You seem confused about this boat. It's more than just speed. The ability to trailer easily, sail flat and in shallow water, beach, no need for a dingy...and you can sail fast, even single handed. You need to sail one.

The outriggers are called amas. I grew up sailing beach cats and trimarans and it is really hard to give up the speed for a monohaul. This boat is made for camping/sailing for a weekend and being able to hit 3 or 4 islands in a weekend whereas a monohaul you could mabey do 2. Also they boats do not get knoed down like a monohaul they stay more stable that is why there is not a big saftey factor. If you guys want to sail beach catamaran we will have to hook up, I'm in baltimore

Liking the boat presentations but I want see you guys sail again!

The 35 foot version of this boat looks real nice, and comes as a cruiser or racer. I wouldnt mind seeing one for myself.

Folding trimarans tend to be expensive - the loads they endure require a lot of build quality. Also, nobody mentioned a big advantage: they don't heel over, so when a gust hits upwind they instantly ( being very light) go faster instead of just wallowing and spilling the contents of the shelves all over the floor.

half a million for the Dragon fly 32, I knew it was expensive because of all the special features but wow. I guess I'll stick with my plan of maybe building a Scarab 32 if I ever get around to it.

“Don’t buy a couch” shirt just doesn’t look right while sitting on a couch...

Someone likes their Sailing Uma T shirt

they are called amas, not floats or outriggers, im sure others have already pointed this out, but this bothered me for some reason haha. personally if I could get a brand new sailboat without money being a limitation(with money considered i prob. wod go with a marlow-hunter 31), I would absolutely get the dragonfly 32 evolution as my primary choice. the 28 you all were on here is a little too small for my tastes, but the 32 has enough room for a minimalist for myself and the design is more advanced, with new style amas that create more buoyancy and speed. trimarans are for a very specific type of sailor, if you are looking for space while underway not for you, but for someone like me, where I prefer to get to wherever it is I want to go as fast and smoothly as possible, a trimaran is, imo, the best choice and a dragonfly is the currently best of the builds out there on the market, again, imo only. the difference between the 28 and the 32, not only in sailing characteristics, but in down below accommodations is quite noticeable fwiw. cheers.

They hold their value well too.

Can't believe you are knocking the live aboard space on a 28' tri. A 28' anything doesn't have a lot of space.

I wanted to ask some questions that may or may not get answered. They are genuine questions out of pure curiosity. 1. What kind of security measures are taken when sailing? What do people usually do? I've heard Project Atticus hint at some. 2. I can't find anything on what started you two sailing. Did you grow up sailing, learn it as a hobby, ...? 3. What about the wind turbine? When the sun doesn't shine, you have to charge the batteries. Usually when it's cloudy the wind is blowing. Well, thanks for posting. I enjoy watching.

that was a very generous donation to Beau and Brandy ... well done!

Well you could have mentioned the name of this trailer sailer. It's called a Dragonfly. It can go more than 20 knots

I appreciate the price of the boat being mentioned...Thanks!

That is a nice day sailor but I don't know if I would want to take it to the Bahamas from Florida. I like the round doors. WOW that is a lot of money for a little boat. Thanks guys a nice change of pace from the bigger boats.

The floats are called ama's.

Thanks for the Tour. Keep up the good work.

Love the T shirt,, i watch you guys and Uma every week!!

.... you did not mention the rotatable mast ... it's about ... BOAT SPEED ... BOAT SPEED ... BOAT SPEED ...

There's one in Holly Hill Fl, it looks longer than 28 ft. And its outriggers fold up for its boat lift @ docking !

Nice keep up the great videos 👍

An interesting vessel

Cool little Polynesian type ama(?) racer. I've seen a couple on Lake Travis outside of Austin, but larger, in the 30-foot plus range, I think, but just not my thing and not all that familiar. Again, another great video and even better when you find boats like this one that is outside the norm because it becomes educational as well. I wish I had more time, I'm on the road, but hopefully, someone with better knowledge of these vessels will educate folks on their history and use. Kudos! Another great video, guys!

Very unusual boat! Just curious what y'all's Endeavor what go for New today? It's a beautiful boat and y'all are a beautiful couple living the dream. Don't let anyone take that dream away from you. I don't even know how to sail, but absolutely loves your channel! Thanks!!

