfly 40 Performance Cruiser and unfold your dreams and horizons. This is what I love about sailing.

The Dragonfly 40 is available in four versions: All Dragonfly 40 comes standard with Carbon mast and upwind sails. The standard ‘TOURING’ version with a self-tacking jib, the ‘Ultimate Version’ has a taller and more powerful rig and larger overlapping furling headsail and enables higher performance, the latest

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THE DRAGONFLY 40 IS AVAILABLE IN FOUR VERSIONS: TOURING, ULTIMATE, C-ULTIMATE AND C-PERFORMANCE All four versions include a Carbon mast and batten car system, offering easy and safe control of the fully battened mainsail. Upwind sails are standard in high tech membranes with Technore Black and Carbon fibres. Code-0 and gennaker are optional choices and set from the fixed bowsprit, this also offers safe and easy handling of the anchor system, as well as easy access from the dock. The TOURING version comes with a selftacking jib as standard for easy and safe control while cruising. The ULTIMATE version has a taller and more powerfull rig and sails for higher performance. Both the C-ULTIMATE and ‘C-PERFORMANCE versions are Carbon versions which includes the following composite parts made in Carbon PrePreg system cured in Autoclave; both floats, 4 beams, front- and aft structural center hull main bulkheads, centerboard trunk and under deck cabin mast support, all parts for a lighter and stiffer construction. The C-ULTIMATE version has the same rig and sails as the normal Ultimate version and the C-PERFORMANCE has an even taller rig and larger sail area, for those who wants powerful sailing, and no compromises when it comes to comfort, speed and performance. All cabins have great natural light from the extended cabin windows and hull windows. Six skylights on the mainhull cabin top provides plenty of daylight and ventilation in the boat. For relaxing and sunbathing you can enjoy the two large trampolines which offer a huge and comfortable deck space. The floats include deck hatches, each providing plenty of storage for bicycles, kayaks, extra sails, paddleboards, inflatable dinghy, diving equipment etc. – this gives you lots of opportunities to do other sports on your trip as well. A kayak hatch on the transom of the float is however optional. Anchoring with the Dragonfly 40 is fantastic. You can anchor on shallow waters where only few other boats can go. It is like having your own little “island” as an extremely stabile platform with no rolling and lots of deck space.

FAST, FUNCTIONAL AND RELAXING In the DRAGONFLY 40 you will experience a large, dual zone cockpit. In the aft area you will find a twin wheel steering system, where all the lines and functions are led back to the standard four electric winches aft for easy and safe control. You can then enjoy the forward part of the cockpit, which is completely line-free, and has a removable cockpit table where you and your guests can relax and enjoy each other’s company. The boat is designed with an open transom; however, this can also be offered with a folding composite transom section, which closes the cockpit and folds down as an extension of the cockpit floor level into a bathing platform. The folding transom also as an option contain a carbon gangway for easy setup at the transom. For easy control of the mainsheet, you will find a 6:1 purchase center mainsheet system which is led to both sides under deck up to the outside electrical winch. A mainsail preventer system is standard on both sides to control the big roach in the mainsail and to avoid any uncontrolled gybing. We offer full electrical furling systems to handle all sails incl. Code-O for easy and comfortable handling. Further, all halyards are led under deck back to the winches and clutches aft. The DRAGONFLY 40 is powered by a Yanmar 40 HP inboard Diesel Engine with sail drive and a 3-blade folding propeller. The Engine is separated from the cabins to avoid diesel smell and noise below deck. There is a large engine hatch aft in the cockpit floor giving you easy access for the engine and other technical equipment.

EXTERIOR LAYOUT Each wheel pedestal has room to install up to a 12” GPS plotter and two additional navigation displays in addition to bow thruster and windlass control panels. There is room for additional electronic displays above the companionway. When seated by the helm, you will find comfort in the soft helm seats and for longer trips also enjoy the folding footrest at each wheel. Below the footrest there is a storage room for fenders and mooring lines. When ready for a swim, there is a bathing ladder aft on one float. Kick-up rudder and centerboard makes it possible to let the boat fall dry or beach the boat. This system prevents impact damage while sailing.

The mainsail is prepared with 2 large single line reefing points and the roller furling headsail is also a roller reefing headsail, so no storm jib is needed. Genoa track cars are adjustable from the cockpit. Roller Furler and tackline are nicely integrated into the deck design. The two trampolines are designed together with the deck level, so walking around the boat when folded out feels natural.

