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Dragonfly 920 Swing-Wing

• By Quentin Warren
• Updated: July 31, 2002

Single-handed multihuller, offshore pace-setter and Cruising World Boat Of The Year judge Peter Hogg said, “I like this boat. She’s a very good pocket cruiser, trailerable and nicely detailed.” Fellow panelist Bill Lee said, “This boat is fun to sail, with no real faults for her intended purpose.” And circumnavigator Mark Schrader said, “She’s a great pocket cruiser, one that sails really well and offers truly amazing accommodations for her size”. They were all talking about the new Borge Quorning-designed Dragonfly 920 Swing Wing trimaran.

Quality and refinement are not strangers to Denmark’s Quorning Boats where the 920 and three swing-wing siblings – the 1000, 800 and 600 – are built. Not too long ago the 33-foot Dragonfly 1000 took honors in the multihull categories of both Cruising World and Sailing WorldÕs 1994 Boat Of The Year competitions. At a little over 30 feet, the 920 offers virtually the same sailing package in a slightly smaller wrapper. The highlights: spry performance; safe, secure, on-the-level multihull cruising; wide beam easily reduced to ten feet for access to marinas and slips (and further reduced to 8’4″ for trailering); a kick-up centerboard; a kick-up rudder; and truly remarkable finished accommodations.

The newest Dragonfly mimics her predecessors with sandwich construction hand laid using polyester resin and PVC closed-cell foam core throughout the main hull, amas and deck. Each ama is divided by a pair of structural bulkheads designed to promote rigidity and create three separate watertight compartments, any one of which is said to have enough positive buoyancy to float the whole vessel (reassuring to say the least, though our scrutiny fell shy of putting that claim to the test). The main hull includes a crash bulkhead forward to contain collision spoil. The boat’s pivoting akas are fabricated of solid glass with unidirectional fabric oriented to optimize strength and rigidity; at the critical pivot points, stainless steel inserts spread the load and commit to a unified structural network once the whole operation is locked into place. The combination of finely tuned torsion cables, rigid aluminum locking struts and tensioned running backs ensures that the 920 when unfolded and secured in its sailing configuration has the overall integrity of a monocoque tri. Our sea trials aboard the boat supported this very notion; indeed, it felt solid and moved as one, a hardy trimaran unfettered by any apparent weaknesses in its various articulating limbs or points of attachment.

Deck, cockpit and rig are developed for convenient if not easy shorthanded sailing. The cockpit itself is smallish by wide-stern monohull standards, but virtually every control line you need to sail upwind, downwind or sideways runs back to it and remains at the helmspersonÕs fingertips. This includes adjustable jib lead pendants on the cabintop and some cleverly led runner tails that follow the after akas inboard and secure at rope clutches just outside the cockpit coaming. Standard are a pair of Andersen 28 self-tailing winches for halyards, reefing and other cabintop running rigging. A pair of Andersen 40 self-tailing winches serve primary duty on the cockpit coamings. The rig is a high-performance, two-spreader section of carbon fiber fully outfitted with Frederiksen gear, from the ballslide system at the luff of the full-batten mainsail to the two-speed block system and traveler running the mainsheet. The jib is on a furler and it pretty much owns the narrow foredeck; this relegates anchor deployment to an unobtrusive roller fitting on the starboard aka inboard.

The Dragonfly people have been complimented before on the success of their cabinetwork and interior execution and they deserve it yet again. Despite the obvious space constraints of a sleek 30-foot tri, they have managed to work wonders in the main hull of this one. All the elements are there: private sleeping quarters in the V-berth forward, a fully enclosed head, a working galley efficiency with its own dedicated sink and space for an optional alcohol or kerosene stove, a cozy saloon with longitudinal settees port and starboard flanking a fold-up dinette, and even a sizable hanging locker. The look incorporates satin-finished mahogany, white ceilings and upholstered seats.

There is standing headroom in the main cabin and ambient light by way of fixed glass windows. Twelve-volt electrical distribution is handled through a fused panel; two batteries offer a total of 144 amp-hours of DC power, while an AC shorepower package is available optionally. Provisioning and storage are addressed in a variety of bins, cubbies, lockers and nooks.

