Elan 350 (sailboat) for sale

Main DescriptionAbout the Elan 350
The Elan 350 was designed by Humphreys Yacht Design and built by Elan Yachts in Slovenia. It won the European Yacht of the Year award in the Performance Cruiser class. At 10.6 metres overall with a beam of 3.5 metres carried well aft, the hull is notably light for its size, displacing 5,350kg with a T-bulb keel drawing 2.15 metres. The design makes no apology for its racing intent.
Under sail, the Elan 350 is responsive and fast. Twin rudders set wide apart give exceptional feel and grip at steep angles of heel; the boat tracks cleanly upwind without a tendency to broach, and in a breeze with the gennaker drawing, speeds of 12 to 15 knots are achievable. The low displacement rewards light-air sailing in particular.
Below decks, the wide beam creates a saloon that is comfortably larger than 35 feet would suggest. The 2-cabin layout provides a forward double, a generous aft double to port and a dedicated heads compartment to starboard, with a well-appointed galley and full-sized chart table with its own seating. The aft port cabin is particularly generous for a boat of this size, with good standing headroom and comfortable berth dimensions. The absence of a third cabin gives the heads considerably more space than the 3-cabin alternative and also gives a large lazarette locker in the cockpit.

Description
Impetuous is an Elan 350 built in 2010 and delivered new to the Solent in 2011. She has remained under single ownership throughout her fifteen seasons and is offered by the broker who has managed her maintenance from delivery and skippered her for eight of those years. That continuity is reflected in the standard of the vessel and the depth of the documentation.
She is MCA coded to Category C but has never carried a paying charter guest. Use has been confined to the owner, owner’s staff and invited guests, always with a professional skipper aboard. Sailing has been almost entirely Solent-based leisure cruising; racing has been minimal.
The hull was stripped back to gel coat in 2020 and received four coats of International Gelshield 200 epoxy. All skin fittings and seacocks were replaced in 2019. The complete standing rigging was renewed in 2020 and all guardwires replaced in 2022. The saildrive diaphragm was replaced this season; fuel tanks were cleaned this season. Engine services have been annual without exception.

Broker’s Summary
Impetuous has been maintained to a higher standard than most privately owned yachts of comparable age, in part because the same person managed the work throughout. The service record is complete from delivery and demonstrates consistent expenditure keeping her in good form. She is ready for sea and needs nothing before sailing. A buyer seeking a Solent-based cruiser-racer with genuine offshore capability and full documentation will find few cleaner examples in this size range.
Full Specification and InventoryHull and Deck
GRP hull
4 coats International Gelshield 200 epoxy applied 2020 (hull stripped to gel coat)
All skin fittings and seacocks replaced 2019
Annual antifouling throughout (2 coats per season)
3-stage polish and wax of topsides and superstructure applied annually
Additional opening portlights in cockpit (port heads and aft cabin)
Teak cockpit surfaces
All guardwires replaced 2022

Rig and Standing Rigging
Selden performance mast: top-tapered, fractional, keel-stepped, two spreaders
Full replacement wire standing rigging 2020
New forestay: shortened and fitted with new stainless nose tang 2021
Dyneema backstay with flicker (replaced 2019)
Facnor TD furler: serviced 2018 with new top and bottom swivel; Harken through-deck roller fitted 2018
Carbon gennaker bowsprit on track, controllable from cockpit
New stanchion lead block assembly 2021

Sails and Running Rigging
Sanders Sails mainsail: DP DCX-M grey, full batten, 3 reefs, cunningham, sail number (2018)
Sanders Sails roller-reefing genoa: DP DCX-M grey cruiselam, tri-radial design, silver sunstrip, 3 vertical battens, leech and foot lines, foot markers, tell-tales (2020)
Vektor gennaker, 1.5oz nylon, triradial cut, 128m², with sock
Storm jib 9m² with luff ties (new 2018 - never used)
Lazy jacks and stack pack in Weathermax with logo (2020)
New mainsheet 34m performance cruising braid (2020)
New jib sheets 2 x 12m SK78 with spliced eyes (2020)
Dyneema reef lines (Reef 1, Reef 2) and outhaul replaced 2017; new in-boom strops SK78
New Dyneema main halyard 2016; tapered furling line spliced 2019
Running rigging removed, serviced and refitted annually

