Dragonfly 800 Swing Wing
- Brand:
- Dragonfly
- Designed by:
- Børge Quorning
- Yard(s):
- Quorning Boats ApS
- Description:
A top performer on the racing circuit, the Dragonfly 800 is widely successful and popular in multihull competitions everywhere. A rotating mast is standard. Racing and cruising rig configurations are built.
Her easy handling and convenient float-folding system make the Dragonfly 800 Swing Wing appealing for sailing at all levels of intensity. Handling on all points is effortless with feather-light control and sports car responsiveness. Accommodation is compact and very well appointed for weekend-style cruising for a couple or a small family. She has limited off-shore cruising capability.
Elegant design of fittings and outstanding quality of interior finishes set the boat apart from others of the sport/racer class.
The Dragonfly 800 was first introduced 1986 with fixed floats as the Dragonfly 800(26) MkII, the 'Swing Wing' version replacing the original design in 1989. With the folding floats it is an exceptionally versatile boat. A kick-up rudder and centreboard make probing shallow waters less worrying, while the absence of a daggerboard box in the cabin allows more efficient use of the accommodation space.
The Dragonfly 800 Swing Wing is available in a Cruising and in a Racing version. The racing version has a higher mast and thus a bigger sail area.
- Type:
- Cruiser-racer
- Multihull type:
- Trimaran
- Construction:
Hull and decks: fibreglass with foam core - hand laid up
Materials: biaxial fibreglass; DCPD polyester resin; Divinicell PVC foam core
- Sails and rigging:
- 3/4 fractional rig
- Rotating mast
- Fully battened racing-quality main
- Roller furling mylar jib
- Barber haulers
Racing version- Mast length 12.10 m
- Main 27 sq m
- Genoa 15 sq m
- Spinnaker (symmetric or asymmetric) 60 sq m
- Light genoa 28 sq m
Cruising version- Mast length 11.10 m
- Main 24 sq m
- Genoa 13.5 sq m
- Spinnaker (symmetric or asymmetric) 50 sq m
- Light genoa 26 sq m
- Sails and rigging images:
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- Deck layout and gear:
- Floats winched in from cockpit for docking
- Tiller steering
- All sail-handling controls, including single-line reefing, to cockpit
- Teak trimming in cockpit
- Cabin hatch converts to table
- Bathing platform
- Deck layout images:
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- Keels, boards and rudders:
- Kick-up centreboard and rudder
- Accommodation:
- Open main cabin with table seating for 4 that converts to two bunks
- Sink to port; alcohol stove galley to starboard
- Forward V-berth for two
- Teak drop-leaf table and teak trim
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- Systems - Power, Navigation:
- Optional holding tank
- LOA (length overall):
- 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
- LWL (length at waterline):
- 7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
- Beam:
- 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in)
- Draft minimum:
- 0.35 m (1 ft 2 in)
- Draft maximum (e.g. boards down):
- 1.25 m (4 ft 1 in)
- Windward sail area:
- 37.5 m² (404 ft²)
- Mainsail area:
- 24.0 m² (258 ft²)
- Jib or Solent area:
- 13.5 m² (145 ft²)
- Mast height above deck:
- 11.1 m (36 ft 5 in)
- Mast height above water:
- 12.35 m (40 ft 6 in)
- Daggerboard / centreboard:
- 1
- Displacement, lightship (empty):
- 1100 kg (1.08 tons)
- Displacement, maximum:
- 1700 kg (1.67 tons)
- Number of berths:
- 4
- Outboard engines:
- 1
- Typical total engine HP:
- 8
- Fuel type:
- Petrol
- Fuel capacity:
- 15 lt (4 US gallons)
- Water capacity:
- 35 lt (9 US gallons)
- Weight with trailer (typical):
- 1600 kg (1.57 tons)
- Towing width:
- 2.39 m (7 ft 10 in)
- First introduced:
- 1986
- In production:
- Yes
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- Degree of customisation:
- Several options
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* Exchange rates last updated: Sunday 27th January 2008 19:27 GMT
Other boats of this brand:
- Dragonfly 25 MkI
- Dragonfly 800 MkII
- Dragonfly 1000 Swing Wing
- Dragonfly 600
- Dragonfly 920 Swing Wing
- Dragonfly 920 Extreme
- Dragonfly 1200 Ocean Cruiser
