Dragonfly 25 Swing Wing

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Dragonfly trimarans UK

Жыл бұрын

We're often asked how long it takes to unfold a Dragonfly trimaran. Here's a Dragonfly 25 heading out for a solo-sail.

Пікірлер: 25

@drew6116 Жыл бұрын

I love this ! Cool boat and some slick boat handling.

@DragonflyTrimarans-UK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. It really is easy to handle, as all the systems are so well designed and built.

@andressoliven3225 Жыл бұрын

Its the best sailboat❤❤❤

@DragonflyTrimarans-UK Жыл бұрын

Thank you. DF 25 is beautifully designed and built, and lots of fun to sail

@friedhelmkahl4778 Жыл бұрын

That looks really quick and easy. But only when you have flat water and enough space. In reality it is not always simple. I have my boat in Cuxhaven and have to attach at least three fenders on both sides and this ist sometimes difficult , because there are no attachment points and I have to remove some of these before I unfold the boat. Usually I have irregular waves and and many ships in this area and the Boat handling is sometimes difficult. The same procedure when I come back in the harbour. When there is not enough space I must fold the baot outside the port, which is normally not recommended.

@DragonflyTrimarans-UK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comments. The bow and stern fenders are easily secured to the pulpit and pushpit, and my mid-ship one hooks onto the u-bolt on the wing. I also have flat fenders secured to my berth, so only need to fit fenders one side on the water. Have you tried facing stern into the wind with the motor in reverse for folding?- this way the boat ‘hangs’ by the engine and doesn’t move around much.

@friedhelmkahl4778 Жыл бұрын

@@DragonflyTrimarans-UK no, I haven't tried that yet. thanks for the tip.

@alansmith2203 6 ай бұрын

Love the skippers who share their knowledge base for us lesser ones. Good job Skip.@@DragonflyTrimarans-UK

@DragonflyTrimarans-UK 6 ай бұрын

@@alansmith2203 thanks for your support

@g.g.rebimik8455 10 ай бұрын

Love these sailboats !!! GG Rebimik

@DragonflyTrimarans-UK 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, and we're with you there

@billgiles3261 Жыл бұрын

Very neat.

@DragonflyTrimarans-UK 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@MrCatlover 9 ай бұрын

Very steady and fast. I wonder how long it would take from the UK to say outside of Mexico!?

@DragonflyTrimarans-UK 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment, but I'd recommend a larger Dragonfly than this trailerable DF 25 for that trip. Dragonfly 40 would be a joy for long-range cruising.

@chevaliercognac8757 Жыл бұрын

Классный катамаран!

@UkraineBabuin Жыл бұрын

Вообще-то это тримаран )))

@DragonflyTrimarans-UK 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, but it’s a trimaran (catamaran has only 2 hulls), which allows this easy folding system.

@constantinecharoglu2902 8 ай бұрын

I like the tiller tamer. Does it come standard with the boat? Or is it aftermarket? If its aftermarket, who makes the device?

@DragonflyTrimarans-UK 8 ай бұрын

it’s simply a length of shock cord, hooked over the tiller extension mount.

@stefanofranzolini7174 9 ай бұрын

Suggestion/question : where’s the kill cord for that engine? Do you think would be a good idea when “sailing” solo that, after any reverse manouvre is done, have a killcord , while motoring trough the harbour… a kill cord extended and dunken to transom with a floaty at the end… at least if you fall, you have hope to stop your vessel? Just wondering, everytime I see an engine on a boat… is there someone there 100% or not?

@DragonflyTrimarans-UK 7 ай бұрын

Hi Stefano, thanks for your comment and it's an interesting idea. However as you can see, there is no need to leave the DF 25 cockpit until the boat is unfolded. At this point it is an incredibly stable platform almost 6m wide, so the risk of falling is much lower than on some boats

@davidwood62 11 ай бұрын

Just check out the price..... hells teeth.... for a small collection of plastic boxes...

@DragonflyTrimarans-UK 11 ай бұрын

Hi David, thanks for watching, but a Dragonfly is far more than your summary suggests. This is a high performance folding trimaran which can often sail at windspeed, and exceed 20 knots on a good day (see our other recent videos). The materials and construction methods required to achieve this inevitably cost more than a similar sized cruising yacht. However its unique combination of quality and performance resulted in Dragonfly 25 being awarded the title of 'European Yacht of the Year 2016' in the multihull category, and over 100 have been built.

@alansmith2203 6 ай бұрын

Fellas, anything this fast...with this state of the art engineering...hi tech sails and all the go fast gear...if you are a racer...you pay the piper or go home and are never near the top flight guys....EVER!!!@@DragonflyTrimarans-UK