Drawing on all the successful design elements of the highly versatile and popular 26 ft Dragonfly 800
sport cruiser, the Dragonfly 1000 is as exhilarating to sail and
convenient to handle round the marina. Yet her greater size allows much
more luxury and accommodation amenities to be built in, and gives the
boat full off-shore cruising capability (rated with European CE Mark
Category A).
A rotating mast is standard, increasing the efficiency of the rig
and contributing to her exceptional performance. An even livelier
version is built with higher mast and carbon rigging for the more
experienced and speed-loving sailors.
The Dragonfly 1000 is designed for easy and safe single-handed
sailing. All controls for sails, centreboard and folding floats are
operated from the cockpit. A windshield protects the helm station. The
Swing Wing system allows the floats to be winched alongside the main
hull, reducing the beam by about 50%, making handling round piers, docks
and marinas easy and allowing the boat to fit in a standard marina
berth. A kick-up rudder and centreboard reduce the risks of causing
damage when sailing in shallow water.
Dragonflys are renowned for ingenious and tasteful design below
decks, as well as for the quality of materials and workmanship. The main
cabin has standing headroom and the fittings are in plywood with teak
trim. There is a dinette area with seating for eight which converts to a
double and single bunk. Further forward is a head and shower room, and
in the forepeak a roomy double V-berth.
Manufacture's Description:
Preceded by 40 years of design and production experience, the drawing
board of world renowned naval architect Borge Quorning has produced a
totally unique, high-performance, luxury cruiser whose innovations will
transform your concepts of pleasure sailing. The Dragonfly 1000 has put
Quorning Boats years ahead. Not only does she display all those
qualities for which the Dragonfly's are already famous, her exquisite
liveaboard accommodations surpass the highest degrees of quality. Light
weight and immense strength are characteristic of the Dragonfly 1000's
superb construction. The high-performance fractional rig and
high-buoyancy amas combine to produce ultra responsive control and power
while providing exemplary stability and speed. Cruising speeds climb as
high as 25 knots while maintaining a maximum heeling angle of only 10
degrees. She is equipped with full-battened mainsail and unique patented
vertical-battened roller-furling mylar jib by Elvstrom sails. The
centerboard and rudder kick up to reduce the draft to 1.6 feet making
shallow ports and gunk holes easily accessible.
Ingeniously laid out for
single handed sailing, an elegant Whitlok steering wheel graces the roomy
teak-trimmed cockpit with all halyards, control lines and reefing
pendants lead aft. No helmsman has had a more comfortable station. She
is equipped with the best quality Danish deck gear including Andersen
winches, a custom-designed main sheet and batten car systems by
Frederiksen. All lines across the coach roof top are enclosed, giving the
Dragonfly 1000 a sleek elegant appeal. In one minute, the strong, easy
to operate Swing Wing system reduces her 24 ft. beam to 11.6 ft. making
her easy to dock and maneuver. The attention to detail exemplifies
meticulous engineering and represents a whole new concept in performance
cruising. There is no false luxury aboard.
The Dragonfly 1000, only
perfect mastery of space, light and an exceptional talent with texture
and materials. Every aspect of your comfort is taken into consideration
with a generous spacious interior that is foremost a livable boat,
functional and creative. With 6-foot 1-inch standing headroom, there is
no more stooping. A large forward cabin, complemented with quality
Danish furnishings and separate head with pressurized hot and cold
water, contributes to the ease of spending long periods of time on
board. A fully equipped galley graced with exquisite teak cabinetry is
highlighted by a wide, clear companionway. Ingenious little nooks are
used to give extra stowage and efficient halogen lamps are positioned
for soft reflective lighting. A teak salon table ready to accommodate
eight good appetites also folds down to allow easy passage. The sandwich
construction gives optimal insulation while her state-of-the-art
ventilation system will pleasantly surprise you.