DESIGN AND EVOLUTION The Dragonfly 40 introduces a brand-new interior design and styling to the Dragonfly range. The double forward cabin has lockers, large hull portlights and beautiful skylight and deck window. The bigger double aft cabin has lockers and a dressing seat with deck hatch and full standing headroom. The aft cabin is quite spacious and is mostly preferred as owner´s cabin. The build in hull escape hatch also provides extra light and air when not sailing. The toilet is placed by the companionway for easy use, basically in the center of the boat and has a combined shower system. In the toilet you also find a deck hatch for ventilation and extra daylight. The bigger window makes you feel more welcome. The spacious dinette comes with a folding table, which quickly converts the port sofa into a double bunk. The centerboard trunk is hidden under the dinette table and extends back under the galley counter. Generous L-shaped galley with work tops on port- and starboard side. The engine and hot water tank are installed in a separate compartment aft to avoid any odors and noise inside the boat and has easy access for service from the cockpit floor hatch.

DANISH CRAFTMANSHIP Going down the steps into the cabin from the cockpit, you face this great view of the main cabin and the front of the boat. All wooden panels and trim are manufactured in the elegant Elm wood finish with satin hand sprayed varnish for easy maintenance and durability. The main cabin offers a cozy atmosphere with panoramic views through the long cabin windows and 3 flush mounted skylights. Full standing headroom of 195 cm at the galley. The large foldable dinette comfortably seats 8 people. The port sofa quickly converts into a double bed, and the starboard sofa can be used as a single bed as well. Further forward there is a storage locker on each side. The forward cabin has a large comfortable V-berth, and space for dressing in private. The cabin is equipped with lockers and shelves along both sides. The skylight and the two large hull portlights give plenty of daylight into the cabin.

ELEGANT COMFORT When you look aft into the main cabin, you will see the functional L-shaped galley on the port side, which is combined with extra worktop space on starboard side. Further, the galley offer storage in the lower and upper cabinets. Looking aft, behind the portside door, you will find a bigger private double aft cabin with a seat and a large double bunk. You will experience that all cabins are bright and airy, due to the many cabin windows, the escape hatch, the portlights in the freeboard and from the 6 skylights. On starboard side, behind the door by the companion way, you will find the combined toilet with shower, table with sink and practical lockers. The large cabin side windows have elegant blinds and bookshelves, and lockers are underneath. Each Dragonfly 40 is built special, to meet the happy new owner´s wishes and dreams. We are proud to say, MADE IN DENMARK.

LAYOUT AND SPECIFICATIONS

BEAM FOLDED

Length waterline centre hull

Length folded

Beam sailing

Beam folded

Draft board up

Draft board down

Weight of standard dry boat ready to sail, excl. extra equipment

Max total weight, incl. crew

Max total weight, excl. crew

Engine, standard

40 / 29,4 Hp / kW

Engine, optional

57 / 41,9 Hp / kW

Mast section, carbon

Mast height over water level excl. antennas

Self-tacking jib

Furling genoa

Furling Code-0

Water capacity

Fuel tank, diesel

CE-CATEGORY

Gennaker Bowsprit fixed length 24 knots

C ULTIMATE C PERFORMANCE

Length overall centre hull

Holding tank

All descriptions, illustrations etc. are indications only. The boats are shown with options. Quorning Boats ApS reserve all rights to modify or improve the specifications without prior notice

0.75 m Yes Designed by Jens Quorning and Steen Olsen

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The Legend of Dragonfly

Many people have asked us about the history of Quorning Boats. Between family members and at the yard, we take much of this information for granted, and we never paid much attention to these matters, because busy workdays have left little room for contemplation. However, we have done some digging in the archives and with help from Børge Quorning, my father and the founder of the company, we have found some photos showing the DNA of the company.

This is the exciting story of persons, a passion for the sea, and the discovery of the trimaran in America, which turned upside down the life of Børge and our family. The story of the struggle for widespread acceptance of these amazing trimarans. 

The story is depicting the journey of a family business in which development and experiments with new designs and methods of construction have been a constant factor. Many fantastic and great people have been involved with Dragonfly, and they have all left their mark on the company enforcing good Danish traditions. We have had many remarkable and interesting customers along the way, and they are part of Quorning Boats’ history.

Today, Quorning Boats employs around 50 people and builds more than 50 custom-built trimarans each year. This is a solid platform that allows us to dream and plan. The company has established itself as a major player and trendsetter worldwide when it comes to production trimarans. The Dragonfly is renowned  in the world of sailing, in not only Denmark, but around the world, and with the ability to look ahead, we are heading for new horizons and future successes.

Last, but not least, this is the story of a small family business on the hill by the fishing village of Skærbæk. Based on stability, stubbornness, courage, drive, and the love of sailing, it has gained worldwide renown and has made sailing an even more exciting playground.

