Hanse Yachts

Hanse yachts are designed by judel/vrolijk & co drawing their experience from the America’s Cup and applying it to the serial production of yachts. The hull shapes are developed with focus on performance and comfort, taking the latest research results in the field of hydrodynamics into account. This is reflected in the vertically designed bow and stern of all Hanse models, resulting in a long waterline and consequently a significantly increased hull speed.

To achieve the best performance, the sail plan must also be optimized. Hanse yachts are designed to accommodate a self-tacking jib so the surface areas of the main sail and jib are very well balanced. This means that Hanse yachts stay very neutral in steering under sails. They can also stand more heeling, allowing the reefing to be postponed for even stronger winds.

Sailing Hanse yachts is incredibly easy with the self-tacking jib and a set up that brings all halyards sheets, reefs and all other sail controls to the two aft winches at the helmsman positions. everything can be done easily from the wheel. In fact, all Hanse yachts are designed for short-handed or single-handed sailing. With their easy sailing concept Hanse yachts are way ahead of their competition and has set new standards for the entire industry.

The self-tacking jib and allows fast single-handed tacking without cranking and without disturbing anyone sitting on deck or in the cockpit. With all the lines tucked away the deck and cockpit remain completely uncluttered. A deep keel and rudder allow perfect control and manoeuvrability even in strong winds adding a relaxed note to the easy sailing concept.

The easy handling is not reserved only for sailing. With a combination of bow thruster, stern thruster and deep rudder, docking and casting off turns into child’s play, even in the smallest of harbours.

A vast selection of layouts, options, fabrics, furniture and floorboard wood colour choices makes your Hanse yacht a unique creation. You can also choose the hull colour in grey if you go for the gelcoat option while with the painted hull the options are almost limitless in metallic and non-metallic colours. With Hanse, you will be able to design your very own yacht that suits your personal taste. The choices can be combined in more than 1,000 ways.

Hanse Yachts are always striving to be a market leader with innovative and practical solutions that make the life onboard a yacht comfortable, safe and easy.  Here are just a few obvious examples of the innovative design that make Hanse Yachts so special. The uncluttered deck where all the lines are tucked away and all the winches and clamps are moved to the back of the cockpit, making it easy to use the entire deck for relaxing while under sail. The angle of the companionway is very flat making it extremely easy to go below deck, you are not climbing down a ladder, you are walking on stairs. The roomy cockpit is well organized while the two steering wheels make the passage to the large bathing platform very easy. Larger Hanse models are even equipped with a silent owners cabin and a garage for the dinghy under the cockpit.