Designer: Johan Anker (1929, Norway)
Builder: Børresens Bådebyggeri, Vjile, Denmark
LOA: 8.9m (29ft 2in)
Beam: 1.95m (6ft 5in)
Draft min: 1.2m (3ft 11in)
Displacement: 1700kg
Keel: Long
Construction
Wood carvel construction
Mahogany on oak frames
Varnish topsides with black antifouling
full and meticulous restoration job undertaken in 2023
She now looks incredible with gleaming varnished topsides, fared hull and fully repainted interior as well as being in excellent structural shape!
Completed works include:
New ring frames and new copper clinches
4 new frames up forward of ring frames
4 new frames back aft
2 mid-ship frames
All new fastenings in the new frames
15 new splines above and below waterline
New callings and half beams
New forward cockpit front and corners
New cuddy coach roof beams
New cuddy ply top and new teak on top
New forward deck beams
Smoothed out hull under water line
Long boarded the hull externally
New cover boards
Repair transom
New stem section
New marine ply deck
Glassed ply on deck
New mast step
New mast sole floor
Repaint forward and aft inside hull (lower) in white
Re-varnish inside hull (upper)
15 x coats of Epiphanes varnish externally
3 x coats of high quality non slip deck paint
Mechanical & Electrical
No Engine
Rigging & Sails
Bermudan Sloop rig
She retains her original mast, standing rigging, running rigging and sails from before her restoration which can be refitted, or upgraded at the buyers discretion.
Her before restoration inventory includes:
Black alloy Procter mast and boom
Standing rigging believed in good condition
Running rigging all in good condition
Mainsail and genoa (c.2015, by Petticrow, good condition, little used)
Older mainsail and genoa (reasonable condition)
2 x spinakers (both by Petticrow)
Spinnaker pole
Dragonfly will still need to be “fitted out” with the rigging and internal running systems including sheets & tweakers etc to buyers specifications
Equipment:
Twin axle road trailer also fully refurbished in 2023 and much structurally and visually improved. Works include:
New axles and bearings
New brakes and hitch
Shot blast and repaint
New mudguards
Remarks:
An impressive and full restoration by a team of highly skilled and meticulous wooden boat builders has resulted in a gleaming classic that is now in structurally excellent condition and the envy all who sail with her.
This exquisite Dragon has a very successful racing record, having won local and national races (including Cowes week) when owned and helmed by Eric Williams during the 1990s and early 2000s. Then based in the Solent, she was always found in the front of the local fleet which numbered some 30 Dragons.
“Dragonfly” was built in 1969 by Børresens Bådebyggeri, Vjile, Denmark, build number K453 and launched as “Menace”.
Dragonfly still needs her rigging and internal running systems ‘fitting out’ which can be tailored to individual specifications and therefore at the buyers expense. Estimated complete fit out cost approx. £5,000 or can be customised to upgrade to any level of enhanced system as specified by the purchaser. Advice from some of the top Dragon racers is available on request for works to be planned and executed accordingly.
PLEASE NOTE: The vendor is selling in the course of business and the asking price is inclusive of VAT.