Dragonfly 25 Round the Island race 2023 pt.2

Join us aboard the Dragonfly 25 Sport trimaran for an exhilarating sail round the south of the Isle of Wight, during the breezy Round the Island Race 2023.
Speeds are up to 16-18 knots, and winds reported as exceeding 30 knots at times (we have no wind instruments).
#dragonflytrimarans #RoundtheIslandRace #raceforall

[@user-km1ic4vb4i]

I could listen too that humming all day long ❤

[@-SiB-]

OMG 😳

[@SailingTipsCa]

Beautiful sailing guys - very nice gybes!!!

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Thank you 🙏

[@hwvl95]

Pure sensation ! Man o man that shud have been a REAL pleasure ! Thank you so much for sharing !

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Thanks. It was great fun, and the boat performed superbly in some challenging conditions

[@windwizard100]

WOW! Absolutely smokin'! BEAUTIFUL!

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

thanks for watching, and glad you enjoyed it

[@dubab.249]

Sve je to lijepo na mirnom moru, kako se ponaša u teškim uvjetima i visokim valovima morem na palubi....🌊🌪️🤔

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Thanks for watching. Dragonfly trimarans are extremely sea-worthy, and have crossed oceans, and even circumnavigated.That part of the race course is open to the Atlantic, and it was rougher earlier with up to 30 kts. We gybe close inshore there to keep clear of the tidal overfalls, so we can sail faster.

[@dubab.249]

@@DragonflyTrimarans-UK Hvala, pratim ovaj tip trimarana, u bližoj budučnosti bi jedan kupio, super je sklapanje bočnih trupova što u marinama omogučuje mjesečni vez oko 300€ i duži boravak u brodu preko cijele godine. Kad usporedim cijenu najma manjeg za tjedan dana i ovog malog trimarana... Bez obzira na konfor apartmana strastvenom jedriličaru apartman ne znači ništa i nema ljepšeg od buženja usidren u nekoj uvali, uz🌅☕🤗

[@InYourDreams-Andia]

That looks like a lot of fun.. Slick Tri too ⚡🤟

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

It certainly was fun, and a great race for Dragonfly. Our Dragonfly 28 not only won the multihull class 🏆 but was 15th fastest out of all 1,100+ entries on elapsed time.

[@user-lv5km7sb6o]

Яка краса! Швидкість під вітрилами це дивовижно. Дякую!

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Thanks for watching, and great to hear you enjoyed it

[@adrianstone4443]

Brilliant thank you

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

You're very welcome

[@barrydavies2977]

Fast, beautiful sailing. Btw, I broke my arm by handling a mainsheet like that. I more than broke it. I shattered it into pieces. Please be careful.

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Sorry to hear about your injury, and hope you've made a full recovery. Thanks for your comments, and I agree no-one should stand in the way of the sheet during a gybe. It may be hard to see clearly in the video, but we pull the mainsheet falls aft mid-gybe, to flatten the sail and initiate an earlier (and therefore softer) gybe. The sheet pulls away from the helm as it loads up again, not towards anyone. When sailing with more crew (or when cruising), the mainsheet trimmer can sheet in pre-gybe for the same effect, then ease again when the sail crosses

[@barrydavies2977]

@@DragonflyTrimarans-UK Thanks. It was over 40 years ago, so my arm did mend. It's not completely straight or as long as the other one, but it didn't stop me sailing. To be fair, my mainsheet had a little more slack than yours, so it was 100% my own fault. But I was concerned that others would see the way that you gybed, but not see the danger. Far safer to haul in on the tail of the sheet and let it out to absorb the shock.

[@dunk856]

These guys have skills!

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Thanks, and glad you enjoyed it. That was such a fun day

[@craigguthrie4427]

I’d love to see similar footage of the larger dragonfly designs. We are very interested in the 40.

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Hi Craig, thanks for watching. There are some clips of DF 40 Ultimate during the same race on this highlight video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqi7eHynop2koK8 If you'd drop me an email at [e-mail] I would be pleased to send you other links too.

[@deankruse2891]

Well balanced boat

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Thanks for watching. A trimaran is naturally balanced. As a Dragonfly heels (to about 10 degrees max), the leeward hull is immersed deeper, so the centre of drag moves outboard to remain aligned below the centre of effort of the rig. Therefore the helm remains light, and the boat is agile and responsive.

[@geoffwright9570]

It's certainly shifting, must be quite an exciting time.

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Hi Geoff, it is exciting to sail at these speeds, but as you can see a Dragonfly is also very responsive and remarkably dry too

[@markthomasson5077]

Just love it. So did you do quite so many (effortless) gybes just to piss off the guy in the big mono, having a wild buttock clenching ride!

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Thanks. It's usually wind-over-tide on that leg, so there's much better sea state close inshore where the tide is weaker. Also as we fly an asymmetric spinnaker, we usually sail hotter angles than conventional yachts, and therefore make more gybes.

[@g.g.rebimik8455]

The Speed !!! GG Rebimik

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Thanks, that was such a fun sail 👍

[@mandrinvuthaj4543]

I no longer dream of women. I dream to be in a boat like That,and this fast . Very beautiful.thank you.

