ELUSIVE II — MLT 450
Model: First 45 (Briand)
Updated
ELUSIVE II (MLT 450) is a First 45 designed by Philippe Briand and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2023. She sails with a larger sail plan and a deeper keel than most First 45s. Against a typical First 45 she is quicker upwind in light air, on a beam reach and downwind.
Racing record
Races with at least six boats8
Race starts
0
Wins
75%
Podiums
36
Race Edge
First 45: 18
483.6s/mile
Rating 2026
Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.
Length
13.66 m
44′ 10″
Beam
4.20 m
Draft
2.41 m
Displacement
11.0 t
Sail area
112 m²
On the podium
Where ELUSIVE II finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
1
Seconds
5
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 ELUSIVE II on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Rolex Middle Sea Race202528- ORC European Championship20233432333
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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: 5 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 3 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The boats ELUSIVE II meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.
Other competitors (60)
Met too few times for a figure.
BEAU GESTE (TP 52 (Carkeek), 7 meetings), BLUE SKY (Swan 45, 7 meetings), IRONFX (Corel 45, 7 meetings), CORONA (B&c 46, 7 meetings), SKIN (First 50, 7 meetings), FINAL FINAL (Pac 52, 1 meeting), WHISPER (Judel/vrolijk 62, 1 meeting), ZEPHYR (Sun Fast 3300, 1 meeting), MILOU (Sun Fast 3200, 1 meeting), DIAVOLINA (JPK 10.30, 1 meeting), AROBAS² (Irc 52, 1 meeting), ZEN (TP 52 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), SCRICCA (Comet 38 (Vallicelli), 1 meeting), PNEUMA (JPK 10.30, 1 meeting), DUFFY (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), KIBOKO TATU (Arcona 380, 1 meeting), MON ILE (First 40, 1 meeting), BLACK PEARL (Botin 56, 1 meeting), CALYPSO 3.0 (Farr 30, 1 meeting), JAN (J/109, 1 meeting), BORA FAST (Sun Fast 3600, 1 meeting), KARPO (Elan 450, 1 meeting), GEISHA (IMX 40, 1 meeting), QUO (Eleva 42, 1 meeting), VARUNA (Cookson 50, 1 meeting), VARUNA (Ker 56, 1 meeting), MR. J (J/111, 1 meeting), BLUE MOON (TP 52 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), ADRIGOLE II (X-41, 1 meeting), NOLA (Mat 122, 1 meeting), ABOAT TIME (Swan 42, 1 meeting), ANTELOPE (Xp 44, 1 meeting), TONTON (Dufour 44, 1 meeting), DARKWOOD (J/121, 1 meeting), HOBART (Dehler 41 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), BEWILD (Swan 42, 1 meeting), GAZELLE (Xp 44, 1 meeting), JACKKNIFE (J/125, 1 meeting), TOK SAILING (Mat 11.80, 1 meeting), HYDRA (DK 46, 1 meeting), DIMM (First 45 (Farr), 1 meeting), UPSCALE (Neo 400, 1 meeting), ELLE (Swan 56, 1 meeting), LION’S STORY (Swan 42, 1 meeting), MORPHEUS (Sydney 43, 1 meeting), FAVORIT (Farr 45, 1 meeting), ANEMOS (Pogo 36, 1 meeting), SAGOLA (Farr 45, 1 meeting), VETARA (Pogo 36, 1 meeting), ALEMARO (Neo 430, 1 meeting), WINDRAUSCH (Pogo 36, 1 meeting), FLY (X-482, 1 meeting), NEOJIVARO (Neo 430, 1 meeting), LUNZ AM MEER (Swan 651, 1 meeting), BLACK PEARL (Pogo 40, 1 meeting), SALPARE (Swan 66, 1 meeting), BURI (Elan 333, 1 meeting), KAZKA (Dufour 56, 1 meeting), BLUE HORIZON (Delphia 47, 1 meeting), CAIAROSSA (Shipman 72, 1 meeting)
How ELUSIVE II compares with a typical First 45
Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, First 45s measured since 2025.
Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 45; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.8 kn either way.
At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical First 45 on the upwind.
Speed at every angle
ELUSIVE II in blue, a typical First 45 dashed.
ELUSIVE II in blue, a typical First 45 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Other First 45s racing
Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.
More about the First 45 (Briand)
Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.
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