ELAN — GER 1950
Model: Swan 48 (Stephens)
Nautor SwanSparkman & Stephens
Updated
ELAN (GER 1950) is a Swan 48 designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by Nautor Swan. She has been racing since 2024 and has won two races. She sails close to a typical Swan 48 at every angle.
Racing record
Races with at least six boats8
Race starts
2
Wins
75%
Podiums
21
Race Edge
536.5s/mile
Rating 2026
Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.
Length
14.61 m
47′ 11″
Beam
4.15 m
Draft
2.38 m
Displacement
16.3 t
Sail area
130 m²
On the podium
Where ELAN finishes when she goes racing.
2
Wins
3
Seconds
1
Thirds
8
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Regattas
Every regatta we found with ELAN on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Rolex Swan Cup20261212- Giraglia202532107
- Rolex Swan Cup20241223
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Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: 1 race of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 7 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The boats ELAN meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.
Other competitors (38)
Met too few times for a figure.
SHIRLAF (Swan 65 (Stephens), 4 meetings), LINTU (Swan 57, 4 meetings), MATILDA II (Swan 47, 4 meetings), ALGOL V (Swan 57, 4 meetings), VAHINE (Swan 65 (Stephens), 4 meetings), TRANSLATED 9 (Swan 65 (Stephens), 4 meetings), DREAM (Swan 47, 4 meetings), SAIDA (Swan 65 (Stephens), 4 meetings), TENGHER (Swan 45, 4 meetings), LADY (Dufour 40, 4 meetings), CRILIA (Swan 53, 4 meetings), GEEX (Italia 11.98, 4 meetings), THETIS (Swan 45, 4 meetings), JEDI (J/112, 4 meetings), ANGE TRASPARENT II (Swan 45, 4 meetings), GIOVI (Solaris 55, 4 meetings), AURORA (Canard 41, 4 meetings), BURAN (J/122, 4 meetings), ALEBI (Advanced A 44, 4 meetings), FAVORIT (Farr 45, 4 meetings), TOMIRA CUBED (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 4 meetings), CEPHEI II (Elan 410, 4 meetings), A'ASSIFA (First 45 (Briand), 4 meetings), WIND RIDER (First 40, 4 meetings), BELANA (First 40.7, 4 meetings), PAPAZULU (Rm 136, 4 meetings), TWIN SOUL (First 45 (Briand), 4 meetings), SHANTI (Solaris 58, 4 meetings), ALL TOGETHER II (Comet 51, 4 meetings), SILLA (Grand Soleil 46.3, 4 meetings), ZIGGY (Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto), 4 meetings), HYDRA (DK 46, 4 meetings), CHEYENNE (Rodman 42, 4 meetings), UPSCALE (Neo 400, 4 meetings), GIUBA (Grand Soleil 46.3, 4 meetings), ARYA (X-50, 4 meetings), BINGOBA (Grand Soleil 47, 4 meetings), CRAB (Solaris 44, 4 meetings)
How ELAN compares with a typical Swan 48
Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Swan 48s measured since 2025.
Above the line she is quicker than a typical Swan 48; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Swan 48 on the upwind.
Speed at every angle
ELAN in blue, a typical Swan 48 dashed.
ELAN in blue, a typical Swan 48 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
More about the Swan 48 (Stephens)
Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.
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