50 Years of modern boat building – same family, same yard, and same concept – is something quite remarkable.

Please join us on our 50 Year’s journey through rough and calm waters!

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The story so far...

Børge Quorning and his younger brother Bent started building the yard themselves

in August 1967 with the only aim to build trimarans in Northern Europe.

This is still the same building and production hall right next to the main office.

Production of hull No 1 at the yard, the trimaran Trident 28, designed by Børge, who at that time already had designed and built several trimarans in Vancouver in the early and mid-1960’s.

Børges mother Agnes is babtizing hull No 1. Jens is the small boy watching carefully, and, further to the right, Børge, Jens’ brother Eric, and Bent.

Trident 28 hull No 1 was sold, but no more orders came in to this still new and unknown trimaran concept. Therefore, Børge and Bent decided to go safe and designed a traditional double-ended fishing and leisure boat. The Luna 19 series started.

Fiberglass was still a new product for boats.

Børge could not forget about the Trimarans, and he and Bent started  building several smaller experimental trimarans. The first one was the Trident 22, built in plywood and fiberglass.

Time was up to grow bigger, and the larger popular double-ended Luna 26 was designed and built and became very popular throughout the 1970’s – later also with a smaller rig, which was quite popular at that time.

Børge and Bent built the next smaller experimental trimaran to learn more, the Trident 19, also built in plywood and fiberglass.

Børge now built a smaller 16´ trimaran for his two small boys, Eric and Jens. No way they should start in the Optimist. This was the very first trimaran to be named “Dragonfly”, and the nickname also became “The Yellow One”, or, in Danish “Den Lille Gule”, also built in plywood and foam. The hulls/crossbeams were tied together with thin line only – no bolts.

The second production hall was built, to get enough space for the Luna boat production. Today, this is the center assembly hall for the DF 25+ DF 32/35 productions.

The smaller Trident 24, was designed and built in plywood/fiberglass, called “Grove Løjer”.

Børge and Bent split up, and Bent started a new and more modern boat yard facility in Middelfart, building the at that time famous “Safir” powerboat range from 24-26-28 feet. Later, Bent played a major roll for the Swedish “Nimbus” powerboat range for development and production.

Børge started the first production trimaran range, the Trident 27 series, that later came in a very different version of beam and rigging construction, built in GRP foam sandwich and balsa core. Production went on up till 1979. Many of these boats were delivered only half completed for partly homebuilding.

“Quick Step” One Off Trimaran 28´feet was built, based on the center hull from the Trident 27, but longer and with new float design (these floats became the future design up till the mid 1990’s). Quick Step was the first real breakthrough in racing for Børge, as he, along with his two very young boys won the “Round Zealand Race” by first ship home, crewing Gunner Dalgaard as well. Jens and Eric were only 16 and 18 years old. Over 1,500 boats participated in this race in tough conditions.

Jens starts his apprenticeship at the yard.

Later in 1978, Eric was first multihull to set a record in the prestigious record-breaking trophy “The Silver Spinnaker” Round Zealand, where number of hulls and sails was no limit. Among Eric´s crew was also the young Jesper Bank.

The at that time exclusive Luna 31 was launched, a full planing trawler type (22 knots). The energy crises at that time made it difficult to sell in bigger numbers though, and only 11 boats were built till 1981.

The legendary 35´One Off Trimaran “Dragster”, where the center hull was designed by Børge and built at Quorning Boats by the well-known Gert Frederiksen, who won the “Little America´s Cup” trophy back in 1969. Gert and Jens built the boat. This project made Gert start his worldwide known blocks and traveler series “Frederiksen” in Vejle, now bought by Ronstan. Dragster won Round Zealand many times and won the “Silver Spinnaker” with Jens as crew.

The original and first production trimaran named “Dragonfly” was the Dragonfly 25, designed and built by Børge and Jens, as the yard at this point had basically no orders and all employees had to go – it was very difficult times for Quorning Boats. But, this also started a new era for the company, where focus basically was on the trimarans only, and soon thereafter only on trimarans.

To test new markets, the one and only catamaran built at the yard, the “Combi Cat” was built for a German client, based on the floats from the Dragonfly 25.

Børge designed a new 35´One Off Racing Trimaran for Jens, and Børge helped Jens building this special plywood trimaran “Quick Step II”. The goal was to win back the Round Zealand trophy “The Silver Spinnaker”, and the year after Jens, crewing his brother Eric, Erik Fruergaard and Hans Henrik Albrechtsen sat a record of only 19 hours and 27 min. for the 235 NM race. This record stood for 25 years. Quick Step was even using foils on the floats, reaching top speed of 28 knots in 1983.

