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Dragonfly 800

Trimaran, daggerboard · Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar) · First built 1986

A 1986 trimaran featuring a swing-wing system that collapses her 6.05-metre beam to 2.9 metres for easy trailering

Designed by Brge Quorning, built by Quorning Boats.

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

See her sail

The Dragonfly 800, on the water

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

Footage from Practical Sailor

Is it for you?

Character

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

Ramp-launchableAbout 1,100 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draughtDraws 0.35 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 70
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 33.5
  • Beamier than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 96 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Dragonfly 800, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Dragonfly 800 is a trimaran sailboat designed by Brge Quorning and built by Quorning Boats since 1986. It features a fractional sloop rig with a rotating spar and a daggerboard hull.0:45 The boat measures 8.0 meters LOA, has a 6.0-meter beam, a 1.2-meter draft, and displaces 1100 kg. A notable feature is its 'swing wing' system, which allows the aft folding akas to reduce the beam to 2.9 meters for trailering.0:44 The Dragonfly 800 is available with either a racing rig or a smaller cruising rig.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)
Ratios
SA / displacement
33.5
Displacement / length
69.9
Hull
Hull type
Trimaran Dbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1986
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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