Dragonfly

Dragonfly trimarans are designed to be fast; they have an illustrious competition record spanning around 20 years and are very popular wherever multihulls are raced. An essential part of their appeal, however, is their convenience off the race course.
A big break-through in the evolution of the Dragonfly range was the Swing Wing system, enabling the floats rapidly to be winched in alongside the main hull, minimising the beam for berthing. This advance overcomes one of the main objections to multihull designs - the awkwardness and expense of such a broad beam in a marina. Dragonflys have kick-up centreboards, which are less vulnerable in shallow waters than daggerboards.

Dragonflys interiors are fitted out in typical Scandinavian excellence of ingenuity and taste and generally are a class above comparable brands.

All current Dragonfly models have foldable floats. In about a minute a float can be winched alongside the main hull using a hand winch. With both floats folded the trimaran beam is reduced by 50%. The boat remains very stable and can be motored around or berthed long-term in this configuration.

1981

Dragonfly 25 MKI introduced

1985

Round Britain and Ireland Race 1st and 2nd on corrected time by two Dragonflys

Dragonfly 25 first in Micro-Multihull World Championships, first in Micro-Multihull European Championships

1986

Dragonfly 800 MkII (fixed floats) introduced

Dragonfly first in Micro-Multihull European Championships

1988

Dragonfly first in Micro-Multihull European Championships

1989

Swing Wing system introduced

1991

Dragonfly 1000 introduced

1994

Dragonfly 1000 wins 'Boat of The Year 1994' award from Sailing World magazine

1995

Dragonfly 920 introduced

1996

Dragonfly 600 wins 'Boat of the Year 1996' award from Sailing World magazine

2000

Dragonfly 1200 introduced

2001

Dragonfly 1200 wins 'Boat of the Year 2001' award from Cruising World magazine for best cruising multihull

Dragonfly 1200 wins Danish Design Prize

2003

Dragonfly 920 Extreme introduced

Dragonfly Extreme with European Yacht of the Year 2003 award