KARPO
Class ADisplacementCruiser/Racer

KARPO — SLO 1715

Model: Elan 450

ElanRob Humphreys

Updated

KARPO (SLO 1715) is a Elan 450 designed by Rob Humphreys and built by Elan. She has been racing since 2012 and has won three races. Against a typical Elan 450 she is slower upwind in light air.

KARPO SLO 1715 - Rob Humphreys - Elan

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

18

Race starts

3

Wins

28%

Podiums

44

Race Edge

Elan 450: 43

509.5s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn33
10–16 kn64
Over 16 kn27
KARPOA typical Elan 450How Race Edge works
Compare with another boat

Length

13.58 m

44′ 7″

Beam

4.36 m

Draft

2.29 m

Displacement

12.5 t

Sail area

109 m²

On the podium

Where KARPO finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

28%

of 18 starts · Elan 450 fleet: 19%

Wins

17%

Wins17%3
Seconds11%2
Thirds0%0
Off the podium72%13

Regattas

Every regatta we found with KARPO on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • GreeceAegean 600202613
  • CroatiaRegata Jabuka20251
  • MaltaRolex Middle Sea Race202522
  • GreeceAegean 600202429
  • CroatiaThousand Islands Race202311

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Round 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

42%

of these races end on the podium

12 races over 10 NM

1 more race without a published distance count in the podium figures, not in this split.

Who she races against

The boats KARPO meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

KARPO aheadRival ahead
VENTO CADELA · Dc 12056%ahead in 5 of 9 meetings
TAIA 2 & WHITE GOOSE · Arya 41563%ahead in 5 of 8 meetings
ORCA · First 40.725%ahead in 2 of 8 meetings
STRIBOR · Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini)63%ahead in 5 of 8 meetings
SKY · Elan 45088%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
Other competitors (197)

Met too few times for a figure.

