Elan E3 Medium draft

Sailboat specifications

The Elan E3 is a 30’4” (9.25m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Humphreys Yacht Design (United Kingdom). She is built since 2016 by Elan Yachts (Slovenia). The Medium draft version offers a compromise between draft and performance.

The Elan E3 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Deep draft and Shoal draft version (see all the versions compared).

Elan E3's main features

Model: Elan E3
Version: Medium draft
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder: Elan Yachts
Sailboat designer: Humphreys Yacht Design
Sailboat range: E Series
Country: Slovenia
Construction: Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
First built hull: 2016
Last built hull: Still in production
Appendages: Keel : T-shaped keel (with bulb)
Helm: Twin helm wheels
Rudder: Twin rudders on amas with t-foils
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: No
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: A
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): About
117 000 €
(2020)

Elan E3's main dimensions

Overall length: 30’ 4”9.25 m
Hull length: 30’ 4”9.25 m
Waterline length: 28’ 7”8.71 m
Beam (width): 10’ 7”3.22 m
Draft: 6’ 2”1.9 m
Mast height from D_WL: 52’ 2”15.9 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 9121 lb4137 kg
Ballast weight: 2306 lb1046 kg

Elan E3's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 577 ft²53.62 m²
Downwind sail area: 1132 ft²105.15 m²
Mainsail area: 325 ft²30.15 m²
Jib area: 253 ft²23.47 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area: 807 ft²75 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 40’ 2”12.25 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 11’ 8”3.58 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 39’ 6”12.05 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 13’ 6”4.13 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration: Keel stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 2
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars (carbon fiber spars as an option)
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire

Elan E3'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.: 224 ft²/T20.81 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.: 439 ft²/T40.8 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.: 25 %
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.: 7.16 knots