March 10, 2017, Begunje, Slovenia…
After being recognized by the French magazine Voiles et voiliers at the Paris Boat Show last December as a Coup Coeur boat (a “favorite” or literally “blow of the heart”), the Elan GT5 has now been awarded the “Croatian Boat of the Year”. The Gran Turismo 5 came out on top in the popular “Sailing Yachts over 36 feet” class, successfully winning over all sailboats in this important, competitive category.
This new luxury performance model continues the tradition and innovative spirt of the combination of the Elan Design Team and the naval architecture expertise of the Humphreys Yacht Design, LTD firm. The elegant and dynamic styling throughout, from the interior to the cockpit, especially impressed the journalists and judges alike. Naucat (www.naucat.com), the most popular publishing house in Croatia and home of the fastest growing charter boat market in the world, uses the know-how of international boat manufactures as judges for this award.
“The fact that our competitors have awarded the New GT5 as a best boat is an honor for the entire Elan Marine Division as we strive to build our sailboats to the highest standards in the marine industry. The GT5 has truly lived up to its’ slogan, Feel the quality, experience the luxury”, commented Mr. John Peterson, Director Marine Division. The GT5 joins the other Elan sailboats, the Sport series and the Impression range, as Elan now offers 13 models to sailing enthusiasts through its network of over 40 distributors, dealers, and agents worldwide.
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photos Georges Janssens
ABOUT ELAN. Elan d.o.o., founded in 1945, is a diversified advanced composites company based in Begunje, Slovenia. Elan was purchased by a group of private international investors in the fall of 2015. Elan’s four main divisions focus on i) advanced and highly-technical components utilized in the renewable wind energy business ii) winter sporting equipment, where Elan is a world recognized innovator and leader in snow skis i, iii) advanced high-performance and leisure sail boats and iv) engineering solutions for arena and stadium projects world-wide. For more information, please email us info@elan.si or visit our website www.elan.si.
In the last decade, Elan has been awarded more than 40 international awards for design, innovation and technology, including RedDot Design Award and PlusX Award for Most Innovative Brand of Sports Equipment, and the Best Boat Award by SAIL for the Elan E4.
From the slopes to the sea, building skis and yachts for over 70 years
