Elan Yachts E4

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The Elan Yachts E4, on the water

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

Footage from SEILmagasinet

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 20 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 20

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.05

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 139

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.2

TenderStiff

27% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 27%

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.

What the fleet has seen

The Elan Yachts E4, as the fleet has seen it

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The Elan Yachts E4 is a performance cruiser designed by Rob Humphreys and built by Elan Yachts since 2014, succeeding the Elan 350.4:02 It features a fractional sloop rig, a fin keel with a bulb, and dual rudders, with an LOA of 10.6 meters, a beam of 3.5 meters, and a displacement of 5131 kg. The E4 is part of Elan's performance-focused E-series, manufactured in Begunje, Slovenia, using vacuum-infused hulls and a fully tabbed "spider" frame system for structural rigidity.watch Elan Yachts produces its own interior furniture and vacuum-glued teak decking in-house.11:18 The Elan S4 is a performance upgrade of the E4, achieved through weight reduction in the hull, deck, and interior.16:23 While a new Elan E4 is priced between 3.6 and 4 million NOK, used Elan 350 models typically sell for around 1 million NOK.1:15

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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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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Alternatives to the Elan 350 from SEILmagasinet

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

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-orientated fractional sloop by Rob Humphreys featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and 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 Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop featuring a high-performance hull with a deep bulb keel and dual rudders 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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