Elan 340 Standard

Sailboat specifications

The Elan 340 is a 32’10” (9.99m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Humphreys Yacht Design (United Kingdom). She was built since 2006 (and now discontinued) by Elan Yachts (Slovenia). She has been awarded "2007 - European Yacht of the Year: L < 10m".

The Elan 340 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Deep draft version (see all the versions compared).

Elan 340's main features

Model

Elan 340

Version

Standard

Hull type

Monohull

Category

Cruiser-racer sailboat

Sailboat builder

Elan Yachts

Sailboat designer

Humphreys Yacht Design

Country

Slovenia

Construction

Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)

First built hull

2006

Last built hull

Discontinued

Award(s)

2007: European Yacht of the Year: L < 10m

Appendages

Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)

Helm

Single helm wheel

Rudder

Single spade rudder

Unsinkable

Trailerable

EC design category iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions) A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m

Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)

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Elan 340's main dimensions

Overall length: 32’ 10”9.99 m
Hull length: 32’ 10”9.99 m
Waterline length: 30’ 7”9.34 m
Beam (width): 11’ 5”3.48 m
Draft: 6’ 5”1.95 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 11222 lb5090 kg
Ballast weight: 3267 lb1482 kg

Elan 340's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 641 ft²59.56 m²
Downwind sail area: 1273 ft²118.27 m²
Mainsail area: 356 ft²33.07 m²
Genoa area: 285 ft²26.49 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area: 917 ft²85.2 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 44’ 4”13.49 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 12’3.67 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 41’ 11”12.78 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 14’ 10”4.5 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi fractional
Mast configuration: Keel stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 2
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars

Elan 340's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 217 ft²/T20.13 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 430 ft²/T39.97 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 177
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 29 %
Righting moment @ 30° iThe righting moment is a moment (torque) that tends to restore a boat to its previous position after heeling. Its value corresponds to the torque needed to heel the boat for this angle. Higher the righting moment is for an angle, greater is the stability.: 16998 lb.ft2350 kg.m
Maximum righting moment iThe righting moment is a moment (torque) that tends to restore a boat to its previous position after heeling. Its value corresponds to the torque needed to heel the boat for this angle. Higher the righting moment is for an angle, greater is the stability.: 23869 lb.ft3300 kg.m @ 60.00 °
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 7.42 knots