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Elan Marine Express

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1982

A Peter Norlin-designed fractional sloop sharing the proven hull of the Albin Express, optimized for performance

Designed by Peter Norlin.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.50 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,800 kg of hull, so roughly 2,400 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

2.07 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.07
LightHeavy

176 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 176
EasygoingPowered-up

20.3 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 20.3
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.3
Displacement / length
176.3
Comfort ratio
16.3
Capsize screening
2.07
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
632
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1982
Designer
Peter Norlin
Builder
Elan Marine

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