Performance Cruiser · Offshore Ready
Elan 40
A blue-water cruiser, ready for the world.
The Boat
Not just another Elan 40.
Fresh back from a year-long transatlantic voyage from the Netherlands to the Caribbean and back, this Elan 40 has been thoroughly ocean-tested and is ready to depart again immediately.
Designed by Rob Humphreys, she sails precisely and predictably, and feels secure both on deck and below in rough conditions.
What sets this boat apart is the conversion: from a standard cruiser into a fully equipped, off-grid blue-water yacht, built to be self-sufficient for ocean crossings and long periods at anchor.
Designer
Rob Humphreys
CE Category
A – Ocean
Condition
Good condition
Specifications
The Elan 40 in numbers
Length overall
12.20 m
Beam
3.83 m
Draft
2.05 m
Displacement
7,200 kg
Engine power
40 hp
CE category
A – Ocean
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.20 m
- Beam
- 3.83 m
- Draft
- 2.05 m
- Air draft
- 19.95 m
- Mast height
- 19.00 m
- Displacement
- 7,200 kg
- Ballast
- 2,555 kg
- Keel
- Fin keel
- Standing headroom
- 2.00 m
Rig & Sailing
- Rig
- Fractional, aluminium mast (Sparcraft)
- Standing rigging
- Rod rigging (2020)
- Mainsail
- 2010, three reefs
- Genoa
- Furling (Furlex 120), laminate sail 2022
- Gennaker
- 125 m²
- Winches
- 4 Lewmar, 2-speed, self-tailing
- Steering
- Wheel, single rudder
Engine & Systems
- Engine
- Yanmar 3JH3E, diesel, inboard
- Power
- 40 hp
- Engine hours
- 2,095 h
- Drive
- Shaft drive, folding propeller
- Fuel capacity
- 160 L
- Water capacity
- 150 L
- Bow thruster
- Electric, separate battery
- House batteries
- 4 x 100 Ah lithium (2025)
- Solar
- 2 x 200 W
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 3
- Berths
- 6 fixed + 2 extra
- Max. persons
- 6
- Heads
- 1, manual
- Showers
- 1
- Heating
- Hot air, 4 kW
General
- Year
- 2001
- Designer
- Rob Humphreys
- Builder
- Elan Marine, Slovenia
- CE Category
- A – Ocean
- Hull form
- Round bilge
- Deck
- Polyester, teak side decks
Specifications supplied by the owner and the Boat24 advertisement.
Why this boat
Prepared for the ocean, proven on one.
Every item below is fitted to this boat and documented in the equipment list further down the page.
01
Blue-Water Conversion
Converted from a standard cruiser into a fully equipped, self-sufficient offshore yacht.
02
Recent Transatlantic Voyage
Completed a year-long round trip from the Netherlands to the Caribbean and back.
03
Off-Grid Capable
Equipped for extended periods at anchor without shore power.
04
Lithium Electrical System
4 x 100 Ah lithium bank, professionally installed in 2025 (invoices available).
05
Solar Power
2 x 200 W panels on a foldable rail mount, with a Victron SmartSolar MPPT controller.
06
Starlink Connectivity
Starlink Mini on a bracket on the radar pole.
07
Safety Equipment
6-person liferaft certified until November 2027, EPIRB, grab bag, drogue and three fire extinguishers.
08
Storm Sails & Rig
Storm sails, a removable inner forestay (fitted 2025) and a third reef in the mainsail.
09
CE Category A – Ocean
Certified for ocean sailing, the highest CE category.
Gallery
A closer look
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Equipment & upgrades
What is on board
82 items across 8 categories, including the 2025 lithium conversion, the navigation and communications equipment, and the safety gear used on the Atlantic crossing.
