Elite 364

BoatsElite 364

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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 20 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 20

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.14

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 199

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.4

TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

41.2%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.4

Displacement / length

199.2

Comfort ratio

20.0

Capsize screening

2.14

Hull speed

7.2 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1210

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1988

Designer

P. Harle, A. Mortain, Mortain, Mavrikios

Builder

Kirie

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The family

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