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New Elan 350 - winner in her class of the "European Yacht of the Year"
Here
are comments from jury about E350:
GBR - Yachting World - British Jury:
Light, direct and responsive on the helm, the 350 is an absolute
pleasure to push hard. Like many modern cars, she is capable of
plenty more than most people will have the nerve to try. And that
bodes well when it comes to more everyday performance where she is
nimble, light to handle and easy to sail at a brisk pace.
....
this boat is a perfect match for those who are looking for a boat
that strikes a balance between good performance and practical
requirements of family sailing. There are plenty of boats that
have claimed this territory, but few that really deliver.
Below decks, despite her modest yet modern looks, she's attracted
praise and criticism is equal measures. For me she's spot on, a
mixture of sparking performance and a simple practical layout below.
GER - YACHT - Germany Jury:
Happy marriage between a fully fitted-out cruiser and a fast
beast when ist blowing.
She needs wind and sail area to fly, but when she does she makes you
want to go forever.
Great steering despite the twin rudders and twin wheels. Good
cockpit layout. Super bow sprit solution. well built.
Downsides? Only one biggy: The base price is a bit misleading, fully
spec'ed she will easily cost 150k or more. But of all
contemporary performance cruisers her size that is still a fair deal.
ITA - Fare Vela, Italian Jury:
Maybe one of the best and more complete example of new age fast
cruisers, she proved good speed and fun under sail with lots of
very well thought solutions, either on deck or inside. And all this
in a good looking and refined design, specially considering the hull
shape.
Easy to sail fast with a lot of fun, good space inside, a perfect
fast cruiser for young and sportive families.
NED - Waterkampioen, Dutch Jury:
a fantastic performance cruiser from Elan: the 350. It combines
perfectly the luxury you need for (family)cruising with great
sailing abilities.
Easily planing downwind, fantastic upwind. A boat that I -
almost - would like to own myself.
FRA - Voile, French Jury:
A wide transom, with two rudders and a chine : it looks promising
and it is !
Rob humphreys did for sure a superb job for the boat is very
well balanced and the stern is always very smooth. It is not so
frequent when having a double rudder.
The boat goes fast and with ease, even in the lights winds. A
very good cruiser racer from whatever point of vue.
AUT - YachtRevue, Austrian Jury:
Exciting Design, exciting performance: We like the smooth
movement in the waves, the way the boat accelerates going downwind
and the layout of the fittings in the Clubracing-Version.
Under deck: There is more space as expected and some really nice
details.
SWE - BatNytt, Swedish Jury:
Elan 350 Head-on-design with comfort:
With Elan 350 regatta sailors, solo racers and families alike get
seldom seen performance.
Chines, twin rudders, extreme beam aft, give unrivalled control
when cruising and inspire adventurers to test limits.
When testing the boat in 25 knots wind, we noted 14 knots on the
speedo and no wipeouts. Expect even higher numbers when
surfconditions are up. ...
Among the innovations we like the carbonsprit smartly hidden in the
foredeck, well constructed and lowfriction steering system with GRP
wheels resulting in the lightest grip experienced on any twin rudder
boat so far.
Inside styling might divide fans, but light woodwork, dark
floorboards and angular corners, create a without doubt a very
modern atmosphere on board. ...
NOR - Seilas, Norway Jury:
Wide hull with a lot of stability is the new trend. A few yard have
been pushing the ideas from the Open-classes to the mass marked, but
non have made this in such a clever style as Elan.
Elan 350 looks good, works well, and will sett the benchmark for
performance yachts for this class.
It's fun to sail with double digits on the log, not only at the
face of a wave, but for hours.
SUI - Marina.ch, Swiss Jury:
...She combines classy sailing-performance with the comfort-needs
of a non-professional crew.
A plus is the feeling at the helm - a weak point on many yachts with
double-rudder configuration.
DEN - BådNyt, Danish Jury:
Modern looks, lots of comfort both in terms of sailing abilities
an down below.
The wide transom and the twin rudder setup is the signature of the
boats of the coming decade.
It reaches planing speed with ease and stays there for long.
The two wheels are both nice to look at and nice to control the boat
with. It is a clear winner destined for succes.
