Elan 450 – Emily of Cowes
Elan 450, Emily of Cowes is a 45 foot Rob Humphreys design, launched in 2008. With a semi chined hull she looks like a 45ft ocean racer but with a comfortable interior.
Her wide transom and twin rudders give the Elan 450 huge stability and great control even in stronger winds. The wide transom makes for a very spacious cockpit allowing for easy movement during manoeuvres. She has a retractable bow sprit to fly her asymmetric spinnakers and flying jib.
The interior is open and uncluttered, with a huge amount of natural light.
Emily of Cowes is a fast and capable yacht that appeals to both racers and cruisers alike.
- Sail Wardrobe
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North 3Di main
3DL battened roller-furling headsail, J2, J4
Code 0, 3 x asymmetric spinnakers, A2, A4
Hydranet heavy-weather jib
Symmetric set-up for transatlantic crossings - Electronics / Navigation Equipment
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Starlink Maritime (200 Mbps download)
- Accommodation
- 3 double cabins, 2 heads
- Results
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9th IRC Class 3, Cowes Week 2026
1st overall, Rum to Spice Offshore Race 2025
1st in class, Scrub Island Invitational 2024
1st IRC Racing Division, ARC 2023 - Racing Equipment
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Lead-iron keel, keel-stepped aluminium mast, retractable carbon bowsprit, hydraulic backstay, German mainsheet, 2-blade feathering prop
- Safety Equipment
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OSR Category 2 equipment for 12 or OSR Category 1 for 8, Crewsaver Ergofit 190 lifejackets
- Other Equipment
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Schenker 30lph watermaker
- Builder
- Elan
- Designer
- Humphreys Yacht Design
- Built
- 2008
- LOA
- 13.60 m
- Beam
- 4.37 m
- Draft
- 2.05 m
- Ideal Crew Number (Racing)
- 10
- Region
- Northern Europe
Interior Layout
Event Availability
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24th July 2027 - 30th July 2027
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10th September 2027 - 11th September 2027
What previous charterers say
I really enjoyed the week on Emily of Cowes. Richard is a great skipper who gave very clear instructions to the crew and created an enjoyable atmosphere on the boat. The Cowes Week experience certainly lived up to expectations, both from a sailing perspective and the onshore activities.
Richard was superb, always reading the boat, keeping us all motivated and involved.
I really enjoyed sailing on Emily of Cowes. Both Sophie and I commented that Richard is an excellent skipper. I particularly liked how communicative he was, explaining what his thoughts were, what he was doing and why as well as asking for opinions. He was also good at making sure everyone was taking part.
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