Rigging today

I went to check out the progress on Silverminken, and there she was with the mast up!

The boom is not yet on, but here she lies. Slender profile on the Selden rig.

New Elan 310 to Norway

The second 310 to arrive in Norway, this one with a slick looking blue hull.

Going to Stavanger.

Rigging....

Kjell Inge is busy rigging right now, so I went down to have a look.

Official catalog for 310

Elan have now produced an official catalog for the 310 - click the menu item above to see it.

Silverminken Launched!!!

Silverminken was launched today!!! Woohoo!!

First images of her on the water:

A proud soon-to-be owner!

Here she is in the water next to a 340. The bow is completely vertical, and she somehow manages to integrate power and elegance in a very compact package!

Look at that hull! Those lines! Amazing how that chine is done!

To the right is a Sun Fast 3200. I'm not suggesting anything....

The cockpit, mainsheet traveller and tiller.

You can also see the AP control to the left.

Great working area!

Seeing things like this just really makes the whole project more "real". It's like a dream, and then you see these things that make you realize it is actually real!

Category A!

Kjell Inge and Tor have been busy mounting leads and other extra deck equipment for the ASOP system.

Bad picture, I know - had to use what's available (the phone). Peeked inside - here you can see the instrument panel, stereo and below the panel is the heater control. Harken gear waiting for mounting on the chart table....

Interior. The whole family was there today and all was approved. :)

Just look at all that great running rigging!

....self-portrait.

Now she is waiting for rigging - the rig is arriving today, so in a couple of days she'll be ready for the first sail tests.

Wooohooo!

Sanding, antifouling and deck equipment

....looks like silverminken will sail sometime during easter!

Got a few more pics from what is going on right now...forgive the poor quality, these are straight out of my HTC Hero....

Silverminken is now inside, and after sanding the hull the antifouling is now being applied. Looks pretty slick!

Still not complete, though, so she will stay inside a few more days while the rig and sails are being transported.

North are transporting the sails for Silverminken as we speak, so they will be here in time.

From astern, the underbody looks sexy!

I got to take a quick tour in the cockpit. This is looking good!

The running rigging looks fantastic! Real, high-quality stuff.

A snapshot of the interior. Can't wait to go down there!

Note the seawater pump - useful when cruising.

Tor and Kjell Inge working to get everything ready.

Also, here you can see the compass was moved down in order to get three ST60+ instruments above the hatch.

Starboard side, showing the AP control, engine throttle and speaker.

That's it for now....more pictures to come!

Silverminken has entered the building....

The very first Elan 310 in Norway has arrived.....

Croatian boat of the year 2010

The Elan 310 was voted croatian boat of the year 2010 by Naucat, in the eight consecutive year of this event!

This in addition to 2009 boat of the year by the Genova Boat Show, 2009 boat of the year at Izola etc. Cool.

Sylvass Snärta

...translates into something like "razor-sharp babe"?

Swedish magazine Båtnytt recently featured the Elan 310 with some great feedback - grab the issue while you can.

A small introduction to the article can be found here.