The
Elite 37 is a 35’11” (10.95m) cruising sailboat designed by
Ron Holland Design (Canada). She was built between 1982 and 1987 by
Kirié (France). The
Fin keel version adopts a classical fin configuration, the easiest option to provide a low center of gravity.
The
Elite 37 has also been marketed as
Feeling 1100 and she is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in
Keel and centerboard version (
see all the versions compared).
Elite 37's main features
Model
Elite 37
Version
Fin keel
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
France
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester
- Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
First built hull
1982
Last built hull
1987
Appendages
Keel : fin without bulb
Helm
Single tiller (helm wheel in option)
Rudder
Single spade rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
Former French navigation category
1
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
Elite 37's main dimensions
Overall length
37’ 1”11.3 m
Hull length
35’ 11”10.95 m
Waterline length
31’ 8”9.65 m
Beam (width)
12’ 1”3.7 m
Draft
6’ 2”1.9 m
Light displacement (MLC)
12787 lb5800 kg
Ballast weight
5291 lb2400 kg
Ballast type
Cast iron
Elite 37's rig and sails
Upwind sail area
828 ft²76.9 m²
Downwind sail area
1449 ft²134.6 m²
Mainsail area
297 ft²27.6 m²
Genoa area
531 ft²49.3 m²
Solent area
344 ft²32 m²
Jib area
226 ft²21 m²
Stormjib area
89 ft²8.3 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
1152 ft²107 m²
J
iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)14’ 10”4.5 m
P
iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)40’ 8”12.42 m
E
iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)13’ 4”4.04 m
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi masthead
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
2
Spreaders angle
0 °
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire
Elite 37's performances
HN (French rating)
iHN or "Handicap Nationale" is an empirical rating system used in France allowing various monohulls, of different sizes and designs, to race each other fairly. It is particularly suitable for cruiser and cruiser-racer. Therefore, by comparing these values, we can have an indication of the relative speed of 2 boats.20.0
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.256 ft²/T23.82 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.449 ft²/T41.7 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.183
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.41 %
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 1.34.7.54 knots
Elite 37's auxiliary engine
Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power (min./max.)
18 HP / 28 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
19.8 gal75 liters
Elite 37's accommodations and layout
Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s) (min./max.)
2 / 3
Berth(s) (min./max.)
8 / 10
Head(s)
1
Freshwater tank capacity
79.3 gal300 liters
Fridge/ice-box capacity
26.4 gal100 liters
Maximum headroom
6’ 1”1.87 m
Head headroom
5’ 7”1.71 m
Elite 37's saloon
Maximum headroom
5’ 11”1.81 m
Saloon table length
3’ 8”1.14 m
Saloon table width
3’ 1”0.93 m
Elite 37's fore cabin
Maximum headroom
5’ 8”1.74 m
Elite 37's aft cabin
Maximum headroom
5’ 11”1.81 m
Berth length
6’ 5”1.95 m
Berth width
4’ 7”1.4 m
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