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Dragonfly 1200

Trimaran, centreboard · Fractional Sloop · First built 2001

A high-performance trimaran from Borge Quorning featuring a powerful sail area-to-displacement ratio for rapid cruising

Designed by Borge Quorning, built by Quorning Sailboats.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Trimaran Cbrd.

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The Dragonfly 1200, on the water

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Footage from Sailing Zatara

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

Shoal draftDraws 0.75 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

109 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 109
EasygoingPowered-up

26.2 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 26.2
  • Draws more than ~86% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~99% of boats her size on file

Compared with 241 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Dragonfly 1200, as the fleet has seen it

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The Dragonfly 1200 is a 12.0-meter fractional sloop trimaran designed by Borge Quorning and built by Quorning Sailboats since 2001. It has a displacement of 5499 kg and a beam of 8.6 meters, which folds to 4.3 meters for docking. A 2002 Dragonfly 1200 was seen in Turkey among a fleet of cruising boats, including a 1999 Amel Super Maramu, a 2008 Bavaria 46, and a 2013 Helia 44.14:10 Crews aboard these boats discussed diverse financial strategies for full-time sailing, from using retirement savings to operating remote businesses.11:14

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Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.2
Displacement / length
109.2
Hull
Hull type
Trimaran Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2001
Designer
Borge Quorning
Builder
Quorning Sailboats

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