Elite 45 Standard Rig
Description
The Elite 45 Standard Rig sailboat is a high-performance masthead sloop designed by renowned yacht designer Ron Holland (Canada/New Zealand) and built by Kirié in France around 1986. This larger sibling to models like the Elite 37 features fiberglass (GRP) construction, a fin keel with spade rudder, and was marketed as a fast cruiser-racer with notable racing success, including winning the 1986 Route du Rhum in the standard boat category (also known as Feeling 1350 in some European markets). It offers a spacious interior for offshore cruising, good stability, and responsive handling, with a reported sail area emphasizing performance in varied conditions; a taller racing rig variant was also available with increased sail area (up to ~1,238 sq ft). Production was limited during the mid-1980s, with exact quantities built not widely documented.
Construction Details
| Designer | Ron Holland |
|---|---|
| Builder | Kirié (FRA) |
| Length | 45.920 ft |
| LOA | 45.920 ft |
| LWL | 36.080 ft |
| Max Draft | 8.000 ft |
| Year Built | 1986 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 54.13 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 17.42 ft |
| p | 48.23 ft |
| e | 15.29 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54.13 ft | 17.42 ft | 48.23 ft | 15.29 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Elite 45 Standard Rig - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 48.23 ft - (14701 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 15.29 ft - (4660 mm) |
| Leech | * 49.93 ft - (15219 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 87.98 ° |
| Diagonal | * 50.08 ft - (15264 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | 368.34 ft² |
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Elite 45 Standard Rig - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 45.49 ft - (13865 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 23.09 ft - (7038 mm) |
| Leech | * 39.46 ft - (12027 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 20.03 ft - (6105 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 455.54 ft² |
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Elite 45 Standard Rig - GENOA
| Luff | * 54.02 ft - (16465 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 28.15 ft - (8580 mm) |
| Leech | * 50.79 ft - (15481 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 26.13 ft - (7964 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 705.81 ft² |
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Elite 45 Standard Rig - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 54.02 ft - (16465 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 31.36 ft - (9559 mm) |
| Foot | * 31.36 ft - (9559 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | 1439.96 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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