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Elan Impression 444

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2012

A 13.85-metre cruiser with a 1.9-metre draft, balancing a moderate displacement hull for efficient coastal passage making

Designed by Rob Humphreys.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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

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

Capsize screening 1.90
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 140
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.1
TenderStiff

30% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 30%

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

  • Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2287 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
139.8
Comfort ratio
26.2
Capsize screening
1.90
Hull speed
8.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2082
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2012
Designer
Rob Humphreys
Builder
Elan

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