The September issue of Yachting World, which hits the newsagents’ shelves today, is adorned with the powerfully wide, chined backside and the towering, menacing black A-sail of Elan’s new 350 (See our pics here). As the video shows, she certainly packs the fun factor in, especially the offwind speed thrills:

But a 35ft performance cruiser needs to be more than just fun: it’s a very popular size that should be small enough to be sailed short-handed, race with a crew or be comfortable for a family cruise. Is this angular, aggressive Rob Humphreys design today’s answer?

Read the full report out from the 12 August.

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