Dragonfly Trimarans has set 26 to 28 August 2027 for a special anniversary edition of Dragonfly Days at Quorning Boats in Denmark. The owners' gathering will mark 60 years since the Danish yard was founded in 1967 and will bring together Dragonfly owners, crews and the factory team.
The event is planned around sailing, shared experiences and activities ashore rather than a conventional boat-show format. Quorning Boats says more programme details will be released closer to the date, but owners are already being encouraged to reserve the three-day period.
Dragonfly Days returns as a community event
Dragonfly Days is the builder's recurring gathering for existing owners and crews, combining sailing with yard visits and social events. Earlier editions have brought dozens of trimarans back together, giving owners a chance to compare equipment, cruising experience and sailing techniques directly.
That owner-community element has commercial value as well as social value. Long-term loyalty, word-of-mouth recommendations and direct feedback can be especially important for a specialist builder producing relatively low volumes of technically distinctive yachts.
Sixty years began with a Danish family yard
Quorning Boats was founded in 1967 after Børge Quorning returned to Denmark following boatbuilding work in Canada. Early production included conventional sailing boats as the company developed the multihull ideas that would later define the Dragonfly brand.
The first boat to carry the Dragonfly name appeared during the 1970s, and the company gradually focused more heavily on performance trimarans. Jens Quorning later took over ownership and remains closely associated with the development of the modern range.
Folding technology became a defining feature
The introduction of the Swing Wing folding system in 1989 addressed one of the practical disadvantages of trimarans by allowing the outer hulls to fold alongside the main hull. That made marina berthing and harbour access far easier without removing the wide sailing beam that gives the boats their stability.
The same principle remains central to the current Dragonfly range. It has allowed the builder to combine multihull performance with a level of marina practicality that is important to private owners who do not have access to unusually wide permanent berths.
The current range reaches into LYG territory
Today's line-up includes the Dragonfly 25, 28, 33, 36 and 40. The Dragonfly 40, at roughly 12 metres, sits at the lower edge of Luxury Yacht Guide's coverage and represents the largest current expression of the yard's folding-performance concept.
The 2027 anniversary therefore celebrates more than company longevity. It also gives the builder a chance to bring several generations of boats and owners together while showing how a specialist idea developed over six decades into a recognisable international sailing-yacht brand.