You folks need to review a Corsair 36 foot trimaran if you are looking for both quickness & nice interior. The Dragonfly is a very good build Scandavian trimaran but also very pricey for what it is. If I could afford either I would opt for a Corsair.

“Outrigger” usually refers to the whole assembly of a stabilising float and the arms by which it is attached to the principal hull. The float is usually only proportioned to provide some stability and is not a principal hull. As with many (most?) nautical terms there can be many different definitions depending on locale, traditions and misinformation. I include this comment.

there is a 25 as well .. so you think for day sailing or taking it out for a weekend its fine.. just not live onboard ?

I met you two at the boat one of the high lite of the boat show.

Personally, I wish I was rich enough to have a hybrid diesel electric yatch trawler built. I know its wishful thinking, but a man has to have something to hope for.

Nice review. However, you seem to not quite understand this boat. It is actually pretty specious for its length if you factor in the width. Its interior is ergonomically brilliantly done. It’s cockpit is large compared to 28ft monohulls. It is suited for way more then just day or weekend sailing, depending on the size of your crew. The argument that it is not suited for very long stays on board or even live aboard, doesn’t make any sense, because this goes for any 28ft boat. For that purpose they obviously lack storage space. Variable depth, sailing in shallow waters, beaching, drying out, trailering, easy system to self-set your mast, upright sailing and less fuel consumption make it a very comfortable, independent, safe and versatile high performance companion, if you know how to sail a multihull. Moreover, this 28ft tri is unsinkable(!), making it suited for longer crossings and you’ll arrive at your destination 3 times faster! (Also a safety feature). Therefore it is not overpriced, it only has a high price compared to polyester monohulls. But you really shouldn’t be comparing the two at all, because they are totally different entities, a tri has a lot more to offer and this comes at a price; the amount of engineering, the stiffness to withstand the tremendous force on the amas at 22+ knots; there is no comparison with monohulls. Furthermore the build quality is far superior to the build quality of serie build polyester monohulls nowadays. So don’t compare apples with oranges if you don’t understand apples.

I like these boat tours, a few people seem to be not too supportive of them. What if you were to feature a few videos on sailing theory or practices such as setting an anchor or perhaps trimming sails? Just a little change of pace.

WoW Very Very Fast Boat!!! How ever just like a Cat a Trimaran have's a nasty habit of rolling over in heavy seas....and it will not right it's self.. The mast is stepped on the deck, not good. However it looks like the mast might be able to swivel to keep the the main more aerodynamic for better sailing... Nice the out riggers can be contracted for easy docking.. I would really like to see how the mainsail is connected to the mast that is a must for your viewers that could be potential buyers..

first! thanks for showing us all these great boats!

Yeah, I'd agree with your assessment... I'd get kind I'd claustrophobic on it... And anything over 5' seas would be really sketchy imo...thnx guys! C ya on the next one! 😉

$250,000.00!!!! You've got to be kidding! Do you realize what you can get for that kind of money? The owner of a boat like that has more money than sense! Thanks for sharing it with us. Not everyone's "cup of tea" but certainly an interesting concept. Oh yes, Randy's shirt....cool girl!

The floats can be called outriggers, floats, amas. Most people use the polynesian names: ama, aka, vaka for floats, arms, hull. Nothing weird about Dragonfly. They're superb Danish trimarans. People do cross oceans in them. Labor rates in Denmark are much higher than Vietnam, South Africa, China, etc.

Just noticed your opening music kinda reminds me of "better call saul". opening music

Foldable tri maran it would be fun for a minute. Definitely not worth the dough. But I do like the tri,,

Please keep looking at boats I'm looking for around a 40 footer or a catamaran

6more inches of headroom would make that speedster very comfortable

hate a to a pain but what is going on with your Sailboat. Are you still saving up to head off into the sunset or sunrise?

That's more a day sail or weekend sailboat. Perhaps a racer. I'll bet that once you bring in the outriggers it might just be trailerable too.

they are actually called amas (armar)

When will you guys sail again?

Is the round opening to V berth structural and replaces the compression post?

hey, do you have learning the lines tee?