Jens and Eric entered the famous 2-handed “Round Britain & Ireland Race” in each their trimaran. Eric in his own built and modified Dragonfly 25 “Magic Hempel”, the smallest boat in the total fleet, crewing Erik Fruergaard. Jens in his new rebuilt “Quick Step III”, now with a big new rotating wing section mast and extreme beam of 31 feet, crewing Bo Rasmussen. On the Boxhaul Trophy handicap, Eric won overall, and Jens was second in this extreme tough 2,000 NM race. This was for sure the international breakthrough for Dragonfly and the Quorning family.

The Dragonfly 25 molds and tooling was sold to Canada – for the Dragonfly to be built on royalty basis for the North American market. However, the project was not a success. “Vitesse 52”, the one and only monohull yacht ever built at the yard, was at that time the biggest Danish yacht built in epoxy.

The new Dragonfly 800 came to life, still trailerable, more room inside, and now with centerboard.

Eric, Jens, crewing Peter Vedel won and were “First ship Home” in the famous “Färder Race” in Oslo in a standard Dragonfly 800.

Eric and Jens sat new record in the prestigious 645 NM “Round Denmark” race in a standard Dragonfly 800 MKII along with the third crew member, Bo Rasmussen. Back then, this race was open for all hull designs and sizes.

Jens and Henrik Bøje won the European Championship in the Multihull Micro Class up till 26 feet, sailing the Dragonfly 800 MKII in Holland.

The new updated Dragonfly 800 MKIII was introduced. It was basically the same boat, but now with GRP composite wings, still not foldable though. 6 boats built.

The very first foldable Dragonfly ever, was the Dragonfly 800 Swing Wing, which was launched in August – most likely the biggest step in the Dragonfly history and Quorning Boats design after years of development. The system worked, and the yard expected to have two production lines still – folding and non-folding, as it was very uncertain, how the market would accept this new strange folding product. The Swing Wing system took off.

Paul Elvström got his own private Dragonfly 800 Swing Wing, but with 1.4 m taller rigging. Paul sailed this boat for 10 years, till he stopped his sailing career. This also became an experimental boat, where Paul gave many inputs to construction and design.

Dragonfly 600 was born, a smaller open trailerable day sailor more for fun. 11 boats built. 

The third extension production building was made – today this building is dedicated for the Dragonfly 28 assembly. 

Dragonfly 1000 Swing Wing was introduced to the market in late 1991. This was a big step for the yard to enter the market with a bigger and more cruising type boat, with inboard engine but still fast in those years. 42 boats built till 2002.

Jens and Henrik Bøje won the European Championship in the Micro Multihull Class in Holland onboard the Dragonfly 800 Swing Wing.

Jens took over the company after his parents Børge and Bit. Jens´s wife Lene started to take over the bookkeeping from Bit. The yard now got a serious makeover, with a new office building and 2 new production halls, including better and modern ventilation systems.

The Dragonfly 920 Cruising was introduced to the market at the “BOOT Düsseldorf” and became one of the very big successes for the yard. 168 boats built till 2008. The Dragonfly 920 was still trailerable, but had to be taken apart for transport. This boat was one of the early and first production boats to introduce Carbon mast as standard.

The GRP lamination section burned down to the ground, and the fire also had influence on many other sections of the yard. Consequently, the production was set back for quite some time, and many important moulds were lost in the flames. It was a big challenge to move on from here.

The Dragonfly 920 Racing came on the market. Same boat, but with 45 cm longer mainsail boom to give more power.

The new millennium came – and Quorning Boats was very proud to present their new Flagship, Dragonfly 1200 Ocean Cruiser (Swing Wing), a great and fantastic 40´ folding trimaran, with a separate aft cabin and various engine sizes for speed under power up to 16 knots. 18 boats built up till year 2007, almost half went to the US market. 

Børge stopped officially at the yard, but he still has his own little workshop for his own experimental projects.

Børge and Jens received the very famous and prestigious prize, “The Danish Design Award” handed over by his Royal Highness, the Crown Prince of Denmark, for the Dragonfly 1200 design. This prize highly ranked in the Danish design industry, and is probably the most prestigious prize Quorning Boats has ever received, among many great prizes over the years.

Dragonfly 920 Extreme was introduced, with 1.2 m more beam and 1.5 m taller Carbon mast, a much more powerful boat with fantastic upwind performance. This new Extreme version boosted the sale up till 2008.

Dragonfly 920 Extreme won the overall prize for the “European Yacht of the Year” in the category for all yachts up to 30 feet. This came quite unexpected and was a great acceptance for production trimarans.