Deck Equipment
LOFRANS Project X2 1000W electric windlass, 8mm gypsy, with dedicated 90Ah AGM battery
16kg Lewmar Delta anchor with 40m x 8mm anchor chain (new 2018)
Harken B40 halyard winches (x2)
6 x Harken sheet/halyard winches; serviced with new springs and pawls (2020, 2021)
Harken curved main sheet track with main sheet car and adjustments (ball bearings replaced 2018)
Jib inhaul system
Spinlock rope clutches; ceramic cam and base fitted 2015
Custom halyard bags (x2)
New LED deck and steaming light fitted to mast (2023)

Engine and Saildrive
Volvo Penta saildrive installation
Volvo Penta 2-blade folding propeller
Annual engine services throughout (oil, oil filter, spark plug, impeller, fuel filter, belt)
Saildrive serviced annually; diaphragm replaced 2026
Heat exchanger and exhaust elbow replaced 2022
Engine hoses (fireproof) replaced 2018
Water pump replaced 2018
Fuel tanks cleaned 2026; Marine 16 fuel treatment applied
Saildrive and propeller anodes replaced annually

Navigation and Electronics
Raymarine C90W multifunction display with GPS antenna
Tacktick Wireless T108 Speed, Depth and Wind system with Triducer; two multi-function displays
Tacktick Fluxgate compass T909
Smart wind transducer (replaced 2025)
Raymarine Ray49E VHF radio with GPS antenna
AIS transmitter (installed 2025); AIS/VHF antenna splitter (installed 2025)
Si, Marine Pico boat monitoring system (installed 2023)
Kenwood FM/AM/CD/MP3 stereo head unit
2 x saloon speakers; 2 x waterproof cockpit speakers

Electrical
AGM battery bank: 1 x 80Ah + 2 x 100Ah (installed 2016-17)
Engine start battery: Rolls AGM R12-80 (replaced 2020)
Dedicated 90Ah AGM battery for electric windlass
Victron Centaur 12V/30A battery charger (installed 2017-18)
220V shore power installation with sockets in each cabin, galley and heads
25m shore power lead with Marinco plug (new 2023); additional 4m lead
Electric bilge pump (heads/shower compartment)
Bilge alarm; CO alarm; gas alarm; smoke detectors

Safety Equipment
MCA Category C coded; 5-year survey completed 2023-24; annual coding renewals current
ISO 8-man canister liferaft with SOLAS B grab bag in stainless steel cradle; serviced 2026 with new HAMMAR hydrostatic release unit
9 x lifejackets: 1 x new Seago Activ 190N automatic with harness (2026); 8 x serviced 2026 with lights; crotch straps fitted throughout
Full offshore flare pack: red hand, red parachute and orange smoke
2 x 9m jackstays (webbing)
2 x horseshoe sets with lights and drogue pockets
Danbuoy with bracket; floating throw-line and holder (throw-line bag in need of replacement)
4 x fire extinguishers (1 x 4kg, 3 x 1kg); commissioned and certified 2026-27
Fire blanket; Cat C first aid kit

Accommodation
Saloon with seating both sides and additional berth (saloon table forms small double on one side)
Forward double cabin with removable lockers
Aft cabin with removable locker
Heads compartment with Jabsco manual toilet
Curtains fitted over all portlights; Oceanair blinds over hatches
Interior French polished 2020; joinery sanded and revarnished 2019 (in localised areas)
9 x custom-fitted sheets for all cabin berths and saloon double included

Galley
Isotherm electric fridge with accumulation plate
Upgraded gas cooker with oven and cover
Hot water system; hot and cold cockpit shower
Sink covers fitted
Gas system inspected and certified annually; most recent certification 2026

Cockpit and Extras
Removable cockpit table
Companionway hatch cover
Overboom tent cover

A full service record from delivery is available for inspection. Viewings are welcomed.
DisclaimerNicolle Associates offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
This vessel is UK VAT PAID.
As always photographs do not do justice so a viewing is highly recommended.
This boat is lying in Hamble.
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