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The Elan 380, a new Rob Humphreys design built by the Slovenian yard to replace the Elan Marine 37, is reviewed here with on-water sailing in light conditions.▶ 0:00 The hull features a vertical bow, a wide flared stern for submerged volume under heel, and is built using infusion laminate with the internal reinforcing structure bonded to the hull shell from the first layup.▶ 0:46 Topsides and deck are sandwich construction; the underwater body is solid laminate with an outer layer of vinylester resin.▶ 1:17 The deck layout balances racing and cruising use, with wide side decks, minimal level changes, a spacious cockpit open to the transom.▶ 1:58 The sail plan runs a 43-square-metre mainsail and a non-overlapping 44-square-metre jib.▶ 1:58 On the water in flat conditions at around 5 knots of wind, the boat reaches 4.3–4.8 knots at 90 degrees apparent.▶ 1:29 A tack through 80 degrees costs roughly 1.5 knots of boat speed, which recovers quickly on the new tack.▶ 2:40 At engine idle the boat makes 3.7 knots.▶ 3:56

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