The Dragonfly 35 hull No 1 was launched, a very complex boat to build featuring great new ideas, like the kayak in the float and the cockpit rail to fold up to cockpit tent rail. Already before the launch, the boat was a great success, as 17 boats were sold before hull No 1 was even launched. The boat is still active in production, as it was ahead of its time by its introduction. This boat comes in the Touring and the Ultimate version, which has a 2-meter taller mast.

The Dragonfly 35 won the title “European Yacht of the Year”.

The new Dragonfly 28 replaced the older design of the Dragonfly 920. The new Dragonfly 28 was the first Dragonfly to just fold and trailer without taking anything apart, except lowering the mast. The Dragonfly 28 came in a Touring and Sport version. The timing was great for the coming financial crises, where this smaller boat took Quorning Boats through tough financial times.

Quorning Boats bought the lamination shop from the neighbor Faurby. This facility got 100% renovated with a top modern ventilation system.

The Dragonfly 32 came on the market, as a smaller version of the Dragonfly 35 to meet the market with a less expensive boat. The Dragonfly 32 comes in a Touring and a Supreme version with a 2 m taller mast. This boat was designed for both in- and outboard engines.

Quorning Boats bought the neighbor Faurby production facility, which today still houses the new Dragonfly Service Center.

Celebrating Dragonfly 28, hull No 100 - a milestone in the Dragonfly 28 production.

The new Dragonfly 25 was introduced on the market, to get younger clients sailing these great boats. A Touring version with 10.5m Alloy mast, and the Sport version with a 11.8 m rotating Carbon mast.

Dragonfly 28 Performance is launched with new bigger wave piercing floats for more stability and faster sailing in stronger wind conditions. 

Dragonfly 25 wins the title ”European Yacht of the Year”. 3rd time Quorning Boats wins this prestigious title. Only few yards have achieved this. New production record of 52 new boats built in one year.

Celebrating 50 Years of Dragonfly.

Dragonfly 32 Evolution is launched with the design of the new generation wave piercing floats. Dragonfly 32 Evolution replaces the Dragonfly 32 Supreme.

Dragonfly 32 Evolution is nominated Multihull of the Year 2019 in the "Until 40 feet"-category.

Yet another milestone in the Dragonfly 28 production - Dragonfly 28, hull No 200.

Celebrating 30 Years of the Dragonfly Swing Wing system, which was designed by Børge and Jens Quorning back in 1989. Using this revolutionary system, the trimaran can be folded reducing the beam by more than 50% in less than one minute per side, using no tools and operating only from the cockpit.

World Premiere of the new Dragonfly 40 Performance Cruiser at BOOT 2020 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

After more than two years of development, thousands of man hours and big investments, we could finally welcome the newest member to the Dragonfly family.

The Dragonfly 40 won the “European Yacht of the Year 2021”, in the Performance Cruiser Category. This is Quorning Boats’ 4th EYOTY title.

The Dragonfly 40 won the title as “Multihull of the Year 2021”, by Multihull Magazine, in the under-45-feet category.

Peter Quorning started his apprenticeship at Quorning Boats in August 2021 and is the third generation to take over the company.

Quorning Boats was founded in 1967 by Børge Quorning with the aim to build safe high quality trimarans with high performance and to set new standards in sailing. Today, Quorning Boats is still located in the same place, where Børge and his brother Bent began it all in the late 1960's - in the little village of Skærbæk in Jutland, Denmark. Since then, the company has expanded its factory several times and bought adjacent buildings - adding storage space and production capacity. By the summer of 2014, Quorning Boats has built 1,031 boats over a period of 46 years, hereof 699 trimarans. Every boat in production is built on order, causing some wait for the new owner, but, in return he gets a boat built according to his needs.

1966  Børge Quorning returned to Denmark after having worked as a boat builder in Canada. He was fuelled by the ambition to build trimarans and make Europeans appreciate them. Together with his younger brother, Bent Quorning, he bought a piece of land in Skærbæk and set to work on building a yard in 1967.

1968 the first boat was built at the yard, the Trident 28'.

Between 1969 - 1973 various trimaran prototypes (16' - 24') were built.

1974 the first production trimaran was built at Quorning Boats. It was the Trident 27’, and it would come in various designs up until 1979 by which time the company had built 36 boats. Trident 27’ was the realisation of the vision that Børge had from the beginning, and so it is an important boat in the history of the company. It was the first major step towards the range of boats on offer today, and this boat would quickly earn Quorning Boats widespread respect.

1980 was the year when Dragonfly 25’ (MK I) was put into production. This is a very important landmark in the company’s history because it marks the beginning of Quorning Boats’ successful range of production trimarans under the now well-known name of Dragonfly. Between 1980 and 1986, the company built 50 Dragonfly 25’.