Sailing the 920 is effortless and fun. It’s a very quick boat but it’s also very stable, two qualities that combine to take the trepidation out of performance and allow an active family to indulge itself without feeling overwhelmed by the machine. In our light-air testing we churned along to weather aided by good sails and a sizable centerboard; off the wind we accelerated in total control, set a rather large asymmetrical kite, jibed it neatly from one windward ama to the next, and reveled in the boat’s speed and spunk. In the true spirit of lightweight, powered-up trimarans, this one moves out and stays on her feet – really a trip to sail.

And you reap huge dividends in versatility when the sails come down and it’s time to take her home. With the turn of a cockpit winch, the amas nest against the main hull in a matter of minutes, turning 22 feet of sailing beam into a marina-friendly 10 feet. A 9.9-horsepower four-stroke Yamaha outboard deploys off a bracket on the stern and powers the light craft away at six-plus knots. Shipped draft at 1’6″ gets you close to shore. Should you want to hit the highways, with a little more effort you can disassemble the boat and put her on a trailer with a road-legal 8’4″ beam.

In the end what you’ve got is a nifty little cruiser with good jets, shallow draft and complete albeit diminutive accommodations. The options list is extensive and worth studying: Everything from lifelines to a holding tank is apt to require your signature. When you come right down to it, however, Dragonfly trimarans in this country are treated on what amounts to a custom basis in the first place, which means that you specify yours to suit your needs for a few extra dollars. You’re not looking at a big old Swan that’s going to take you around the southern capes, but in the world of small boats and spiffy performance cruisers capable of bona fide cruising, the Dragonfly 920 is a real find. A day on the bay and you’re hooked.

Dragonfly 920 Swing-Wing Specifications

• LOA: 30’3″ (9.2 m.)
• LWL: 28’6″ (8.5 m.)
• Beam (max): 21’11” (6.68 m.)
• Beam (folded): 10’0″ (3.0 m.)
• Beam (trailered): 8’4″ (2.5 m.)
• Draft (c’bd dn): 4’10” (1.5 m.)
• Draft (c’bd up): 1’5″ (0.43 m.)
• Disp: 3,968 lbs. (1,800 kgs.)
• Sail area: 581 sq.ft. (54 sq.m.)
• Mast above water: 47’6″ (14.5 m.)
• Disp/Length: 77
• SA/Disp: 37
• Fuel: 7 gal. (27 ltr.)
• Water: 18.5 gal. (70 ltr.)
• Holding: 16 gal. (60 ltr.)
• Auxiliary: 9.9-hp outboard 4-stroke gas
• Designer: Borge Quorning
• Base price: $107,000

Dragonfly Sailboats Inc. 69 Hamilton Avenue Oyster Bay, NY 11771 Phone (516) 624-8405 Fax (516) 624-8009

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Dragonfly 32

This elegant trimaran from Denmark combines innovative systems with a comfortable cruising interior  (published November MQ 2014)

It is not every day I get to go sailing with Cam Lewis, who happens to be one of America’s if not the world’s most accomplished multihull sailors. He has sailed everywhere, raced everything and won all sorts of multihull events. So, it was indeed a pleasure to meet up with him aboard the new Dragonfy 32 at Bert Jabin’s Yacht Yard in Back Creek, Annapolis, right after the fall sailboat show.

The Dragonfly was brand new and just out of the show so we had to figure out how to get it rigged properly and set it up for the sail trials. And, right after the trials, Cam was heading off for a solo delivery on the boat northward to New Jersey. The 32 is a system rich environment with strings running every which way. But this was nothing for Cam, who had it sorted in minutes.

With the 20-horsepower diesel and sail drive ticking over slowly and the bow thruster—yes, bow thruster—working, Cam steered us out of a tight slip and headed down the creek. To deploy the amas, all we had to do was release one control line and pull on another and soon they were fully extended. The operation took two minutes per side. Once deployed, the amas are locked into place with diagonal wire stays that keep them from folding up suddenly when you are screaming along at 12 knots. That could be bad.

The Chesapeake Bay was being unusually cooperative by offering a pleasant 10 to 12 knots of wind. Often it blows only zephyrs. We hoisted the big mainsail and immediately the boat felt alive and ready to go. We switched off the engine and rolled out the jib. To our surprise, the jib was a small 100 percent sail instead of the 135 to 130 percent headsail that we had expected. So, we were somewhat under canvassed. (As it turned out, the sailmaker had used a template from a different owner who was having a heavy weather jib cut for his boat to complement the genoa.)

