VESSEL

OWNER: Grant & Janie Killian, Ph.D., 2871 NE 30^th Street, Lighthouse Point, FL 33064

Propulsion: Twin Outboard 2006 Mercury 9.9 Pro Kicker 4 stroke with 2 portable tanks

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Dragonfly

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Boat Design:

Formula 40 Catamaran

Length:

40 Ft. + 12 ft. bowsprit

Designer:

Scott Jutson

Sail Area:

Upwind – Lots/ Downwind - More

Builder:

David Renoff

Rig:

68 ft. rotating mast

Year Built:

1987

Home Port:

NWMA Seattle, WA

Weight:

4000 lbs.

Sail No.:

17271

Beam:

26 Ft.

Skipper:

Pat McGarry

Draft:

5.5 ft.

PHRF Rating:

-105

Dragonfly is a Formula 40 catamaran built in Australia in 1987, designed by Scott Jutson and built by David Renoff. Her previous owners campaigned the boat extensively under the name “Simply the Best”. The boat set numerous records in Australia including: Surf to City Race; Gold Coast to Moreton, where she averaged 23.6 knots and won the 347nm Brisbane to Gladstone Race 4 consecutive times. Amongst these, the boat had a record of 67 consecutive “line honor” finishes.

In 1998 “Simply the Best” was sold to a Hollywood based movie production company for filming a television commercial in Thailand. This was a commercial for a cigarette company in Brazil featuring some very exciting footage of two Formula 40’s flying hulls and playing “chicken” in 15 knots of breeze. Many sailors read about this filming in Multihulls Magazine. The boat’s current livery of dragons was added for the making of this commercial.

The boat was then sold and delivered to Seattle to her current owner, Pat McGarry, in January of 1999. Since that time Pat and crew have had “Quite a Ride” graduating from many years of beach cat and monohull sailing to this exciting Formula 40 catamaran.

Dragonfly’s name was conceived on her maiden sail by Pat’s wife, Carol, stating “ WOW, do these dragons fly”.

The boat has competed in most major sailing events in the northwest and has won many including South Sound Sailing Series, PSSC, Tri-Island Series, Gran Prix, 2001 NW Multihull Championship and most notably winning Swiftsure 2000 and 2001 (Cape Flattery Race) and taking 2 hours off the existing record in 2000 and another hour off the record in 2001. The Cape Flattery record, set by Dragonfly, now stands at 9 hours.

She has twice completed the 580 nautical mile Cadillac Van Isle 360 Race around Vancouver Island. In 2001 she set a new elapse time record of just over 68 hours.

Sailing in the Northwest “Dragonfly’s” knot meter has recorded speeds in excess of 30 knots in non-surfing conditions.

Dragonfly’s talented crew of multihull experts believes that sailing is FUN, especially when done FAST. The crew includes Richard Ackrill, Nick Banks, Sandy Dick, Craig Kistler, Randy Nicholai, Mark Thynes and others. Their expertise makes “Dragonfly” the fastest sailboat currently sailing in the Pacific Northwest.

submitted by Pat McGarry

"Dragonfly" is a Formula 40 catamaran built in Australia in 1987 and designed by Scott Jutson. The boat was completed just in time to see the worldwide Formula 40 Racing Circuit end. The boat was little used until 1993 when she was sold to new owners who campaigned the boat extensively under the name "Simply the Best". The boat set numerous records in Australia including, Surf to City Race at an average of 17.5 knots including a 30nm beat, Gold Coast to Moreton 23.6 knot average and won the 347nm Brisbane to Gladstone Race 4 consecutive times. Amongst these the boat had a record of 67 consecutive "line honor" finishes.

In 1998 "Simply the Best" was sold to a movie production company for filming a television commercial in Thailand. This was a very dramatic commercial for a cigarette company in Brazil. Many sailors read about this filming in Multihulls Magazine. The boat's current livery of dragons was added for the making of this commercial. The boat was then sold and delivered to her current owner, Pat McGarry in January of 1999.

Since that time Pat and crew have had "Quite a Ride" graduating from many years of beach cat and monohull sailing to this exciting formula 40 catamaran, "Dragonfly". The boat has competed in most of the major sailing events in the northwest and has won many including PSSC, Tri-Island Series, Gran Prix and most notably winning Swiftsure 2000 and 2001 (Cape Flattery Race) and taking 2 hours off the existing record in 2000 and another hour off the record in 2001. She recently completed the 600 mile Van Isle 360 Race around Vancouver Island where she set a new elapse time record. "Dragonfly's" talented crew of multihull experts believes that sailing is FUN, especially when done FAST. The crew includes Craig Kestler, Mark Logan, Randy Nicholia, Sandy Dick, Mark Tynes, Nick Banks, Mike and Mary Brunella, Robert Berrand and others. Their help makes "Dragonfly" the fastest sailboat currently sailing in the Northwest.

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Now that I have been nominated as Race Fleet Captain, running unopposed. I feel that it is my duty to report the results of the first race in the Northwest Multihull Cup for 2001 (the actual new millennium).

With the weather reports earlier in the week predicting breezy conditions with rain many of us entered in Winter Vashon were somewhat skeptical about how much fun this was going to be racing on December 2. The weatherman had it all wrong. Sunny 50 degrees and not a drop of rain, with winds at the start at 11 knots from the southeast is perfect racing weather. Well perhaps a bit more wind would have made the day perfect. We were also treated to rare site in lower Puget Sound, A large pod of Orca whales playing in the wakes of several big ships that passed through the fleet.

SAILS in BAGS or on DRAGONFLY & Other Items - DRAGONFLY weight 3850 pounds

BAG	SAIL TYPE	MATERIAL	CONDITION	COLOR

Blue Bag White Zipper	Jib - Racing [2002]	Kevlar	Best	Gold
Blue Bag no Zipper	Jib - Racing Spare	Spectra	Good	White
Open [no bag]	Jib #3 small	Kevlar	Good	Gold
Open [no bag]	Jib - storm 6'	Dacron	New	White
Bowsprit	Jib utility	Dacron	Fair	White

Yellow Bag	Spinnaker - Racing [2005]	Nylon	Best	White framed in Red
Black Bag	Spinnaker [2000]	Nylon	Practice #2	Red
Blue Bag	Spinnaker [1996]	Nylon	Worst	Pink
Red Bag	Spinnaker - Small	Nylon	Chicken Chute	Pink

Yellow Bag	Screecher - Racing [2004]	Carbon/Kevlar	Best	Black/Gold
White Mesh Bag	Screecher	Spectra	Good [Soft leech]	White

Mast	Main [2003]	Carbon Fiber	Excellent	Black
Clear Plastic Wrap	Main [1997]	Kevlar	Fair	Gold

Miscellaneous Items

Blue Plastic Container	Parts, Screecher lines, Gas line with pump for 15 hp
Blue Bag	Hauling straps, stainless hauling rigs, stainless rigs for hiking racks
White Bag	Two Yellow Horseshoe drogue with light & whistles
Black Bag	Carbon Fiber Main Bag [empty]
Open	Steel cross members for shipping in a container to hold the two hulls & 2 wheels
Open	Out Board Motor Attachment with Hook
Open	One White Fender with no lines