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Elan Yachts Impression 43

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders · First built 2023

A modern Humphreys-designed cruiser featuring dual rudders and a high-volume hull optimized for comfortable family sailing

Designed by Humphreys Yacht Design & Rob Humphreys.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders

See her sail

The Elan Yachts Impression 43, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from SVN solovelanet

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

1.92 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.92
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 147
EasygoingPowered-up

16.5 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.5
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

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

  • Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2386 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Elan Yachts Impression 43, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Elan Yachts Impression 43 is a 13.6-meter fractional sloop cruising sailboat designed by Rob Humphreys and built by Elan Yachts since 2023. It features a fin keel with a bulb and dual rudders, with a standard draft of 1.9 meters and a displacement of 11,100 kg.9:34 The hull is constructed using a resin-infused, vacuum-bagged process with coring, except for solid sections around the keel and rudder posts, and structural elements are bonded directly to the hull.2:01 The design emphasizes cruising comfort and safety, incorporating a deep hull profile to soften motion in waves.2:52 The cockpit is deep and protected, featuring dual steering consoles and an optional large stern bathing platform.6:33 Interior layouts include a standard three-cabin configuration with an island berth in the master suite, or an optional four-cabin version, with interior styling by Pininfarina.10:31 The deck-stepped Selden fractional rig has mid-boom sheeting and a bridle system, offering a sail area of 82 square meters with options for a self-tacking jib or a standard genoa.15:32 The boat maintains a stable motion and can reach speeds of 9 to 9.5 knots in 20-knot winds.17:27

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 4 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Elan Yachts Impression 43 on video

What broke, what changed

Gear aboard, as the crews told it

Moments from individual boats of this model that the fleet has filmed — one crew, one piece of kit, one day on the water. Not a review of the class, and not a count of anything.

  • InstalledSelden

    The Elan Impression 43 features a deck-stepped Selden fractional rig with double spreaders.

    aboard Practical Sailorseen November 20246:03

  • InstalledYanmar

    The standard engine for the Elan Impression 43 is a Yanmar 45-horsepower, with larger options available.

    aboard Practical Sailorseen November 20248:53

  • ConsideredRocna

    The integrated anchor roller on the Elan Impression 43 limits the use of straight-shank anchors like the Rocna.

    aboard Practical Sailorseen November 2024watch

Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Elan Yachts Impression 43 may be fitted out entirely differently.

Who's been looking

Market signal

Crews the fleet has filmed weighing this model up — no sale seen, and no asking price.

1channel looked into buying

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.5
Displacement / length
146.8
Comfort ratio
26.4
Capsize screening
1.92
Hull speed
8.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2095
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2023
Designer
Humphreys Yacht Design, Rob Humphreys
Builder
Elan Yachts

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The family

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

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