SELENE (Swan 42, 7 meetings), DIGITAL BRAVO (Swan 42, 7 meetings), CODE ZERO (Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek), 7 meetings), NUBE (X-41, 7 meetings), MAN (Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek), 7 meetings), HORUS (M 45, 7 meetings), BLUE SKY (Grand Soleil 43 (Carkeek), 7 meetings), KIXX ME (IMX 45, 7 meetings), MP30+10 (Farr 40, 7 meetings), MELA (Swan 42, 7 meetings), DARING SISTERS (Swan 42, 7 meetings), VOLA VOLA ENDEAVOUR (Millenium 40, 7 meetings), PAZZA IDEA (Arya 415, 7 meetings), SETSAIL (Farr 40, 7 meetings), REBEL (First 40, 7 meetings), DUE R ... NEL VENTO (First 40, 7 meetings), GIVE ME FIVE (Arya 415, 7 meetings), ADRENALINA (Xp 44, 7 meetings), PETE (Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek), 7 meetings), MORGAN IV (Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto), 7 meetings), BARBA BRANKO (IMX 45, 7 meetings), MY WAY (Rodman 42, 7 meetings), SAGOLA (Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto), 7 meetings), TASMANIA (First 40.7, 7 meetings), GRINGO 2 (Archambault 40, 7 meetings), TOTO TRAVEL (Farr 40, 7 meetings), POLAR 2 (First 40, 7 meetings), FURIETTA (Solaris 36, 7 meetings), ENRIBET (First 40.7, 7 meetings), JONATHAN III (First 40.7, 7 meetings), RELEASE (Salona 41, 7 meetings), X-CITE (X-41, 7 meetings), CHEBOTTA (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 7 meetings), TECHNONICOL (X-41, 7 meetings), IRONY (First 40.7, 7 meetings), X AMORE (X-40, 7 meetings), KRKA (Elan 410, 7 meetings), KUJAVNIK (Xp 38, 7 meetings), REVE DE VIE (Grand Soleil 43 (Maletto), 7 meetings), ISTROS (Salona 44, 2 meetings), EMILIA (X4.6, 2 meetings), TALANTA (Pogo 40, 2 meetings), CHILI (Elan 350, 2 meetings), FINAL FINAL (Pac 52, 2 meetings), PNEUMA (JPK 10.30, 2 meetings), ABOAT TIME (Swan 42, 2 meetings), VARUNA (Cookson 50, 2 meetings), DIAVOLINA (JPK 10.30, 2 meetings), DARKWOOD (J/121, 2 meetings), UPSCALE (Neo 400, 2 meetings), QUATRAILLE (Sly 42, 2 meetings), ALEMARO (Neo 430, 2 meetings), HOBART (Dehler 41 (Judel/Vrolijk), 2 meetings), BURI (Elan 333, 2 meetings), GAZELLE (Xp 44, 2 meetings), PAULA (Dufour 34, 2 meetings), SHARK (Sun Fast 3200, 2 meetings), LADIES FIRST (First 34.7, 2 meetings), DUBROVNIK (Enavigo 38, 2 meetings), PHILOU (Dehler 46, 2 meetings), ZEPHYR (First 45 (Briand), 2 meetings), WHITE DUST (Salona 44, 2 meetings), AMARO (Salona 38, 2 meetings), SARA (Elan 31 (Design), 2 meetings), NATUS (Salona 44, 2 meetings), SHOCKWAVE 3 (90' Sloop, 1 meeting), MARY S (JPK 10.30, 1 meeting), FOREVER K (Cookson 50, 1 meeting), VALENTINA (Salona 38, 1 meeting), CARBONITA (Neo 570, 1 meeting), BIG SKY VO 65 (Vor 65, 1 meeting), COLOMBRE (JPK 10.80, 1 meeting), SUSANO'O (Italia 11.98, 1 meeting), OPTIMUM 4 (Dehler 30 OD, 1 meeting), XIPHOS (XR 41, 1 meeting), XCALIBUR (XR 41, 1 meeting), CHACAL (HH 42, 1 meeting), BE CALM (First 36, 1 meeting), MUNJEK RS (Sun Fast 3300, 1 meeting), TRINITY (Solaris 44, 1 meeting), LIBERTINE (JPK 11.80, 1 meeting), WILD JOE (Reichel/pugh 60, 1 meeting), AXIOMA (XR 41, 1 meeting), RENOIR (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting), AIOLIA (J/11, 1 meeting), MELITI (Garcia 86, 1 meeting), AETHER (Dehler 30 OD, 1 meeting), ISERA (First 36, 1 meeting), LAVORO III (Dehler 30 OD, 1 meeting), FALABRACH (Hr 48, 1 meeting), SPORTSKI VUK 44 (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 1 meeting), NADJA (More 55, 1 meeting), AETHOS (First 36, 1 meeting), LATAKA-BE (Archambault 40, 1 meeting), EROS (Pogo 50, 1 meeting), BUTTERFLY (Archambault 40, 1 meeting), ISO TIME (Grand Soleil 50 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), IZANAMI (First 53, 1 meeting), LIBERTE (Akilaria Rc 2, 1 meeting), HERMES 3 (Pogo 12.50, 1 meeting), WHISPER (Judel/vrolijk 62, 1 meeting), ZEPHYR (Sun Fast 3300, 1 meeting), MILOU (Sun Fast 3200, 1 meeting), AROBAS² (Irc 52, 1 meeting), ZEN (TP 52 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), SCRICCA (Comet 38 (Vallicelli), 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), GEISHA (IMX 40, 1 meeting), QUO (Eleva 42, 1 meeting), VARUNA (Ker 56, 1 meeting), MR. J (J/111, 1 meeting), ELUSIVE II (First 45 (Briand), 1 meeting), BLUE MOON (TP 52 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), ADRIGOLE II (X-41, 1 meeting), NOLA (Mat 122, 1 meeting), ARS UNA (Adria, 1 meeting), ANTELOPE (Xp 44, 1 meeting), TONTON (Dufour 44, 1 meeting), BEWILD (Swan 42, 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), ELLE (Swan 56, 1 meeting), ARTIE III (HH 42, 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), WINDRAUSCH (Pogo 36, 1 meeting), FLY (X-482, 1 meeting), NEOJIVARO (Neo 430, 1 meeting), OTRA VEZ (Ice 52, 1 meeting), LUNZ AM MEER (Swan 651, 1 meeting), BLACK PEARL (Pogo 40, 1 meeting), SALPARE (Swan 66, 1 meeting), KAZKA (Dufour 56, 1 meeting), BLUE HORIZON (Delphia 47, 1 meeting), CAIAROSSA (Shipman 72, 1 meeting), FIGARO (Figaro 2, 1 meeting), CHAMPAGNE (Salona 38, 1 meeting), BLUE CHIP (Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), EVOLUTION (Elan 434 Impression, 1 meeting), PUNCH (Salona 38, 1 meeting), MARTINI (Salona 38, 1 meeting), COCKTAIL (Salona 38, 1 meeting), CALVADOS (Salona 38, 1 meeting), TEQUILA (Salona 38, 1 meeting), FILIP (Xp 44, 1 meeting), DSK (Sydney 43, 1 meeting), LENTIGGINI AZZURRE (Solaris 58, 1 meeting), AQUA NOMIS (Xp 44, 1 meeting), DAMACO (Swan 45, 1 meeting), THOR (Elan E6, 1 meeting), MORE AMORE (More 55, 1 meeting), EXTRA LARGE (First 35 (Berret), 1 meeting), LINĐO (Sun Odyssey 34.2, 1 meeting), ERCO D (Archambault 40, 1 meeting), TEUTA (Comet 45, 1 meeting), BE FIRST (First 35 (Farr), 1 meeting), NOVEMBER (Elan 350, 1 meeting), MOJITO (Salona 38, 1 meeting), GREY GOOSE (Salona 38, 1 meeting), ELANKA II (Elan 350, 1 meeting), LUCIA X (Hanse 540, 1 meeting), MARINA KASTELA (Grand Soleil 56, 1 meeting), DSK (IMX 45, 1 meeting), RUM (Salona 38, 1 meeting), SPORTSKI VUK (Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), KETY (Grand Soleil 50 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), LISINA 2 (Elan 333, 1 meeting), ORION (Salona 44, 1 meeting), ROMEO (Elan 350, 1 meeting), NEDA (Salona 44, 1 meeting), TANGO (Elan 350, 1 meeting), SIERRA (Elan 350, 1 meeting), UNIFORM (Elan 350, 1 meeting), WHISKEY (Elan 350, 1 meeting), ZULU (Elan 350, 1 meeting), SPIRIT OF PLEASURE (Nautic 12, 1 meeting), FIRST ONE FEBRUARY (First 36, 1 meeting), MORE RELAX (More 55, 1 meeting), LOKI (Elan E6, 1 meeting), HEAVEN (Pogo 44, 1 meeting), DEIOPEA (Italia 13.98, 1 meeting), AHINA'MA (Hanse 540e, 1 meeting), FOXY LADY (Xp 44, 1 meeting), SOPHIA (X4.6, 1 meeting), LAGERTHA (Swan 42, 1 meeting)

How KARPO compares with a typical Elan 450

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Elan 450s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Elan 450; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind-0.05 kn
Beam reach+0.01 kn
Broad reach+0.00 kn
Downwind+0.00 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical Elan 450 on the upwind.

Speed at every angle

KARPO in blue, a typical Elan 450 dashed.

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KARPO in blue, a typical Elan 450 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

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