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Elan 340 Standard

Sailboat specifications

The Elan 340 is a 32’10” (9.99m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Humphreys Yacht Design (United Kingdom). She was built since 2006 (and now discontinued) by Elan Yachts (Slovenia). She has been awarded "2007 - European Yacht of the Year: L < 10m".

The Elan 340 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Deep draft version (see all the versions compared).

Elan 340's main features

Model
Elan 340
Version
Standard
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Country
Slovenia
Construction
Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
First built hull
2006
Last built hull
Discontinued
Award(s)
  • 2007: European Yacht of the Year: L < 10m
    Appendages
    Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
    Helm
    Single helm wheel
    Rudder
    Single spade rudder
    Unsinkable
    No
    Trailerable
    No
    EC design category
     iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions)

    A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m
    B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m
    C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m
    D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m
    A
    Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
    N/A

    Elan 340's main dimensions

    Overall length
    32’ 10”9.99 m
    Hull length
    32’ 10”9.99 m
    Waterline length
    30’ 7”9.34 m
    Beam (width)
    11’ 5”3.48 m
    Draft
    6’ 5”1.95 m
    Light displacement (MLC)
    11222 lb5090 kg
    Ballast weight
    3267 lb1482 kg

    Elan 340's rig and sails

    Upwind sail area
    641 ft²59.56 m²
    Downwind sail area
    1273 ft²118.27 m²
    Mainsail area
    356 ft²33.07 m²
    Genoa area
    285 ft²26.49 m²
    Symmetric spinnaker area
    917 ft²85.2 m²
    I
     iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
    44’ 4”13.49 m
    J
     iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
    12’3.67 m
    P
     iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
    41’ 11”12.78 m
    E
     iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
    14’ 10”4.5 m
    Rigging type
    Sloop Marconi fractional
    Mast configuration
    Keel stepped mast
    Rotating spars
    No
    Number of levels of spreaders
    2
    Spreaders angle
    Swept-back
    Spars construction
    Aluminum spars

    Elan 340's performances

    Upwind sail area to displacement
     iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

    The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

    Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
    217 ft²/T20.13 m²/T
    Downwind sail area to displacement
     iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

    The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
    430 ft²/T39.97 m²/T
    Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
     iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
    The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

    a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
    177
    Ballast ratio
     iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

    The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
    29 %
    Righting moment @ 30°
     iThe righting moment is a moment (torque) that tends to restore a boat to its previous position after heeling. Its value corresponds to the torque needed to heel the boat for this angle.
    Higher the righting moment is for an angle, greater is the stability.
    16998 lb.ft2350 kg.m
    Maximum righting moment
     iThe righting moment is a moment (torque) that tends to restore a boat to its previous position after heeling. Its value corresponds to the torque needed to heel the boat for this angle.
    Higher the righting moment is for an angle, greater is the stability.
    23869 lb.ft3300 kg.m @ 60.00 °
    Critical hull speed
     iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
    The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
    7.42 knots

    Elan 340's auxiliary engine

    Engine(s)
    1 inboard engine
    Engine(s) power
    30 HP
    Fuel type
    Diesel
    Fuel tank capacity
    25.1 gal95 liters

    Elan 340's accommodations and layout

    Cockpit
    Open aft cockpit
    Cabin(s)
    2
    Berth(s) (min./max.)
    4 / 7
    Head(s)
    1
    Freshwater tank capacity
    52.8 gal200 liters
    Maximum headroom
    6’ 2”1.9 m
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