Dragonfly 28

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The Dragonfly 28, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.40 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 83

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 35.9

Draws more than ~88% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 104 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Dragonfly 28, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Dragonfly 28 is a 8.8-meter trimaran sailboat designed by Jens Quorning and built by Quorning Boats since 2009. It features a fractional sloop rig with a rotating spar and a centerboard hull, displacing 1900 kg. The boat's beam folds from 6.5 meters to 2.54 meters, allowing it to fit into standard marina slips. The standard rig includes a 13.75-meter mast, a 35 square meter mainsail, and a 19 square meter furling jib. A tall rig option increases mast height to 15.25 meters and sail areas to 42 square meters for the mainsail and 21 square meters for the jib.

The living fleet

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

Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)

Ratios

SA / displacement

35.9

Displacement / length

83.3

Hull

Hull type

Trimaran Cbrd.

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2009

Designer

Jens Quorning

Builder

Quorning Boats

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

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