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"Magic Hempel" was the first Dragonfly Trimaran
- - the boat that started the series ...

 

The prototype of the Dragonfly Trimaran

 

 

Magic' with a small added sprit for a drifter

Magic' sharing a picnic spot with a Dragonfly 800

Note the knuckle and hull flare

 

Comfortable and spacious trampoline

A peek inside the cabin

 

Under sail ... with a temporary jib 

 

The fine painting commissioned by Hempel Paints (Denmark) after she won the Round Britain Race on corrected time. This print has faded a bit being 20+ years old but is still special.  Artist was John Gardner.

2008 photo of 3 small tri enthusiasts, chatting tri-design in upstate Vermont.  Mark Simons on the left, new owner of 'Scooter', a fine Farrier 25A; Phelps Holloway, past owner of a Kraken tri by Crowther and on the right,  Michael Waters, naval architect & marine engineer, and past owner of 3 sailing tris including 'Magic Hempel'.