Elan Yachts E4

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelyComfort 20Sea-kindly

CoastalCapsize 2.05Bluewater

LightD/L 139Heavy

EasygoingSA/D 20.2Powered-up

TenderBallast 27%Stiff

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

Draws more than ~92% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2973 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

27.0%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

20.2

Displacement / length

138.8

Comfort ratio

20.1

Capsize screening

2.05

Hull speed

7.7 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1359

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & dual rudders

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2014

Designer

Humphreys Yacht Design, Rob Humphreys

Builder

Elan Yachts

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Elan Yachts E5A performance-oriented fractional sloop by Rob Humphreys, featuring dual rudders and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio Elan Yachts 400A performance-oriented fractional sloop featuring a high-stability fin keel with bulb and responsive dual rudders Elan Yachts E3A performance-oriented fractional sloop by Rob Humphreys, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and dual rudders Elan Yachts 350A performance-oriented fractional sloop featuring a deep 2.35m draft and dual rudders for precise control Elan Yachts 450A 13.6-metre fractional sloop with a 2.25m draft and a 1.96 capsize screening value for offshore stability

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