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Hanse sailing yachts are hand-built by the Hanse Yachts Group, the second largest sailing yacht manufacturer in the world. Each Hanse model blends elegant architecture with unparalleled nautical performance. Hanse collaborates with the Judel / Vrolijk design studio, the world's leading regatta yacht builders who have amply demonstrated their acumen through their winning designs in the legendary America’s Cup.

Catamarans A lagoon for the most popular macro of two-hull yachts in the world. Lago shipyard of the Beneteau group for French cooperation, since 1983 light, light and light and light with excellent nautical. Rich with everything you want, any place and choice of models and your maze will be just like the pavement.

Creating timeless beauty is the goal of the craftsmanship behind every Prestige yacht and an art perfected over decades at sea. Combining French expertise and Italian design by the Garroni Design studio, the internationally acclaimed luxury yacht manufacturer seeks to redefine the definition of la dolce vita - and undeniably excels.

Saxdor has been designed by a renowned yacht builder from Finland. Its characteristic features include its simple and elegant design and its unbelievable prices. Sakari Mattila, the founder of Saxdor Yachts, a visionary and a boat designer has already crafted four highly-successful and award-winning brands of boats: Axopar, Paragon, XO-Boats and Aquador. During his extraordinary career Mattila has been the chief strategist and designer of each one of these magnetizing brands.

Finnmarine, is a Finnish giant of the yachting industry comprising three prestigious motorboat brands with high quality workmanship: Finnmaster, Grandezza and Husky. Finnmaster has four product lines: Day Cruiser, Pilot, Bow Rider and Console, which have been tested in demanding Finnish waters for more than 30 years. The very high quality of the products, the short waiting times and the versatility of the range are the main strengths of this renowned manufacturer from Finland, which continues to locate 100% of its production there.

Grandezza is a luxury powerboat offering four types of cockpit enclosure and an exquisite selection of equipment and materials. The very high quality of the products, the short waiting times and the versatility of the range are the main strengths of this renowned manufacturer from Finland, which continues to locate 100% of its production there.

Finely-crafted Solaris yachts are synonymous with Italian design and excellent sailing performance. The famous designer Javier Soto Acebal is responsible for designing yachts featuring an infinite number of outfits and layouts. Its shipyard is located in the Italian community of Aquileia where it draws on the centuries of traditional wooden boatbuilding producing pieces of art in the form of yachts.

During its forty years of experience the shipyard has evolved greatly, has been reorganized on an industrial basis, and has incorporated the latest technical developments. Nevertheless, it has managed to preserve its soul, that of the craftsmen who take pride in their work. Nowadays Solaris operates over an area of 26,000 sqm, 6,000 of them sheltered facilities, hosting every step in every process. Craftmanship Interior finishes bear witness to great artisan mastery, where the quality of the assemblies comes closer to that of lute makers than industrial standards.

The legendary skipper John Moody founded this British shipyard in 1827, which is the world’s sole manufacturer of Deck Saloon sailing yachts offering a living room and galley with a limitless panoramic view.

The Dehler family has been building high performance sailing cruisers for some 50 years. The family’s undying love of sailing is an inextricable part of its DNA. Its vessels are finished using the venerable classic style and offer cozy space under the deck.

In 1964, Henri Amel, a famous French sailor made history in the world of yachting by designing and building a yacht embodying all of his experience gleaned from many voyages and circumnavigations. Today, Amel Yachts sets the trends and defines the standards in the class of luxury yachts capable of sailing around the world under any conditions.

Raw Scandinavian style with a Mediterranean spirit. It touts the triumph of form and design and is endowed with an enormous amount of power and a number of amenities that will turn your weekend relaxation into unadulterated pleasure in elegant and stylish surroundings.

Solaris Power is the best possible blend of classic and modern design. The famous Norberto Ferretti’s designs offer boats in the Open, Flybridge and Lobster segments. The uncompromising level of finishing work when it comes to fine details and the materials used has always set the benchmark for the competition. Solaris Power 48 Open won the Power Boat of the Year award in 2020.

Ryck, into an innovative brand that perfectly complements the offer of the giant of the new edition - the yacht group, quality, quality, workmanship. It is a line of safe, old-school motor boats. The perfect choice for relaxing on the water. We provide service and maintenance according to your needs.

