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A camera crew filming an interview on the quay at an Elling launch, with a crowd gathered in front of the yard

Our history

That defines who we are today

  1. A 1997 De Telegraaf newspaper page headed "Ongekend goed en goedkoop 13 meter jacht", with a rendering of the first Elling E3 and its deck plans

    1997

    Elling opened their doors

    The first Elling E3 was a fact.

  2. A white Elling motor yacht under way bow-on, passing a reed bank

    2004

    The first E4

    Launching the Elling E4. We upgrade the E3 to the E4.

  3. Two Elling motor yachts under way side by side on open water under a clouded sky

    2008

    Expanding limits

    A hat trick of privately owned E4s crossed the atlantic.

  4. 2014

    360 degree capsize test

    We turned a production Elling E4 through a 360 degree capsize test. The ultimate test on which the concept of Elling was born.

  5. A dark-hulled Elling under way on open water at dusk

    2016

    Our flagship

    We bring a new model on the market. A 20 meter Elling called E6.

  6. A pencil design sketch of the redesigned Elling E4 wheelhouse and its radar arch

    2021

    Redesigning the E4

    We start the redesign of the Elling E4, built around a foldable radar arch. Lowered by hand, it takes the E4 under the low bridges of waters such as the French canals.

  7. The redesigned Elling E4 Wanderer moored in front of Muiderslot castle

    2024

    The new E4

    The redesigned Elling E4 is launched. Its radar arch folds down for low bridges, and its new wheelhouse follows the lines of our flagship, the E6.

  8. An Elling print advertisement headed FREEDOM WITHOUT COMPROMISE, in the reworked identity

    2026

    Rebranding

    Elling will never change its values. However, we have improved our online and offline identity.

  9. A crowd gathered on the quay in front of the Elling yard for a launch

    2027

    30 years of Elling

    In 2027 Elling celebrates its 30th anniversary.