From 1987 to 1988 the yard produced 58 boats of the type Dragonfly 800 (MK II), and in 1989 six boats of the type Dragonfly 800 (MK III). These two versions of the Dragonfly 800 were not folding, and it suddenly became difficult to sell this type, as Quorning Boats introduced the new Swing Wing system in 1989. This invention gave the Dragonfly greater versatility and thereby made it more attractive. Provided with the  this new Swing Wing system, the boat took up much less space when in port, and it was a lot easier to transport it on a trailer. From 1989 and well into the new millennium (2005), the company built 143 Dragonfly 800 Swing Wing.

From 1991 to 1993, Quorning Boats produced 11 of the smaller open Dragonfly 600 Daysailor, not folding. It was primarily the brainchild of Børge, who always took a special liking to the smaller boats.

Dragonfly 1000 Swing Wing went into production in 1991, and when it went out of production again in 2002, the company had built 41 boats. It was awarded "Boat of the Year" in USA in 1994, and the jury praised the boat for its construction. Reviews underlined the high performance and comfortable interior of this boat.

Jens Quorning started his apprenticeship at Quorning Boats with his farther Børge back in 1978. This was a natural step, as Jens had spent most of his life with his father at the yard, since the yard was founded. Jens Quorning became financially involved in the company in 1991, and by 1995 he was the sole owner of the company.

In 1996 the new Dragonfly 920 Swing Wing, which was released in two different versions: Cruising and Racing. This boat was larger than the Dragonfly 800, and came with a carbon mast as standard. The Dragonfly 920 was made to fill the gap between Dragonfly 800 and Dragonfly 1000, and the goal was to combine the sailing qualities of the Dragonfly 800 with spaciousness and standing height.

The new millennium gave introduction to a rather special boat at Quorning Boats. The Dragonfly 1200 Swing Wing is the largest boat ever in production at the yard.18 Dragonfly 1200 were built between the years 2000 and 2007, each boat built to the special ideas and demands of the owner. It as an Ocean Cruiser and the flagship of the company. Quorning Boats received the "Danish Design Prize" for the Dragonfly 1200 in 2001.

In 2003 the company came up with the Extreme version of the Dragonfly 920 Swing Wing. As the boat went out of production in 2008, 165 boats had been built in the three versions: Cruising, Racing or Extreme.

In 2006 Quorning Boats finished the first of the Dragonfly 35 Swing Wing, an Offshore and Ocean Cruiser made in the Touring or Ultimate version. This particular boat represents a new method of boat building. The company left the old method involving marking gauges, drawing paper, parchment, markers, a calculator etc. Now the technological era of boat building began. Jens’ good friend and colleague, Naval Architect Steen Olsen, plays an important role from now on as regards designing new boats. Today objects are made using a 5-axis CNC milling cutter. The process requires a floppy disk with the design, a large block of polystyrene and the cutter itself.  The first Dragonfly 35 was launched after 3 years' development.

Right before the financial crisis of 2008, Jens received a tip-off from an English customer working in finance. This made him choose to produce the Dragonfly 28 Swing Wing instead of larger boats, and in retrospect this boat got Quorning Boats through the crisis. Production began in 2009. It is by far the most complicated boat Quorning Boats has ever produced with regard to the technics of production. It was a challenge to make the boat fit the 2.55m trailer width maximum, but this feature of course added enormously to the overall attraction of the boat. It comes in a Touring and a Sport version. It was nominated for "European Yacht of The Year" in 2010.

The Dragonfly 32 was introduced in 2012. This boat is designed by Jens Quorning and Steen Olsen and is intended for cruising as well as fast racing, being the fastest trimaran currently on offer from Quorning Boats. The Dragonfly 32 fills in the gap between the Dragonfly 28 and the Dragonfly 35. The Dragonfly 32 appears in two versions: Touring and Supreme. The Dragonfly 32 was nominated "European Yacht of the Year 2013" and awarded "Performance Boat over 30 ft. 2013" by Yachts & Yachting. Further, the Dragonfly 32 was awarded by SAIL Magazine in the category "Best Multihull 31'-40'" in 2014.

The newest boat to enter production is the Dragonfly 25, which was introduced January 2015. The Dragonfly 25 is a trailer-sailer and available in two versions, a Touring version and the more powerful and dynamic Sport version. The Dragonfly 25 is awarded by SAIL Magazine as "Best Boat 2015" in the category "Small Cruiser". Further, the Dragonfly 25 won the "European Boat of the Year 2015" award in the multihull category. The Dragonfly 25 was up against larger cruising catamarans, and it was the only trimaran represented in the multihull category.

