Dragonfly 25

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The Dragonfly 25 is a 7.7-meter fractional sloop trimaran with a rotating spar, designed by Brge Quorning and built by Quorning Boats since 1981. It has a 6.0-meter beam, a 1.4-meter draft, and displaces 680 kg. Eric Quorning, the designer's son, sailed a Dragonfly 25 to win the 1985 Round Britain and Ireland Race on corrected time. Several hundred units were built in Denmark, with additional production under license in Canada. Later versions of the Dragonfly 25 incorporated a centerboard instead of a daggerboard and featured 'swing wing' aft folding akas.

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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

38.0

Hull

Hull type

Trimaran Dbrd.

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1981

Units built

200

Designer

Brge Quorning

Builder

Quorning Boats

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The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

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