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Elan Yachts Impression 45.1

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2019

An updated 13.59-metre cruiser featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder for balanced performance

Designed by Humphreys Yacht Design & 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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.93
LightHeavy

194 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 194
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.6
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 32%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Beamier than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2384 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.6
Displacement / length
194.0
Comfort ratio
27.4
Capsize screening
1.93
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1838
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2019
Designer
Humphreys Yacht Design, Rob Humphreys
Builder
Elan Yachts

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Beneteau Oceanis 44013.66 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bruce Farr-designed masthead sloop sharing its performance-oriented hull with the Beneteau First 45f5
Beneteau First 45613.87 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA German Frers-designed masthead sloop offered with diverse keel and rig configurations for versatile performance
Catalina Yachts Morgan 4513.79 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 1991 Nelson Marek design distinct from the 1966 original, featuring a partial skeg rudder and a deep keel option

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