In 2018 Quorning Boats introduced the Dragonfly 32 Evolution with the design of the new generation wave piercing floats. Dragonfly 32 Evolution replaces the Dragonfly 32 Supreme, whereas the Dragonfly 32 Touring remains the same. Dragonfly 32 Evolution is nominated Multihull of the Year 2019 in the "Until 40 feet"-category.

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Dragonfly 28 “Touring”

The Danish designed and built trimaran combines comfortable cruising accommodations with exciting sailing performance (published fall 2017)

In early June, we had the opportunity to cruise on a Dragonfly 28 “Touring” in Denmark’s “South Sea”. After a full week of sailing with the entire family over hundreds of miles, varied weather conditions, and multiple harbors, we got to know the boat, (and our family) very well. We have sailed on a similarly sized trimaran for years in the Northeast United States. While we have often raced against Dragonflys, we had never sailed on one, and were excited to find out more.

The factory is located next to farmland. Denmark is a beautiful country When we visited Quorning, there were three boats under construction. Demand for these boats is high. Dragonfly produced over 50 boats last year that were shipped all over the world.

THE BOAT Dragonfly offers trimarans from 25 to 35 feet. The 28 Touring we sailed is offered as a fast cruiser. For those addicted to speed, Dragonfly offers the same boat with 20 percent more sail area and larger amas. Dragonfly’s are glass boats with PVC cored hulls and decks with selective carbon reinforcing. While the wet layup is traditional, these boats are carefully crafted by a skilled, experienced staff at Quorning Yachts. To control quality, the plant produces many assemblies in-house that are often contracted out by other builders. Quorning has a full rigging shop to produce their masts, although the mast sections are built by a local vendor, and a complete woodworking shop that builds all the cabinetry.

There are a lot of control lines on the 28, and they all lead to the cockpit. However, Quoring has routed them under the cockpit coamings providing a natural place for stowage and minimizing the spaghetti on the cockpit floor.

CRUISING & ACCOMMODATIONS The 28 Touring is a quick, compact cruiser with accommodation for five, an enclosed head, and a complete complement of systems including a full galley with electric fridge and pressure water; our boat even included a cabin heater. There are berths for five, but cruising with three or four is more realistic. It’s a traditional layout with a V-berth forward, port and starboard settee berths and a bonus double berth under the cockpit. The bonus berth would be a perfect hide-away for small children. For those of us who are older and a bit less flexible, you enter feet first, or head first, but turning around could be problematic.

Headroom at the galley is infinite with the hatch open. Otherwise it’s about five-foot, 10-inches throughout much of the cabin. There is a separate head that closes off from the forward V berth and the main cabin with sliding panels. The 15-hp Honda outboard pushes the boat over eight knots. We had adequate power to dock the boat in 30 knots of breeze.

Unfolding and folding the boat is ridiculously easy. Two lines lead out of each cockpit in front of the secondary winch to either haul each ama out or in. There are three steps to unfolding: 1. Ensure the cap-shroud tension is released; 2. Crank out the hull; 3. Secure the safety wire (this is a hard connection to prevent folding if the out-haul line is accidently released). Reverse the procedure to fold. No tools required! We did this while motoring in and out of harbors. Head up into the wind, unfold the boat, raise the main and you’re off.

SAILING THE 28 We were on the boat for a week and passing weather systems offered a chance to sail in wide range of conditions:

Boat sailing performance under various conditions: • Blast reaching with the wind in the mid 20s at 14-16 knots with occasional bursts higher.  We saw up to 18.4 with a full jib, single reef in the main, and the apparent wind at 60 degrees.  Maximum fun-run was a two hour sail from Ærøskøbing to Svenborg with the wind at just the right angle. And we did not get wet! • Dead downwind with wind speeds in the high 20s to low 30s, with gusts to 35. We had the boat between 12 to 14 knots with occasional bursts over 16 surfing down waves. Single reef in the main, and a partially reefed jib. We either sailed at about 160 apparent with the jib drawing, or dead downwind with the jib wung-out to windward with the barber hauler. Controlling the jib with the barber hauler from the cockpit made everything very safe and easy. • Tacking upwind in wind-speeds of eight to 12 knots, the boat tacks through a little over 90 degrees. Boat speeds ranged from 7.5 to 9 knots.  As the day wore on and the wind increased to the mid to high teens with occasional gusts to 20, the boat would get up over 10 knots.  Crack off a hair and boat speed immediately jumps to the mid-teens. • Sailing downwind with the asymmetrical spinnaker in 10 to 15 knots the boat gets up to 10 when the apparent wind is brought to near abeam, but at the lower wind speeds the VMG suffers and we felt it was just as effective to head deeper. • Sailing upwind in zero to eight knots on a bright sunny and calm morning before the breeze filled in.  Like any sailboat, zero means the engine comes on, but with around four knots true, we started moving upwind with a decent tacking angle. Typical boat speeds were four-to-five knots. We had moments when the boat speed and true wind speed boat indicated close to the same at about seven knots. I’m not sure about the validity of this data, but the boat moved in light air.

