48FT TIMELESS RACER CRUISER
In 2023, the launch of our high tech wooden sailing yacht design has been made official under the name Elida. The first sail took place one day only after the ceremony.
With her light displacement, flared aft topsides and responsive sailplan, Elida is an object of joy for her happy owner, who can now appreciate the prestigious world of custom yachts.
Initially invited to improve the family’s existing Swan 48, the initial sketches, the use of noble materials and our technical expertise sparked an interest in the mind of the owner who preferred this avenue rather than upgrading to a more standard, but high end alternative.
Elida was to be designed as a dual purpose racer capable of performing well and cruising with family and friends. With the Fastnet race in mind.
Elida is a yacht with a very low displacement, the hull is built using Exoskin, our own modern wood construction technology, a process our office has developed with Airbus, while the deck and all structure is in carbon fibre sandwich.
Today Elida has been used extensively for 3 years both racing and cruising successfully.
MAIN SPECIFICATIONS
HULL LENGTH: 14.75 METERS
HULL BEAM: 4.45 METERS
LIGHTWEIGHT DISPLACEMENT: 7760KG
SAIL AREA UP WIND: 138SQM
ADVANCED RACING LIFTING KEEL
CARBON / TITANIUM RETRACTABLE PROPELLER
HIGH MODULUS MAST AND CARBON RIGGING
WATER BALLASTS WITH CARBON CONNECTIONS
IRC / ORC OPTIMIZED
DUAL PURPOSE BY CHANGING AFT CABINS AND COCKPIT
ELIDA IN 4 KEY POINTS
DESIGN – TIMELESS LINES
Timeless, Elida’s design is a subtle blend of curves and tensed lines, what the hand naturally draws. Timeless design is keeping what is constant throughout the times: a low freeboard, soft and comfortable curves where it matters, the beauty of materials and details. Elida is a contrast between the robustness of teak on one hand and the dark and precious varnished mahogany on the other hand. Elida is a being, not a machine.
DUAL PURPOSE
Elida is first and foremost a racing yacht, similar to modern advanced designs, where an open plan interior was added comprised of: a chart table aft of the companion way with sliding navigator seat, aft cabins with pipecots which can be switched to real beds when cruising. The interior spares no luxury and decorated in a classic Herrefshoff style with galley, oven and including a heating system with a custom designed hand warmer by the companion way. The dual purpose approach can also be seen on deck with a clean and large cockpit to which backrests can be removed when racing and added for more protection when cruising.
DESIGN – TIMELESS LINES
Timeless, Elida’s design is a subtle blend of curves and tensed lines, what the hand naturally draws. Timeless design is keeping what is constant throughout the times: a low freeboard, soft and comfortable curves where it matters, the beauty of materials and details. Elida is a contrast between the robustness of teak on one hand and the dark and precious varnished mahogany on the other hand. Elida is a being, not a machine.
DUAL PURPOSE
Elida is first and foremost a racing yacht, similar to modern advanced designs, where an open plan interior was added comprised of: a chart table aft of the companion way with sliding navigator seat, aft cabins with pipecots which can be switched to real beds when cruising. The interior spares no luxury and decorated in a classic Herrefshoff style with galley, oven and including a heating system with a custom designed hand warmer by the companion way. The dual purpose approach can also be seen on deck with a clean and large cockpit to which backrests can be removed when racing and added for more protection when cruising.
FAST, REALLY FAST
Elida incorporates design refinements directly derived from the America’s Cup that go beyond what is found on even the well known Swan or Wally yachts. Innovations that can immediately be felt by experienced sailors and include optimized bulb shape locally flattened near the keel, a hull form precisely engineered to the ORC rule, thin carbon rudder, and a sail plan designed to ensure perfect balance and responsiveness.
Elida’s deck layout features a spinnaker retrieval system, sliding foredeck hatch, transverse jib tracks, staysail controls, and a suite of custom hardware all meticulously designed for a clean and effcient deck layout.
CERTIFIED DESIGN
Built with our Exoskin technology Elida received certification for the most stringent requirements of offshore racing.
OSR plan review Ref 000214-0098-C, design certified for offshore racing.
Launch ceremony. Photo credit Pepe Hartmann
Test sailing. Photo credit Pepe Hartmann
Test sailing. Photo credit Pepe Hartmann
ELIDA TODAY
RACING SUCCESS AND CRUISING
RACING RESULTS
In addition to proving her capabilities by successfully racing in some of the most demanding conditions, Elida has achieved outstanding results in german ORC races further validating the performance of our designs.
– 1st in real time, Wedel to Cuxhaven, June 2023, ORCi
– 1st in real time, Helgoland Offshore Triangle, June 2023, ORCi
– 2nd fastest boat and 2nd in corrected time, Pantaenius Rund Skagen, May 2024, ORC A
– 1st in real time, Gluck-Early Bird Series, June 2025
– 2nd in corrected time, Capitell Cup Rund Helgoland, June 2025, ORC X
In addition Elida has also been cruising extensively in the Baltic and North sea as well as in the South Coast of England.
2023 Fastnet Race. Photo credit Paul Wyeth
2025 Nordseewoche
MAIN SPECIFICATIONS
HULL LENGTH: 14.75 METERS
HULL BEAM: 4.45 METERS
LIGHTWEIGHT DISPLACEMENT: 7760KG
SAIL AREA UP WIND: 138SQM
ADVANCED RACING LIFTING KEEL
CARBON / TITANIUM RETRACTABLE PROPELLER
HIGH MODULUS MAST AND CARBON RIGGING
WATER BALLASTS WITH CARBON CONNECTIONS
IRC / ORC OPTIMIZED
DUAL PURPOSE BY CHANGING AFT CABINS AND COCKPIT
‘With her timeless shapes and Exoskin wood construction, Elida set the foundations for our timeless line and also now proven our build technology’
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