Elan 320 Buyer's Guide
The Elan 320 is a Humphreys-designed 31-foot performance cruiser-racer built from the early 2010s, a fractional-sloop with a bulb fin keel and a spade rudder that draws upward of seven feet loaded. For a shopper scanning the used market, she presents as a light, beamy, overrigged boat whose appeal is speed and volume rather than heavy offshore certification.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every Elan 320 shares the same Humphreys hull and deck package: a 31.33-foot monohull with a 10.56-foot beam and a solid fiberglass hull carrying 1,984 pounds of lead ballast. The bulb fin keel gives a draft of 7.05 to 7.35 feet depending on load, which means any example will need major-marina depth. Below, the beam yields a cabin wider than 69 percent of comparable designs, with 140 liters of fresh water capacity supporting short coastal cruising rather than extended liveaboard use.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
A used Elan 320 should be expected as a bare boat with owner-supplied gear rather than a standardized inventory. The most consequential items to verify are the rig implied by the original specification: a fractional sloop with a 504-square-foot mainsail-and-jib area and a 135 percent genoa option, tall halyards around 31 meters, and a 23.9-meter mainsheet. Canvas, navigation electronics, and sail-handling gear vary by owner and must be inspected per example.
What to Inspect
Confirm the solid fiberglass hull and the bulb fin keel's integrity, and check the fractional rig's standing and running gear against the known halyard and sheet dimensions — a 31.4-meter, 10 mm mainsail halyard and a 23.9-meter, 12 mm mainsheet are the as-designed figures anchor. The capsize screening value of 2.10 is a design property, not a fault, but it confirms the boat was never intended for ocean-race compliance anchor. Inspection should follow normal used-sailboat diligence on a lightly built performance hull.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Elan 320 is typically found in the Italian market. For a buyer, the takeaway is a short checklist: verify draft clearance for your berths, confirm the fractional rig and overrigged sail plan are intact and within spec, check the solid fiberglass hull for repair history, and budget for owner-supplied electronics and canvas. She rewards a sailor who wants light-air speed and beamy volume over offshore certification.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Elan 320. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 | 1 | $107,889 | — |
| Sep 26 | 1 | $139,032 | +28.9% |
Where they're listed
Elan 320 listings appear across 1 country. Italy has the most listings with 2.
Country view
2 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | $123,461 | 2 | 1 | 100.0% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Elan 340 | 32.78' | $ 77,302 | 13 | 7 |
| Elan 37 | 37.17' | $ 82,821 | 13 | 4 |
| Elan 36 | 36.09' | $ 58,059 | 10 | 4 |
| Elan 320You are here | — | $ 123,461 | 2 | 1 |