Unlike other tris, the amas remain in line with the main hull when unfolded, offering very little dihedral.  Consequently, the windward hull remains in contact with the water until the wind is in the teens.

LIKES & DISLIKES Things we really liked: • Jib barber hauling system: this system is permanently installed and leads back to the cockpit. The geometry has been carefully thought out to provide good sail shape on reaches. We used it all the time when off the wind. • Outboard cockpit seats : These allows you to get out of the cockpit to see jib tell-tales. • Mood Lighting: There are two strings of LEDs behind wooden trim pieces on each side of the cabin overhead, which make for a warm cabin on a cold night (along with the cabin heater). • Outboard steering: There is a linkage connecting the outboard to the tiller to direct thrust where you want it. This is invaluable for slow speed maneuvering. • Large cockpit and cockpit table are great for socializing. • Instruments location: The sailing instruments are mounted in an enclosure above the hatch high enough to be fully visible from any helm position. • Cockpit dodger and enclosure: An optional bimini stores unobtrusively in the back of the cockpit ready to be made up into a sunshade or full enclosure when desired. It’s completely out of the way until you want it. We assembled it quickly one rainy evening in Faubourg and enjoyed the extra living space. A few opportunities: • Traveler: our boat didn’t have a traveler, but rather a boom vang/preventer arrangement consisting of port and starboard tackle that attached to the boom. • While easy enough to connect, making simple adjustments to the main always required touching two lines, and a lot of a fiddling every time you tack. The boat is available with a traveler, and I recommend it. • Outboard controls: Outboard controls were mounted under the cockpit locker lid, requiring the locker to be open when motoring and maneuvering. A simple single lever control fitted in the cockpit is preferred.

If you are looking for a floating cottage with all the amenities, this boat is not for you. But if you want a high quality compact cruiser that is easily handled by two people and a blast to sail, consider the Dragonfly.

Dragonfly 28 ”Touring”

LOA 28’8” Beam (unfolded) 21’4” Beam (folded) 8’2” Draft (board down) 5’7” Draft (board up) 1’4” Displacement 4,620 lbs. Sail area(working) 603 sq; ft. Code 0 398 sq. ft. Spinnaker 720 sq. ft. Engine 15-hp outboard

Quorning Boats Denmark +45 7556 2626 [email protected] www.dragonfly.dk

Steve Parks sails and races his F27 Flying Fish in the New England and New York area. Steve is a mechanical engineer and is a Senior Program Manager for Hydroid, Inc. Sandy Parks is Blue Water Sailing and Multihull Quarterly ’s Art Director. They live in Middletown, RI.

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September 17 was marked by meeting of the UFI Executive Committee. During the event, the Committe approved the admission of Crocus Expo IEC as a full member of UFI in categories of “Exhibition Organizers” and “Exhibition Centres. Moscow Boat Show has been granted the status of “UFI Approved Event”.

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UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry is the association of trade show organizers, fairground owners, national and international associations of the exhibition industry, and its partners. As of 2012, it has 608 members in 224 cities from 86 countries covering 6 continents. The association members are responsible for the management and operation of over 4 500 profile events. The association represents more than 1 000 000 of exhibitors and more than 150 000 000 visitors.

The Crocus Expo Exhibition Centre is a listed member of the International Association of Congress Centres (AIPC), the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs, the Guild of Exhibition and Fair Operators by the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Donald Tramp fund has awarded Crocus Expo IEC Diamond Excellence Award.

Crocus Expo IEC is an ideal venue for running of large international and national exhibitions of different profile including congress events, conferences and scientific symposiums.About 50% of all exhibition events of Moscow take place in Crocus Expo and average exposition space load comprises 85%.

Moscow Boat Show provides the perfect platform from which to preview new products, evaluate market trends, and establish long-lasting and commercially profitable partnerships. Despite the dynamic changes taking place in Russia and the rapid growth of the yachting sector, the show continues to complement and reflect the industry’s demand and is a promotional opportunity not to be missed!

The exposition space will increase up to 45 000 sq m in 2013. More than 350 Russian and foreign companies will participate in the show. The scale of the project confirms confident positions of its positive development.

Moscow Boat Show is the largest project in Russia presenting all the best in the world of yachting. The exhibition annually shows high level of attendance and has already proved as significant and noteworthy event in the world of yachts and boats.

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