The
Dragonfly 1000 is an elegant trimaran from a family of boats designed by Borge
Quorning and manufactured by Quorning Boats of Denmark. Its evaluation is against
the averages [in brackets] of nine
other trimarans with overall lengths ranging from 32 to 34 feet is as follows:
Displacement:
2.28 tons [2.25 tons]
Length
Overall: 33.00 feet [33.10 feet]
Length
at Waterline: 30.00 feet [31.87 Feet]
Sail
Area (Main plus genoa): 647 sq. ft. [713 sq. ft.]
Displacement-Length
Ratio: 84.33 [70.08]
Sail
Area/ Displacement Ratio: 34.94 [38.99]
Beam
between outrigger centerlines: 23.75 ft. [24.55 ft.]
Base
Speed: 10.55 knots [11.29 knots]
Texel
Rating: 103 [98]
Bruce
Number: 1.48 [1.56]
Stability
Speed: 17.47 Kts
The
boats used in the average are the Farrier F-32 and F-33, Hughes D-32, Pulsar
33, Aquarius, Contour 34SC and Trimax. (See details of these boats in Multihull
Data on this site; free Multihull Comparisons now available.)
The
Dragonfly 1000 is near average in displacement, but the light side in sail
area, and gives up nearly two feet in waterline length in comparison with the
boats listed above. The result is that she is about .74 of a knot below average
in Base Speed. Her modest sail area gives her about knot advantage in stability
speed. Nonetheless, she is very similar to the Farrier tris and falls in the
racer category in Charles Kanter's Multihull Classification system. (See Classifying
Multihulls in the
Technical section of this website.)
Several
differences between this boat and Farrier's are worth noting. The outrigger
folding system is of the "Swing wing" design, folding horizontally
backwards, whereas the Farrier system tucks the outriggers into its armpits
(sorry Ian). The Dragonfly 1000 has a pivoting centerboard rather than a
daggerboard. It has an inboard mounted engine under the cockpit rather than an
outboard. And the upper hull shape is flared more to make internal
accommodations more roomy. The overall impression is one of concession to
cruising (note the company name), while retaining the power and light weight
needed for successful racing.
Calvin
H. Markwood
Engineering
Analyst
Multihull
Dynamics, Inc.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEcMuJsTkkM
Quorning Specifications:
Construction:
- Hull and decks: fiberglass with foam core - hand laid up
- Materials: biaxial fiberglass; DCPD polyester resin; Divinicell PVC foam core
Sails and rigging:
- Fractional rig
- Aluminum rotating mast
- Fully battened main
- Roller furling genoa
- Asymmetric spinnaker 915 sq ft (85 sq ft)
- Symmetric spinnaker 925 sq ft (86 sq ft)
- Has optional bowsprit
Deck layout and gear:
- Amas winched in from cockpit for docking
- Wheel steering
- Windshield
- All sail-handling controls, including single-line reefing, to cockpit
- Teak seats and trimming in cockpit
- Cabin hatch converts to table
- Bathing platform
- Kick-up centerboard and rudder
Accommodation:
- 1.85 m headroom in main cabin
- Wood fittings
- Galley with hot and cold water plus sea water faucet
- Dinette with seating for 8 - converts to a single and double bunk
- Fridge
- Heads and shower compartment
- Roomy V-berth forward
General:
- LOA 33ft. (10m)
- WL 30ft. (9.2m)
- Beam 25ft. (7.6m) (folded) 12.6ft. (3.8m)
- Draft 5.3ft. (1.6m) (board up) 1.6ft. (.5m)
- Displacement 5,100lbs.
- Sail Area
- Main Standard 377sqft. (35m2)
- Rac. 398sqft. (37m2)
- Genoa 226sqft. (21 m2)
- Spin 969sqft. (90m2)
- Spin-Asym 883sqft. (82m2)
Capacities:
- Fuel (diesel) 13.2gal. (50L)
- Water tank 26.4gal. (100L)
- Holding tank 14.5gal. (55L)
Rig Dimensions:
- I 44.2ft (13.5m)
- P 40.5ft (12.35m)
- E 13.l ft (4m)
- J 11.3ft (3.45m)
- Mast 44’ – 4”
- Furler 42’ - 5”
Payload:
- Total 1100lbs (500k)
- Each Ama 220lbs
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