DRAGONFLY Trimarans User Forum

We tried out dead downwind spinnaker sailing in up to ca. 30 knots of true wind in Fyncup a couple of weeks ago. We had one reef in the main and our smaller 100 m2 asymmetric spinnaker. We had a very comfortable flat ride doing an average 15 knots. The sea was flat, it is south of Fyn. The boat neve...

Yes exactly the rudder came a little closer to the centreboard, more forward. If this is the right medicine for the 35 I’m not sure. The helm on our df35 is much lighter and sensitive compared to the 1200. Much more fun to steer. When pressed very hard it can lose grip, it can stall, most time you c...

Beam reach most cruising mono hulls will stay behind. Beam reach in plus 20 knots of wind a 1200 is much faster than a mono hull. We had a lot of pressure on the original rudder downwind. We drilled the hole in the second rudder ca. 7.5 mm more forward so it was almost too neutral, but good for the ...

The article of the DF 1200 in the ARC is from us. We should have shared our information with you, our dragonfly colleagues, with priority before other medias. Sorry guys. We do not have a detailed written logbook; we are working on it but do not know if we ever complete it and/or put in on-line. But...