Great content ! And 250k WOW 😮 !!! Your dead right, much much much better value elsewhere but interesting all the same. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thanks for the great video ,boat shows are a double edged sword in a way ,you get to see all the latest and greatest ,but unfortunately your sharing it with the sweaty masses ,squeezed against that large woman that peculiarly smells like cheese forcing her way on the boat as you try to leave ,but that just inspires you more to get on a boat ,any boat and leave it all behind ,and they're great places to get new shoes. Cheers from down under.

I couldn't even deal with the size I'm 6'3" and 340 lb I couldn't deal with something that size

Just like with a car, the faster you want to go, the more it costs. Personally, I think it is brilliant, but something like this is not for everyone. They provide just enough creature comforts for it to be tolerable as a weekender, but the whole point of the thing (and most of the budget) is in making the sailing performance epic. With that shallow draft, it actually would be a perfect boat for the Chesapeake Bay, or pretty much anywhere where you don't expect big seas. I don't think I would want to ride out a big storm in that thing, but for shorter trips in moderate conditions, let 'er rip!

cross the ocean in faster time even less wind .... price is problem /// also avoid being stuck in deadly storms ... priceless . sailing over things and to the beach .... priceless ... beach music and bbq and radio .. haha.. less worries ... male out door space lunge ... make cheaper version . haha.

take a look at Rapido 50 and 60

i wanna go fast .. faster faster faster .... be good to get around with though . less ocean time. safer weather .. out run storms ... still pretty big though .. main thing is bed . kitchen ,couch . roof covered lunge ... rather have floating screen porch . lol. never sailed either ... fun to watch though. .

Ok , 250k for 28 ft. Like 9K per foot..not bad if it comes with few gold bars in bilge and lifetime warranty etc...outriggers is cool, but just follow your common sense..main hull, side hull or better port stbd hull , or amas ...you win. T care keep videos coming it's fun.

Remote outboard controls inside the cockpit locker... So when it's raining it gets inside the boat...

Outrigger = float = Ama = Vaka Choose a term or two.

I see you repping that uma merch

they are called sponsons in OZ

dragonfly.dk/dragonfly-25 link to the manufacturer with a video of the boat sailing.

Nick the Naval Architect calls them "amas" (1 ama, 2 amas) but then you'd have to tell folks what an ama is, so it's less efficient than just saying "floats" or "outriggers".

Sailing folks are but 1/100% of population and only 1/100% of them are interested in real sailing multihull (like this). So the market is tiny for the Dragaonfly brand. If you value sailing and simple over luxury and ‘partieee’ then you get it. Check out YT channel. ‘Sailing trimaran ‘ for a couple cruising in an ex racing trimaran. Enjoy warren

Yes, weird boat. $250K??? Yea, no. I'm not a sailor yet, but I have ruled out a trimaran and leaning (sic) to a catamaran.

About time to go sailing no?...

Was there a place to cook?

Look up Aka and Vaka See the Wikipedia entry

Useful for its purpose & overpriced for normal folk

My jaw dropped at the price.

way too expensive for what they are.. you could build your own for less than that , if you have the skills of course. love trimarans but just cannot afford these ones.

All that money for a plushed out (kinda) Hobie Cat.

Ouch.....$250,000 ...

I want to know how you came to the conclusion that it was surprisingly fast if you didn’t take it out and tests it’s sailing characteristics?

Nice weekender but way way too many$$$$.

You can find nice Corsair F 27 used for $ 30,000. Or a used F 31 for $ 50,000 and they are just as fast and nice tris as the Dragonfly.

Too much money for what it is. The size doesn't phase me. Once spent 10 weeks with my wife and dog on a 19 foot boat. We aren't small people either and were in our mid-50s at the time.

How the hell do you know? You didn’t sail it.

They are outriggers, and some call them by their polynesian name that I can't think of right now.

I call them pontoons

ouch on the price I like your boat better.

You kids know anything bout boats?

Amaghs

Click bait

Not so much weird as in need of a clickbaitey title. The last boat was "weird" too.

This is one crappy boat. Is the boatmaker trying to induce claustrophobia?

They do 20 kts+ in 20 kts of wind, if I could afford the million bucks for the 40 footer (even faster at 25kts+) I'd do it in a heartbeat or less.

Well you could have mentioned the name of this trailer sailer. It's called a Dragonfly. It can go more than 20 knots