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NIKA — SLO 116

Model: Elan Express

ElanPeter Norlin

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NIKA (SLO 116) is a Elan Express designed by Peter Norlin and built by Elan. She has been racing since 2019. She sails close to a typical Elan Express at every angle.

NIKA SLO 116 - Peter Norlin - Elan

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

23

Race starts

0

Wins

17%

Podiums

29

Race Edge

Elan Express: 33

650.1s/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 kn43
10–16 kn32
Over 16 kn4
NIKAA typical Elan ExpressHow Race Edge works
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Length

7.78 m

25′ 6″

Beam

2.49 m

Draft

1.44 m

Displacement

1.9 t

Sail area

34 m²

On the podium

Where NIKA finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

17%

of 23 starts · Elan Express fleet: 24%

Wins

0%

Wins0%0
Seconds9%2
Thirds9%2
Off the podium82%19

Regattas

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

  • SloveniaORC prvenstvo Slovenije202656653
  • SloveniaORC Slovenian National Championship20252626555
  • SloveniaORC Slovenian National Championship20247673
  • SloveniaORC Sportboat European Championship201958119111010

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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

11%

of these races end on the podium

19 races of 10 NM or less

Offshore & coastal

—

Not enough data yet: 4 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

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

NIKA aheadRival ahead
TAIA 2 & WHITE GOOSE · Arya 41519%ahead in 3 of 16 meetings
PALADA · Elan Express44%ahead in 7 of 16 meetings
ENJOY · Melges 248%ahead in 1 of 12 meetings
AURORA PIRNAR · X-3518%ahead in 2 of 11 meetings
GENERALI - ASSILINA III · TP 52 (Farr)27%ahead in 3 of 11 meetings
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FREYA · Elan 31073%ahead in 8 of 11 meetings
Other competitors (10)

Met too few times for a figure.

YOGA (Anteros 36, 7 meetings), GLENFIELD (Evolution 10, 7 meetings), CHARDONNAY (Delta 84, 7 meetings), SPIRITO LIBERO (Protagonist 750, 7 meetings), VERUSCHKA (Rivetto, 7 meetings), ILLICO (, 7 meetings), POLEMIQUE 2 (Delta 84, 7 meetings), EXTE (Este 24, 7 meetings), MARY S (JPK 10.30, 4 meetings), ČLANICA (X-35, 4 meetings)

How NIKA compares with a typical Elan Express

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

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

True wind
Upwind+0.00 kn
Beam reach+0.00 kn
Broad reach-0.06 kn
Downwind-0.03 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical Elan Express on the broad reach.

Speed at every angle

NIKA in blue, a typical Elan Express dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

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

Other Elan Expresss racing

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

More about the Elan Express

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

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