Dutch sailing magazine "Zeilen" tests the 310

Thanks to Martwin from the Netherlands for the tip - here is a video from a test of the Elan 310 in the Dutch sailing magazine "Zeilen".

The test issue is now available.....310 testwinner!

The test I have previously referred to in previous posts is now available in the latest issue of Seilas magazine (issue 9). I'll post more info on this later, but by the looks of it the 310 came out very well!

Quoting freely from the magazine:

"After two days' intense sailing with Elan 310, First 30, Sun Fast 3200 and Dehler 32 the Elan 310 was the winner. It was the combination of sailing joy, speed and the cruising functionality that gave Elan the win"

So for those of you that can get your hands on the latest issue (9) of Seilas, run, Forrest, run!

Elan 310 - the trip

Okay, here is a brief description of the trip I recently did to testsail the Elan 310...actual review to come later.

It all started when Tor and I were talking about testsailing the 310 in Slovenia, and Rob told Tor that this time of year we should really test the boat in Poole instead, because of the poor wind conditions in Slovenia this time of year. That turned out to be a good decision, as we will see later. Click the title to read on...

Back from Poole

I just got back from testing the Elan 310 with Fjord Sail and Seilmagasinet in Poole. Great trip, where we met up with Jim, who is a pilot in Poole as well as a long-time Elan sailor. We got to test the 310 in varying conditions, starting at about 15 knots and increasing somewhat throughout the day.

Swedish test drive

The guys at Tangosailing have a short review of their testsail on the 310, with some images there too. Check it out.

German test reveals Elan 310 IRC rating...

From the looks of it (and my somewhat poor german) the german Yacht testing of the Elan 310 versus the Archambault 31 revealed an (early) identical IRC rating of 0.987. Now, I have no doubt about the A31's performance in light winds (probably far superior to the 310, due to the extreme difference in transom width), but this does indicate that the 310 will be a fun, sporty boat!