Dragonfly Christmas 2022

Dear Dragonfly owners, sailors, and friends,

Winter has arrived and Christmas is upon us, which means it is time to reflect and look back on the year that has passed.

Last winter we still had to deal with COVID-19, which made it impossible for us to take part in boat shows during the winter. COVID-19 also made it difficult to meet; most meetings took place online.

At the Yard, we put great effort into keeping the production running at full speed and we think we managed to do this quite well, even though our production was highly affected by COVID-19 in January and February. It has for sure taken some time to catch up on all the lost man-hours, but we managed to do so.

Another huge challenge, which has taken a lot of effort and energy, is our supply chain. It has been and continuously is difficult to get parts and we are experiencing very long delivery schedules. On top of that, we are of course also affected by energy prices.

All these challenges forced us to postpone a couple of our own demonstrators, so that these challenges would not affect the production of our customers’ new boats. It has always been very important for us that we could manage deliveries on time. Unfortunately, some of our clients this year had to deal with a few weeks of delay, and we highly appreciate the understanding, patience and trust you have shown us. Also, a huge thank you to our staff, for all the hard work and the effort they have put into catching up on the lost man-hours.

It has also been a year full of milestones. Here are some of the highlights:

In early March we celebrated Dragonfly hull No. 1000 and 55 years of Dragonfly. A history that started in 1967, when my farther Børge Quorning founded Quorning Boats, a family-owned company which is today the oldest production boat yard in Denmark.

These are some major milestones in the history of Dragonfly. We felt very lucky and blessed that we could celebrate this with Børge, before he passed away a couple of weeks later, on March 22nd, at the age of 90 years. I am sure that Børge would have said that Quorning Boats, better known as Dragonfly Trimarans, ended up larger than he had ever dreamt of or expected. It was an exciting journey before ending up with the Dragonfly we know today and a lot of different types of boats have been built here at the yard in Skærbæk. But this is not the end, the journey continues…

In Spring we finished the first Dragonfly 40C Performance, which was very exciting. So, please enjoy this short video, that my son Peter and I made in early Spring:

In late Spring the world opened again, and we could finally welcome customers, owners, and friends at the yard again. Various races also started again, amongst them our local Round Fyn race, the Garmin Round Denmark Race, Midsummer Sail, and Silverrudder.

At the Garmin Round Denmark Race there was and inshore and an offshore racecourse. The new Dragonfly 40C Performance, owned by Jens Thuesen entered the offshore racecourse starting from Esbjerg and going 750 NM around the Danish Islands, to the finishing line in Aarhus. I joined as crew for this race with Jens Thuesen and Tor Beltov. In the first 24 hours we did 284 NM and we ended up being the first ship home after 3 days, 20 hours and 26 minutes. It was a fantastic race with both wind and no wind. It was a great way to test the new Dragonfly 40C Performance.

Open Yard and Dragonfly Days were also possible again. In 2022 we had both an In-House Open Yard and an In-Water Open Yard. At both events we met many new and old acquaintances, and it was great to be able to show both our Yard and Dragonfly Range to you.

In August we could once again welcome Dragonfly owners to our Dragonfly Days 2022 event. It turned out to be four fantastic days with 45 Dragonfly Trimarans and 140 participants, hereunder Dragonfly owners with their families and friends. A huge thank you to all of you for making this event possible and as memorable as it was. Also, a huge thank you to our sponsors for their tribute. We could not have done this without your support.

In September, Siverrudder took place. I participated in my special experimental 28 foot one-off full carbon Trimaran Dragonfire. Silverrudder is a single-handed race that goes around Fyn, with a start- and finish line in Svendborg. With 430 entries it is the largest single-handed race in the world. A total of 18 multihulls participated, 9 of which were Dragonfly Trimarans. Onboard Dragonfire, I was the first one home to finish. Please enjoy this drone video taken as the sun set on the northeast tip called Fynshoved:

Many things have happened in the past year and with an almost full order book until Spring 2024. With only a few open building slots, we have plenty to do. The business is growing, and with it, new collaborations have emerged.

In September we expanded our business to the US market by hiring Nicholas Andrew Steenberg as our US Sales and Services Manager. Nicholas is providing service and support to existing Dragonfly owners and he is also the one to contact if you are interested in purchasing a Dragonfly Trimaran in the United States.

If you are interested in a Dragonfly Trimaran, then please feel free to contact us or one of our local dealers for further information. If you need spare parts or maybe new sails for the upcoming season we recommend ordering now, as we cannot guarantee delivery if you wait too long.

We have a lot of great memories from the past year, now it is time to look ahead.

We are currently preparing for Boot Düsseldorf 2023, which takes place from 21 - 29 January 2023. At Boot Dusseldorf, we look forward to presenting the Dragonfly 40C Performance, it is the world premiere at a Boat Show. The Dragonfly 40C Performance will be on display together with a Dragonfly 28 Performance, Hull No 250. The Dragonfly 28 Performance will be on display in a 250-jubilee edition, with a special color scheme.

We look forward to welcoming you in Hall 16 at stand No. 16D39.

If Düsseldorf is too far away, we will also have the Dragonfly 40C Performance on display at Boat Show Denmark from 24 – 26 February and from 2 – 5 March 2023 in Messe C, Fredericia.

In addition to our production, which is running according to schedule again, our Service Center is highly active, with 2600 m² of indoor winter storage filled with Dragonfly Trimarans; There is plenty to do. Spring will suddenly arrive and by then all Dragonfly Trimarans will need to be ready for a new season.