[@user-kk1vh2wi8g]

На похожем тримаране ходил (правда ветер был послабее , а к концу дня вообще стух, до стоянки пришлось добираться на веслах уже затемно ) был бы такой ветер как у вас радость была бы намного больше

[@dancarter482]

_MAGNIFIQUE_

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Thanks Dan, it was a fun day out

[@stuartmaxwell5562]

Holy smokes wtg

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Thanks Stuart, this boat's a LOT of fun to sail

[@J.Smith-rc6wh]

smokin!

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

🔥

[@USA4thewin]

damn good sailing ,, I was wondering if i can use the asymmetrical spinnaker in those conditions

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Thank you, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. A Dragonfly is incredibly stable and responsive, as well as fast. Therefore the spi is easy to fly, although we recommend building experience before flying it in stronger winds

[@mikemendes7598]

What kind of speed were you doing? (Never mind - just saw the comment above...) And ditto the comment about how dry you looked! The sea state was lumpy and I would've expected a lot more water in the cockpit. And it looked like you had finger tip control. Very impressive.

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Thanks for watching. The latest Dragonfly trimarans are remarkably dry for such fast boats, thanks to clever design and over 55 years experience. All the recent UK magazine tests have commented on this too

[@user-dl7xn3ic7f]

Гонки на яхтах в суровых широтах а мы в Питере гоняем

[@stf0146]

Thanks for the video. Looks like a great boat to sail. What size asym were you flying in this race? Looks smaller than the 60m2 specified in Dragonfly brochure. Noticed the asym sheets lead inside the side stays(shrouds), is this the norm or was this because the angles were hotter in this race conditions? Thanks again for the video.... hoping for more of such videos to come.

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Thanks for watching and well spotted - that asymmetric spinnaker is smaller and flatter than the factory one, but big enough that day! Spi sheets are usually led inboard, due to wide beam and relatively low apparent wind angle at speed

[@stf0146]

Thanks for taking time to reply. Much appreciated. Happy sailing! @@DragonflyTrimarans-UK

[@paulcoverdale8312]

Where can we get one in UK near Lymington??? How much pls❤❤❤👍👍🙏🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Hi Paul, the boat in the video is based in Hamble and I'd be delighted to show you around. Dragonfly trimarans are built to order in Denmark, and over 100 of this model have been built to date. Please drop an email to [e-mail] or call 01243 370707 so we can arrange to meet

[@user-hk2vp3hf1f]

Тримаран-спортивная машина с парусами. Чтобы не трескался крепеж балок я ввел бы для амортизации резиновые вкладыши.

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Thanks for your comment. Dragonfly wings are supported by waterstays, which triangulate the wing and therefore remove bending loads in the Swing Wing mounts while sailing. These dyeform wires (with white plastic covers), run from low down on the centre hull to the outboard end of the wings, and are visible on the video.

[@karga2tilki]

Great! although just one camera position great!

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Thanks for watching. We wanted to illustrate how the boat moves in the waves, to give a taste of sailing the boat. A continuous shot with 'horizon lock' also shows we haven't edited out any 'gnarly' bits

[@user-vi4pk9wo7w]

Хороший ход....!

[@dancarter482]

_I_ could watch _hours_ of this - where's the rest?

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Rather than watching us, it’s better to experience it on your own Dragonfly 👍

[@markthomasson5077]

@@DragonflyTrimarans-UKof course, better start doing the lottery…,or sell the wife (and kids?)

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

@@markthomasson5077 how about a boat-share with friends to reduce costs?

[@markthomasson5077]

@@DragonflyTrimarans-UK unfortunately my friends have neither wives nor children! Your beautiful creation is way beyond my dreams, but well done, and hope you sell many.

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

@@markthomasson5077 there's no harm in dreaming☺

[@notachannel4u]

It's not even 0.5 meters and the boat is diving in the water. It would be impossible to go sailing on a gale.

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Thanks for watching, but where’s the diving in that video? There’s some spray as the leeward bow cuts through the waves we overtook, but that’s about it and we stayed pretty dry. Waves were much bigger than 0.5m round the back of the island. However this clip is gybing inshore of the tidal overfalls off St Cats, where it was flatter. If it was windier, we’d have put another reef in, and taken the spinnaker down.

[@paulkent5755]

trimmer cannot see the spinaker so not at full potential

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Thanks for watching. There's a much better view from the cockpit than there is from that camera mounted out the back, but I'm sure the Dragonfly 25 could go even faster too.

[@paulkent5755]

Thank you

[@kenpeterson_IG]

That flag should not be flown on it's own. Mike indicates to other vessels "I am stopped". I can't tell whether Sierra is also being flown which would be appropriate for this scenario since both Mike and Sierra together indicates "I am undergoing speed trials".

[@DragonflyTrimarans-UK]

Thanks for your comment. 'M' was the designated class flag for the Multihulls, in this annual race round the Isle of Wight (UK) with a fleet of nearly 1,000 boats.