Elan 410
Elan · Rob Humphreys · 2009
Updated
The Elan 410 is a 12.28 m displacement racing yacht designed by Rob Humphreys and built by Elan, first launched in 2009. It races in Class B. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 73% of the designs it races against. It is at its best in light air and struggles to hold that once it blows.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 73% of the boats it races against.
26th of 92 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 199 starts across 71 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
12.28 m
40′ 3″
Beam
3.88 m
Draft
2.40 m
Displacement
8.3 t
Sail area
92 m²
On the podium
Where a Elan 410 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
12%
of 199 starts by 17 boats
Wins
4%
Read from 199 starts by 17 boats between 2014 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Elan 410 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Round Aeolian Race 2026 - Campionato Italiano Offshore ORC2026
"Αγκιστρι 2026"2026
25. Bosphorus Cup2026- "Πανελληνιο Κυπελο ORCI 2026"2026
- "Νικολαος Σαρικαβαζης 2026"2026
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
9%
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 410 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Elan 410 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
5.63
38°
Beam reach
8.92
90°
Broad reach
10.00
135°
Downwind VMG
8.25
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.
There is no obvious weak spot here. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on a broad reach in light air, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage to windward as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short on a broad reach when it blows, giving away time it never gets back. That is a displacement hull working to its designed speed.
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 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the broad reach.
How fast is a Elan 410
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.69 | 5.05 | 5.48 | 5.63 |
| 52° | 5.63 | 7.30 | 7.75 | 7.91 |
| 60° | 5.94 | 7.53 | 7.96 | 8.15 |
| 75° | 6.15 | 7.68 | 8.21 | 8.55 |
| 90° | 6.17 | 7.79 | 8.34 | 8.92 |
| 110° | 6.15 | 7.99 | 8.71 | 9.43 |
| 120° | 5.99 | 7.91 | 8.78 | 9.86 |
| 135° | 5.36 | 7.51 | 8.50 | 10.00 |
| 150° | 4.49 | 6.71 | 8.00 | 9.30 |
| Run VMG | 3.88 | 5.81 | 7.13 | 8.25 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 640 kg.
Rigging
Elan 410 rig and sail dimensions
A Elan 410 carries 16.10 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.42 m boom, a forestay 16.67 m above the deck and a 5.33 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 20 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 96 to 157 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.