Husky to wytrzymałość aluminiowego kadłuba i laminatowego kokpitu w systemie Smart Design. Łodzie poddawane wymagającym testom w północnej Skandynawii. Prawdziwy sportowiec, niezależnie od pogody. Ty decydujesz co chcesz dziś przeżyć, bez względu na pogodę. Solidne komfortowe dno, wygodny pokład dziobowy, przemyślane schowki i przestronny kokpit. Cztery modele, charakterystyczny design dostępny również w wersjach All Black. Husky - partner w Twoich przygodach na którym możesz polegać.

• Made in Goleniów - Hanse 460 named "European Yacht of the Year 2022"

The Hanse 460 yacht, which is largely built at the Technologie Tworzyw Sztucznych factory in the Goleniów Industrial Park, was recognized by the international jury as the "European Yacht of the Year 2022" in the Family Cruiser category. The Hanse 460 outperformed renowned competitors such as Dufour 470 or Oceanis 34 and thus won the world's most important award in the sailing industry.

The winners were decided by the votes of a 12-person jury consisting of the editors of the most important European sailing magazines.

- Hanse 460 convinces with attractive aesthetics, offers pleasant sailing - justifies the choice of one of the jurors, Toby Hodges from Yachting World (Great Britain).

Particularly noteworthy is the ratio of high quality to attractive price. This makes the world delight with the vessel, which is perfect for joint, family sailing trips.

As Andreas Unger, Hanse Product Manager comments: - We are extremely proud to receive the Sailing Industry Oscar. The whole team worked passionately on this boat and fought for success. Our decision to work with designers from Berret-Racoupeau turned out to be right.

Maciej Twardowski, Managing Director at Technologie Tworzyw Sztucznych is not hiding his satisfaction with the award, it is here that many elements of the winning unit are created.

- This is not the first award received by a yacht built in our Goleniów plant - says Maciej Twardowski. - We are pleased with these awards because they prove that we are able to create great units and that the quality of the products leaving our plant is the highest possible. This award motivates us and we will undoubtedly continue to strive for excellence to surprise sailors with new solutions that will make sailing around the world even more fun - he adds.

The Hanse 460 combines innovative design with traditional Hanse values such as fast cruise and easy sailing. The newly developed hydrodynamic hull provides a balance between the narrow waterline for better hull speed, and the wide hull above the waterline for the greatest possible space inside the yacht. The new deck design has 14 opening hatches and eight opening windows to ensure maximum lighting and ventilation below the deck.

The large sail area (114 m2 windward and 234 m2 downwind) demonstrates the great potential of the Hanse 460. The standard bowsprit with integrated anchor arm serves as a forward tack point for headsails and gennaker and can be used as an attachment point for a second genoa or reacher stay.

Hanse 460 is another of the models offered by Hanse Yachts, which will fulfill the dreams of customers and allow you to enjoy the freedom and endlessness of water.

This year's "Sailing Oscar" is not the first award for the unit produced in Goleniów. Yachts manufactured in TTS almost every year win the most prestigious awards of the sailing world. Last year, the Dehler 30 One Design was named the best vessel in the US Sail Best Boat competition in the 30-foot boat category. Sailors and jurors decided that the yacht produced near Szczecin is an ideal for sports sailing! Award-winning yachts in recent years have also been Moody DS 41, Hanse 315, Hanse 348, and Dehler 34.

TTS employs nearly 800 people in its plant, and annually produces over 600 yachts and motor boats. Last year, he was awarded the "Made in Szczecin" award, he also won the title of the Enterprise of the Year 2021 in the competition of the Northern Chamber of Commerce.

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HanseYachts AG establishes the Balticdesign Institute in Poland

December 15 2020

Written by Yachting Art English Edition

HanseYachts AG, one of the leading leisure boat yards in the world (Hanse, Dehler, Privilège, Sealine, Fjord) with factories in Poland, Germany and France and its subsidiary Technologie Tworzyw Sztucznych Sp. z. o.o., a production unit dedicated to composite, located near Szczecin, Poland, are establishing a new development unit in Szczecin, the BalticDesign Institute.