Electrical
11 items- 4 x 100 Ah lithium house bank (2025)
- Separate engine start battery
- Separate bow thruster battery (2026)
- Victron Skylla 70 A charger (2025)
- 2 x Victron DC-DC chargers
- Victron SmartShunt battery monitor
- 2 x 200 W solar panels, Victron SmartSolar MPPT (2025), foldable rail mount
- 2,000 W Renogy inverter (2025)
- Alternator
- Shore power with cable
- 12 V and 220 V systems
Navigation
12 items- Raymarine ES97 chartplotter with GPS and AIS (Easy TRX AIS)
- Navionics charts, Europe (2026)
- Raymarine Quantum radar
- Trilens radar reflector
- Raymarine ST60 instruments: log/speed, depth, wind and compass
- Garmin Reactor 40 autopilot, GRF10 (2021)
- New Raymarine linear drive (2025)
- Spare Simrad Robertson autopilot drive
- ICS NAV6 Navtex/weatherfax
- Rudder angle indicator
- Navigation lights
- Charts and pilot guides
Communications
4 items- Standard Horizon VHF with outside (cockpit) unit
- Starlink Mini on radar-pole bracket (24 V step-up, switch at nav corner)
- Radio / CD player
- Bluetooth and iPod connection
Safety
15 items- 6-person liferaft, certified until November 2027
- OceanSignal EPIRB1
- MOB system
- Grab bag
- Sea drogue
- 3 fire extinguishers
- Gas detector
- Lifebuoy
- Rescue sling
- Electric and manual bilge pumps
- Gas installation certified by Gasveilig.nl (2025)
- Self-draining cockpit
- Emergency tiller
- Guard rails (renewed 2025)
- Swim ladder plus emergency ladder
Sailing & Rigging
11 items- Fractional rig, Sparcraft aluminium mast
- Rod rigging, halyards, forestay and backstay (2020)
- Mainsail (2010) with three reefs
- Genoa on Furlex 120 furler (laminate sail 2022)
- Previous genoa (spare)
- Gennaker, 125 m²
- Storm sails
- Removable inner forestay (cutter stay), fitted 2025
- 4 Lewmar 2-speed self-tailing winches
- New sheets (2023); new genoa sheets (2026)
- Rig adjusted by a professional rigger (2026)
Deck
12 items- Delta anchor with 50 m chain and 80 m rope
- Electric windlass with remote control (new motor 2026)
- Electric bow thruster
- Sprayhood and cockpit tent
- Teak side decks
- Cockpit table
- Cockpit speakers
- Deck shower
- Swim platform
- Bow and stern seats
- Fenders and lines
- Antifouling (July 2026)
Interior
9 items- Saloon with dining area, 2.00 m standing headroom
- Classic, warm interior with blue upholstery
- Mattresses, cushions and curtains
- 3-burner gas cooker with oven
- Electric top-loading fridge
- Hot-air heating, 4 kW
- Hot water boiler (2022)
- 1 shower, 1 manual toilet
- Seawater tap with foot pump
Engine / Mechanical
8 items- Yanmar 3JH3E diesel, electric start, indirect cooling
- Shaft drive with folding propeller
- 160 L fuel tank with gauge
- Propeller shaft bearing replaced (2025)
- Cooling-water inlet seacock replaced (2025)
- Engine hoses replaced (2025)
- Engine service (July 2026)
- Upper rudder bearing replaced (2026)
Equipment list supplied by the owner and the Boat24 advertisement.
Recent upgrades
Recent work, year by year
Work carried out on the boat since 2024, as listed by the owner. Invoices are available for the lithium conversion.
2024
- Full technical survey of the yacht by Tim Expetise, with valuation for insurance
2025
- Zeebrief (Dutch certificate of registry) and registration with the Kadaster
- Electrical system upgraded to lithium, professionally installed (invoices available)
- Victron Skylla 70 A charger
- 4 x 100 Ah lithium batteries
- 2 x Victron DC-DC chargers
- Victron SmartShunt battery monitor, with app
- 2 x 200 W solar panels with Victron SmartSolar MPPT, foldable rail mount
- Propeller shaft bearing replaced
- Cooling-water inlet seacock replaced
- Removable inner forestay (cutter stay) installed, with storm jib
- Third reef in the mainsail
- Galley and toilet hoses replaced
- Engine hoses replaced (cooling, fuel, oil)
- Gas installation certified by Gasveilig.nl
- Liferaft inspected, valid until November 2027
- Seawater tap with foot pump
- New Raymarine linear drive (type 1); the old Simrad Robertson drive is kept as a spare
- Guard rails renewed
- Starlink Mini on a bracket at the radar pole
- Delta anchor
- EPIRB
- Grab bag
- Fire extinguishers
- Sea drogue
2026
- Upper rudder bearing replaced; rudder removed, system checked, lubricated and cleaned
- New electric motor for the anchor windlass
- Antifouling and polish (July)
- Navionics charts for the plotter, Europe
- Rig adjusted by a professional rigger
- New genoa sheets
- Engine service (July)
- New bow thruster battery
Earlier work
- 2017
- Engine overhauled
- 2020
- Rod rigging, all halyards, forestay and backstay renewed
- 2022
- Hot water boiler and laminate genoa renewed
- 2023
- New sheets
Condition notes
- Teak side decks are in excellent condition.
- The teak in the cockpit is worn and due for replacement.
Contact
Arrange a viewing
Questions, a viewing or a sea trial: send a message and I will reply personally.
- Asking price
- €92,500EU VAT paid
- Location
- Scheveningen, Netherlands
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