Elan 310
Elan · Rob Humphreys · 2009
Updated
The Elan 310 is a 9.24 m displacement racing yacht designed by Rob Humphreys and built by Elan, first launched in 2009. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 84% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 84% of the boats it races against.
27th of 159 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 58 starts across 26 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
9.24 m
30′ 4″
Beam
3.20 m
Draft
1.92 m
Displacement
4.1 t
Sail area
55 m²
On the podium
Where a Elan 310 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
12%
of 58 starts by 7 boats
Wins
3%
Read from 58 starts by 7 boats between 2015 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Elan 310 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
4ª Golfo dei Poeti Cup2026- 59° Trofeo Fiorillo2026
- 151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2026
- Coppa Regina dei Paesi Bassi2026
- LA GRANDE BOA 2026 - Trofeo Com.te Belloni2026
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
15%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
10%
of these races end on the podium
Sharper round the buoys. Short courses reward acceleration and manoeuvring, and that is where this design makes its money.
Who she races against
The designs a Elan 310 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Anteros 36 (7 meetings), Evolution 10 (7 meetings), Grand Soleil 43 (Maletto) (7 meetings), Hanse 370 (7 meetings), Hanse 371 (7 meetings), Bolt 37 (7 meetings), Comet 45 (7 meetings), Grand Soleil 48 (7 meetings), Sun Fast 3300 (Andrieu) (7 meetings), Salona 34 (6 meetings), X-37 (6 meetings), Luffe 40 (6 meetings), Arcona 370 (6 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Elan 310 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
4.86
39°
Beam reach
8.00
90°
Broad reach
9.33
135°
Downwind VMG
7.44
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
Reaching and running is where this one pays. A course with long free legs suits it better than a windward-leeward.
Where it gains
Its best ground is off the wind when it blows, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.6 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the broad reach.
How fast is a Elan 310
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.20 | 4.36 | 4.76 | 4.86 |
| 52° | 4.90 | 6.37 | 6.81 | 6.95 |
| 60° | 5.17 | 6.58 | 7.02 | 7.19 |
| 75° | 5.34 | 6.75 | 7.28 | 7.61 |
| 90° | 5.53 | 7.00 | 7.43 | 8.00 |
| 110° | 5.64 | 7.19 | 7.93 | 8.60 |
| 120° | 5.49 | 7.14 | 8.01 | 9.03 |
| 135° | 4.92 | 6.82 | 7.76 | 9.33 |
| 150° | 4.17 | 6.16 | 7.22 | 8.43 |
| Run VMG | 3.61 | 5.33 | 6.40 | 7.44 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 500 kg.
Rigging
Elan 310 rig and sail dimensions
A Elan 310 carries 12.05 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.13 m boom, a forestay 12.03 m above the deck and a 4.54 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 17 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 70 to 97 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.