Elan E6
Elan · Rob Humphreys · 2021
Updated
The Elan E6 is a 14.09 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Rob Humphreys and built by Elan, first launched in 2021. It races in Class A. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 40% of the designs it races against. It comes alive as the breeze builds, and gives time away in the light.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 40% of the boats it races against.
28th of 46 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 7 starts across 3 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
14.09 m
46′ 3″
Beam
4.48 m
Draft
2.80 m
Displacement
12.9 t
Sail area
118 m²
On the podium
Where a Elan E6 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
7
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 7 starts by 5 boats between 2023 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Elan E6 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Kornati Cup2026- Regata Jabuka2024
- Regata Jabuka2023
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
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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 5 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Elan E6 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Elan 450 (5 meetings), Dehler 46 (5 meetings), Salona 44 (6 meetings), Xp 44 (4 meetings), Sydney 43 (3 meetings), Solaris 60 (4 meetings), Dufour 470 (4 meetings), Solaris 58 (1 meeting), Arya 415 (1 meeting), Swan 45 (1 meeting), First 45 (Briand) (1 meeting), Mat 11.80 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 50 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), Salona 45 (2 meetings), Farr 45 (2 meetings), Solaris 44 (2 meetings), Bavaria 47 (2 meetings), Salona 41 (2 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 39 (2 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 40 S (2 meetings), Elan 350 (2 meetings), Pogo 12.50 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 44 (Polli) (2 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Elan E6 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
6.05
39°
Beam reach
9.75
90°
Broad reach
11.01
135°
Downwind VMG
8.75
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.
It does most things without giving much away. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on the beam when it blows, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on a broad reach as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short on the run once it pipes up, giving away time it never gets back. That is a hull that will lift and run given enough breeze.
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 beam reach.
How fast is a Elan E6
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.63 | 5.16 | 5.84 | 6.05 |
| 52° | 5.62 | 7.61 | 8.36 | 8.61 |
| 60° | 5.98 | 7.89 | 8.61 | 8.90 |
| 75° | 6.25 | 8.11 | 8.84 | 9.38 |
| 90° | 6.32 | 8.36 | 8.92 | 9.75 |
| 110° | 6.52 | 8.65 | 9.57 | 10.34 |
| 120° | 6.37 | 8.59 | 9.63 | 10.87 |
| 135° | 5.72 | 8.14 | 9.28 | 11.01 |
| 150° | 4.79 | 7.18 | 8.65 | 9.99 |
| Run VMG | 4.15 | 6.22 | 7.55 | 8.75 |
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 1060 kg.
Rigging
Elan E6 rig and sail dimensions
A Elan E6 carries 18.30 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.30 m boom, a forestay 19.04 m above the deck and a 6.83 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 8 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails