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Dragonfly 800


Dragonfly Trimarans is a line of trimaran sailboats built by the Quorning Boats shipyard in Skærbækvej, near Fredericia, Denmark.55°31′11.97″N 9°38′8.08″E / 55.5199917°N 9.6355778°E / 55.5199917; 9.6355778

The trimarans produced by this shipyard are characterized by a folding technology denominated "SwingWing". This allows them to use marina berths intended for monohulls and be trailerable. The smallest model, the Dragonfly 28 is even narrow enough (2.54m, just under the 2.55m legal limit in the European Union) to not need special permits. These trimarans have low draft and can be beached since both the centreboard and the rudder can be lifted.

Quorning Boats was founded in 1967 by Børge Quorning. In 1981 the company dropped the monohulls and started to produce exclusively the Dragonfly range of trimarans. These early trimarans were not foldable. In 1988-89 the “Swing Wing” system was designed and developed. It was first introduced in 1989 in the Dragonfly 800 Swing Wing, and has been used in all models since. In 1995, Jens Quorning, son of the founder, replaced his father at the head of the company. Jens' brother, Eric, runs BSI, a company which supplies parts for Quorning. In total, about 800 boats were produced as of 2007.

Dragonfly 800 in folded position

Dragonfly 800 in extended position


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