Things are happening at Quorning Boats in Fredericia, Denmark - a new twelve-metre vessel has been announced for the 2019 season. With the Dragonfly 40, shipyard boss Jens Quorning wants to serve the large length segment again and is presenting a late successor to the Dragonfly 1200, which was only built until 2007. The most striking new feature of the new trimaran is a very spacious cockpit with double steering wheels and a consistent return of all sheets, halyards and trim lines to two winch platforms in front of the steering columns. This allows the helmsman to steer and trim the sails at the same time, even when sailing solo. Easy handling and ultimate single-handed capability are at the centre of the concept. Another new feature of the Dragonfly: the stern end can be folded down as a bathing platform.
The Dragonfly 40 is available in two versions (Touring/Ultimate). The only differences are the sizes of the rigs and the dimensions of the sails. The sportier Ultimate version will have a two metre higher mast and around 23 square metres more sail area upwind. In both cases, however, the trimaran will be equipped with a carbon fibre rig from the shipyard. A gennaker or a code zero can also be attached to a fixed bow nose. The trunk also serves as an anchor holder and as a step for easier boarding and disembarking. Of course, the new Dragonfly 40 is also built with folding side hulls. This allows the width to be reduced from a maximum of 8.40 metres to 4.00 metres. This means that the impressive trimaran is about as wide as conventional touring boats of the same length when parking in the harbour.
The layout below deck provides for a double cabin in the forward section of the centre hull and a further cabin in the aft section, which is built under the cockpit floor. There is also a separate wet room and a generously proportioned galley. The 40 hp engine with saildrive is installed at the very rear of the centre hull.
The first Dragonfly 40 will be ready in May 2019. Quorning Boats is currently announcing a price of 506,500 euros for the basic model, including sails and VAT. The Ultimate version will be available for €535,000.
Read the detailed test of the Dragonfly 40 from YACHT 14/2020 here!
New hulls for the Dragonfly 32
Quorning Boats is announcing a second innovation at the same time as the Dragonfly 40 is unveiled: The Dragonfly 32 (test in YACHT 17/2012) comes with more voluminous side hulls and wave piercer bows. The shipyard hopes that this will result in significantly better sailing characteristics and more power, especially in strong winds and higher waves. The interior will also be given a visual update with different types of wood. The new Dragonfly 32 Evolution with the new side floats will be presented at the boot Düsseldorf trade fair in January. Its price: 330,000 euros gross, including the sails.
The test of the small Dragonfly 25 at YACHT tv
The smallest Tri of the Danish multi-builders in the test
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Michael Good
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