NAIAS
Class BHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

NAIAS — GRE 1837

Model: Elan 434 Impression

ElanRob Humphreys

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NAIAS (GRE 1837) is a Elan 434 Impression designed by Rob Humphreys and built by Elan. She has been racing since 2023. She sails with a larger sail plan than most Elan 434 Impressions. Against a typical Elan 434 Impression she is quicker upwind in light air.

NAIAS GRE 1837 - Rob Humphreys - Elan

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

21

Race starts

0

Wins

0%

Podiums

8

Race Edge

Elan 434 Impression: 53

569.8s/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 kn1
10–16 kn86
Over 16 kn74
NAIASA typical Elan 434 ImpressionHow Race Edge works
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Length

12.99 m

42′ 7″

Beam

4.20 m

Draft

1.89 m

Displacement

10.8 t

Sail area

88 m²

On the podium

Where NAIAS finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

0%

of 21 starts · Elan 434 Impression fleet: 0%

Wins

0%

Wins0%0
Seconds0%0
Thirds0%0
Off the podium100%21

Regattas

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

  • GreeceFriendship Regatta202616151112121314
  • GreeceFriendship Regatta202510111514121112
  • GreeceFriendship Regatta20239981113107

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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

—

Not enough data yet: 9 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

0%

of these races end on the podium

12 races over 10 NM

Who she races against

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

NAIAS aheadRival ahead
HAKUNA MATATA · Comet 410%ahead in 0 of 21 meetings
THEODORA · Bavaria 370%ahead in 0 of 21 meetings
SVELTINA · First 44.70%ahead in 0 of 21 meetings
IPSIPILI · Elan 4014%ahead in 3 of 21 meetings
KIZ · Oceanis 47352%ahead in 11 of 21 meetings
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AEGEAS · Sun Odyssey 41081%ahead in 17 of 21 meetings
NIKEA · Bavaria Cruiser 46100%ahead in 21 of 21 meetings
LILI II · Archambault 400%ahead in 0 of 14 meetings
ARION · First 27 (Mauric)0%ahead in 0 of 14 meetings
HISPANIOLA · Evento 420%ahead in 0 of 14 meetings
AEOLOS · Jouet 10814%ahead in 2 of 14 meetings
BLUE MAGIC · First 40.721%ahead in 3 of 14 meetings
NORTH WIND I · Bavaria Match 3543%ahead in 6 of 14 meetings
IKAROS · First 34521%ahead in 3 of 14 meetings
OKYRROI · Bavaria 40 Cruiser71%ahead in 10 of 14 meetings
U CAPTAIN · First 40.757%ahead in 8 of 14 meetings
Other competitors (14)

Met too few times for a figure.

ALEXANDROS (Sun Odyssey 42.2, 7 meetings), STELLA (Bavaria Cruiser 38, 7 meetings), KONDOR (Dufour 51, 7 meetings), ACID DROP (Fiumanka 33, 7 meetings), BLUE DOG V (X-99, 7 meetings), MORAVA (Sun Odyssey 45, 7 meetings), MYTILANA (Sun Legende 41, 7 meetings), OKYALOS V (X-3, 7 meetings), ITANOS (Bavaria 37, 7 meetings), VICTORIA II (Sun Odyssey 37.1, 7 meetings), AEOLIAN TOO (Oceanis 393, 7 meetings), NELA (Oceanis 370, 7 meetings), PIPIT (Bavaria 36, 7 meetings), DANAE (Bavaria 44, 7 meetings)

How NAIAS compares with a typical Elan 434 Impression

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Elan 434 Impressions measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Elan 434 Impression; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.08 kn
Beam reach-0.03 kn
Broad reach-0.02 kn
Downwind+0.00 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Elan 434 Impression on the upwind.

Speed at every angle

NAIAS in blue, a typical Elan 434 Impression dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

NAIAS in blue, a typical Elan 434 Impression dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Elan 434 Impressions racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the Elan 434 Impression

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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