Elan 350 Deep draft

Sailboat specifications

The Elan 350 is a 34’10” (10.6m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Humphreys Yacht Design (United Kingdom). She was built since 2011 (and now discontinued) by Elan Yachts (Slovenia). The Deep draft version features a deeper T-shaped keel to grant extra performance especially upwind. She has been awarded "2011 - European Yacht of the Year: Performance Cruiser".

The Elan 350 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Standard version (see all the versions compared).

Elan 350's main features

Model

Elan 350

Version

Deep draft

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

2011

Last built hull

Discontinued

Award(s)

2011: European Yacht of the Year: Performance Cruiser

Appendages

Keel : T-shaped keel (with bulb)

Helm

Twin helm wheels

Rudder

Twin spade rudders

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 350's main dimensions

Overall length: 34’ 10”10.6 m
Hull length: 34’ 10”10.6 m
Waterline length: 33’ 1”10.1 m
Beam (width): 11’ 6”3.5 m
Draft: 7’ 8”2.35 m
Mast height from D_WL: 55’ 2”16.84 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 11795 lb5350 kg
Ballast weight: 2866 lb1300 kg

Elan 350's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 706 ft²65.59 m²
Downwind sail area: 1571 ft²145.91 m²
Mainsail area: 387 ft²35.91 m²
Jib area: 319 ft²29.68 m²
Gennaker area: 1184 ft²110 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 45’ 2”13.77 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 13’ 2”4.03 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 44’ 4”13.49 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 15’ 2”4.63 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 350'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.: 231 ft²/T21.44 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.: 513 ft²/T47.7 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.: 147
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.: 24 %
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.: 20614 lb.ft2850 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.: 26762 lb.ft3700 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.: 7.71 knots