{"id":82851,"date":"2025-12-31T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/?p=82851"},"modified":"2026-01-05T09:43:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T14:43:39","slug":"2025-boat-of-the-year-best-multihull-dragonfly-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/sailboats\/2025-boat-of-the-year-best-multihull-dragonfly-36\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Boat of the Year Best Multihull: Dragonfly 36"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dragonfly-0119-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image disable-lazyload\" alt=\"Dragonfly 36\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dragonfly-0119-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dragonfly-0119-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dragonfly-0119-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dragonfly-0119-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dragonfly-0119.jpg 2000w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The overall bigness of the boat and the beautiful composite work of the beams, the coamings and the interior give the immediate impression of a bigger boat.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<iframe id=\"x8aa2rgac1\" src=\"https:\/\/Sailingworld.dragonforms.com\/x8aa2rgac1\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width:100%;height:165px;border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a reason why Dragonfly owners are okay with waiting two years or more to get their hands on the new 36. Everyone that has tested it agrees: It\u2019s a multihuller\u2019s dream boat. \u201cExhilarating\u201d is the one word that BOTY judge Monica Morgan came away with after a windy session on the 36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was such a joy to sail,\u201d she says. It was effortless to sail in 25 knots under a big main at full hoist. Proper winches and everything led correctly into the cockpit, tails disappear into lockers. \u201cIt was fast and stable, and felt so safe and bulletproof,\u201d she adds. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t hitting waves, it was just cruising through them. The helm felt amazingly light, and everything was just so simple, but it made sense, and it is so classy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dragonfly\u2019s Jens Quorning, a master of his craft, confidently says the Dragonfly 36&nbsp; is the best they\u2019ve ever done. \u201cUp in the bows we have some new modern tricks with the wave-piercing center hull bow. We\u2019ve got more buoyancy there, and more buoyancy forward in the floats. It is really hard to force it down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style><div class='embed-container'><iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IC_DlEaF7RA' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>That also allows him to pile on the sail area and have fun. He\u2019s especially keen about the electric Code Zero furler that \u201cintroduces more fun sailing and allows our owners to go out and do 20 knots, easily.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rig towers 60 feet above the deck, which Quorning says is \u201cprobably the tallest mast on any 36-foot production boat, for sure.\u201d He adds that he and his like-minded owners like a lot of sail area. \u201cWith a more intelligent hull design, you want to push it hard, and especially downwind,\u201d Quorning says. \u201cWith the right buoyancy right where you want it, you can push up the speedometer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dobbs Davis, our panel\u2019s big-boat guru, felt the same way: \u201cIt was blowing 30, the helm was so gentle and balanced. With the weather ama just kissing the wavetops, the sensation was amazing. It just wanted to keep going faster, slicing through the water really nicely.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a centerboard in the center hull, Davis adds, the boat tacked just as well as a monohull, and with electric winches available, the jib wind was easy. The code zero can go in and out all day, especially when the hydrogenator and solar panels are topping off the batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The overall bigness of the boat and the beautiful composite work of the beams, the coamings and the interior give the immediate impression of a bigger boat. \u201cI felt like I was on a 40-footer,\u201d Davis says. \u201cPart of that is stability, but it\u2019s the center hull form as well. The whole thing is exceptionally engineered and the details beautifully executed, including the cabinetry. I know there was a lot of tooling that went into that, so what\u2019s amazing to me is the amount of effort it takes to make that right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The judges noted the boat feeling light for its size. Quorning says that\u2019s because he\u2019s finally been able to shed the weight of heavy steel fittings in the folding system. All parts are now composite, all of it done in-house, vacuum-infused vinylester and carbon in the bulkheads and beams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When folded, the beam is roughly 12 feet, great for storage and slip life. And liveaboard is definitely possible for extended fast getaways. And that\u2019s why Quorning is also proud of what they\u2019ve accomplished with the 36\u2019s interior. They\u2019ve managed to bump out the center hull enough to create space and accommodations that, he says, is on par with most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/sailboats\/best-trimaran-dragonfly-40-ultimate\/\">modern 40-footers<\/a>. All the sails, toys, bikes and gear go into the floats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is tons of headroom, the head is lovely, and the aft cabin is really spacious,\u201d Morgan says. \u201cIt was all so functional down below, everything had its place and fit really well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The engine is aft, under the cockpit, and the sail drive is not below the belly of the boat, Quorning says. \u201cIt gives us more freedom and more space in the main cabin. Less smell, less noise in the cabin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To its value and quality, Quorning is transparent about his Dragonflys being perceived as expensive. But building in Denmark is expensive, and quality comes with a price. \u201cIt\u2019s a high-tech product with a lot of man-hours,\u201d he says. \u201cBut we sell a lot of boats because people really admire our boats.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judge Mike Ingham would second that, and if he had the funds, he\u2019d seriously consider buying one and giving the Scandinavian multihull racing circuit a go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just such a classy boat, really well made, really functional, something you\u2019d want to own, if you could afford it,\u201d says Ingham. \u201cIts stated purpose is to be a fast, safe, comfortable, offshore cruiser-racer, and it just knocks it out of the park in my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we sailed with Quorning in October he shared that there were 35 owners in the queue already. And widely praised throughout Europe, the wait now extends well beyond 2028. It\u2019s no surprise the Dragonfly 36 is in demand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This luxury do-it-all trimaran takes short-handed multihull sailing to a better place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":82852,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_guest","BS_guest_author_name":"Dave Reed","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"","hydra_display_updated":false,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","arc_story_id":"","arc_website_url":"","custom_permalink":"","arc_subtype":"","arc_exclude_from_feeds":false,"sponsored":false,"sponsored_label":"Sponsored Content","sponsored_display_label":false,"sponsored_image":false,"post_right_rail":true,"post_right_rail_ad_1":true,"post_right_rail_ad_2":true,"post_right_rail_ad_3":false,"post_right_rail_ad_4":false,"post_right_rail_recirc":true,"fixed_anchor_ad":true,"post_top_ad":true,"post_off_ramp":true,"post_taboola":false,"labels":true,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":"","sponsored_url":"","social_share":true,"ad_targeting":"","ad_settings_ads_on_this_page":true,"ad_settings_automatic_ad_injection_into_the_content":true,"alternate_title_newsletter":"","alternate_content_newsletter":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[3065,173,3068,164,3069],"class_list":["post-82851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sailboats","tag-2025-boat-of-the-year","tag-boat-of-the-year","tag-dragonfly","tag-sailboats","tag-winter-2026"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}