But, we went on undaunted. With Cam calling sail trim we hardened up and sailed out into the bay making a pleasant seven to eight knots in the 10 knots of breeze and held a 30 degree angle to the apparent wind. The boat had a little weather helm that we corrected with traveler trim. And, it tacked easily and carried its speed pretty well through the eye of the wind.

After an hour, we headed back into Annapolis Harbor at a fairly low angle to the wind and found that with some tweaking of the barber haulers, which are standard equipment, we could get a good shape to the headsail and maintain our eight knots through the water. The upshot was that the new Dragonfly 32 sails well on all angles even with a small jib. Had we flown the standard genoa, I am confident we would have seen two or even three more knots of speed.

In the fall of 2013, I made a visit to Denmark to visit with several major marine companies there. Dragonfly was one of them and my tour of their plant gave me a good idea of how the company operates and how they build so much quality into their boats.

Like many boat building companies, Dragonfly is the creation of one man who loved to sail and loved trimarans. In 1967, Borge Quorning launched his company with the intention of building only state of the art cruising and racing trimarans. In the nearly five decades since, Quorning Boats has built over 850 new boats for discerning customers around the world. The boats are built on a semi custom basis, so each one can be tailored to an owner’s specific needs.

The boat’s all have infused and cored vinylester hulls and decks that are light, stiff and strong. The rig has a rotating mast that is fitted with diamond stays and adjustable running back stays. The jib is on a fixed roller reefing system while the reacher and asymmetrical spinnaker fly free on the carbon bowsprit.

The 32 was designed to fill the gap between the popular 28 and the 35 and borrows a lot of the details and design aspects from the 35. The interior is remarkably large for a high performance tri. The forward cabin has a comfortable V-berth that is large enough for two adults. Just aft is the head compartment that can be closed off with doors. Aft and under the cockpit, there is a full double berth that is both spacious and somewhat private.

To our surprise, we found that there are comfortable bunks for six adults aboard the 32 and an enclosed head, facts that made us wonder how they managed to fit it all in without creating clutter or confined spaces.

Borge and Jens Quorning have built a successful business by creating high performance cruising trimarans that are a pleasure to sail and race. The boats handle well, sail fast and are good at sea. They may not be the lightest on the racecourse and that’s because they are also comfortable cruising boats. The craftsmanship, engineering and finished joinery that goes into each boat is of the very highest standard.

LOA        32’2” LWL        31’2” LOA-folded    39’4” Beam/open    26’3” Beam/folded    12’2” Draft        1’8” Draft/CB    6’3” Sail area    753 sq. ft. Displ.        7,230 lbs Water        32 gals. Fuel        16 gals.

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Quorning Boats has built a Dragonfly 28 Touring Tri Me boat, specially designed for a longer test sailing in the waters around the island of Funen in the heart of Denmark. Our Tri Me boat is based at the yard in Skærbæk by Fredericia.

The Dragonfly 28 Tri Me boat can be booked on a weekly basis only (Tuesday-Monday) in the season, which is May till September. We require that the skipper must have good sailing skills and be able to present a sailing certificate. The Dragonfly 28 Tri Me cannot be rented for single-handed sailing. The first day of the rental period will include an introduction and training (by an experienced Dragonfly sailor) in handling and sailing a Dragonfly 28 Touring.

The Dragonfly 28 offers four full size comfortable berths of each 2 m, a nice main cabin and a very big cockpit for the whole crew. Instruments, safety equipment and pantry equipment are included - you need to bring your personal things and sleeping gear. 

Former Dragonfly Tri Me guests have been taken away by this new experience. Some of them have emphasized, how truly surprised they were when realising the clever solutions down below - making holiday sailing possible even for a family of 5 - not having to downsize at all. "This boat along with the exellent service, makes one addictive!"

Please contact us , to get full information on prices and availability. 

By the end of May/beginning of June 2017, Sandy Parks and family went out for a spin onboard our Dragonfly 28 Tri Me 1, doing a Tri Me “test” for Blue Water Sailing (US sail magazine). Being an experienced sailor family, the expectations were high onboard, as they began their cruise round the beautiful Danish island Funen. Please see here to read the article in full.

Chartering a Dragonfly 28 Sport Trimaran training aboard one of our three DRAGONFLY 28 SPORT boats equipped with Elvstrøm Racing Sails, Gennaker and Code Zero. For experienced sailors after one instruction day: Bare boat charter in different seas. For further information, please see: TRIMARAN CHARTER

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