The leading European country in terms of the number of boats built, with shipyards such as Groupe Bénéteau, Sunreef Yachts, Galeon, HanseYachts, and numerous production units, notably working for Quicksilver and Bayliner, Poland is further strengthening its attractiveness in the nautical industries, with the creation of the BalticDesign Institute.

At the origin of this institute, the German group HanseYachts decided to locate this design center in Szczecin,, created in partnership with its Polish subsidiary Technologie Tworzyw Sztucznych (specializing in composites), itself located in this Hanseatic city.

The BalticDesign Institute will present itself as a kind of creative campus, housing specialists in naval architecture, structural calculation, designers and creative people.

With this creation, HanseYachts, wishes to strengthen its engineering pole, to accelerate in the long term the time to market of its new units.

This division, which will welcome professionals from around the world, will also allow the German group to strengthen the identity of its different brands and its industrial efficiency, which is among the highest in Europe. 

The BalticDesign Institute will open its doors in January and will launch a vast recruitment plan throughout Europe, with 20 people expected to work there within 3 years.

Decryption - not having closed its production plants during the first European containment, following the example of groups such as Bavaria or Grand Large Yachting in France, the German group HanseYachts is showing a fine dynamic, which should next year result in fairly substantial market share gains, following the example of its compatriot Bavaria. In this context, the Group is seeking to reduce its time to market and the differentiation of its different ranges. The creation of a creative campus is intended to respond to this strategy.

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Hanse 400: popular modern performance cruiser

• Duncan Kent
• July 27, 2021

Duncan Kent takes the Hanse 400 for a sail and discovers that this popular modern performance cruiser is quick and powerful but easy to handle

A tall mast and generous sail area make the Hanse 400 quick and powerful. Credit: David Harding

Product Overview

Manufacturer:.

Voted European Boat of 2006, the J & J-designed, Hanse 400 still has all the attributes of a modern performance cruiser.

Founded in 1993, Hanse became Germany’s second largest production sailing yacht builder after extending its Greifswald site in 2005, and now produces 750 yachts annually including the Moody, Dehler and Privilege brands.

Since 1999 all Hanses have been designed by Judel and Vrolijk, a renowned team of performance yacht designers with America’s Cup heritage.

Hanse yachts aren’t just modern flyers, they have all the comforts needed for extended cruising as well.

Plenty of galley space with lockers and a top-loading fridge. Credit: Duncan Kent

The look of the 400’s interior isn’t particularly to my liking, with its sharp edges and unusual design statements, such as pea-green Plexiglass panels, but you can’t fault the layout’s flexibility and the intelligently thought-out key areas such as the well-appointed galley and heads.

Where the Hanse 400 scores over other more conservative performance cruisers is in the sailing stakes.

With dinghy-like performance, she’s just so easy to drive that you positively long to go out sailing alone, just to prove you can.

I love the idea that a 40ft yacht can be sailed quite safely single-handed – it gives you a fantastic confidence boost, meaning you’re more likely to take her out and sail her every chance you get.

Design & constructions of the Hanse 400

The Hanse 400 is sleek-looking with plumb ends, low freeboard and a long waterline.

With shallow underwater sections and a broad beam, they were designed to be quick and easily handled, and strong enough to cope with rough conditions offshore.

The hull is reinforced using a rigid floor framework and laminated foam stringers, while weight is minimised by incorporating a balsa core above the waterline.

For a little more money, the Hanse 400 was also offered in epoxy (400e), which not only reduced its displacement over the polyester/vinylester model by being a thinner layup and having foam sandwich below the waterline, but also increased its impact strength and flexibility, and virtually eliminated any risk of osmosis.

The Hanse 400 is unashamedly modern.

The high-gloss finished furniture is all a bit square and slab-sided, with stainless steel grab rails and the occasional green Plexiglass panels.

When buying from new, Hanse offered up to 16 different layouts and 99 options, so few ended up identical.

The interior is split into three design sections, each of which had several different available styles, such as a choice between one or two aft cabins.

The long, straight saloon settees make good sea berths and there’s stowage underneath.

Headroom is a generous 1.95m/6ft 5in, but the table will only seat four in comfort.

The chart/coffee table option comprised a small table between two seats on the saloon’s port side with shallow stowage inside for folded charts.

The chart table is small with limited instrument space. Credit: Duncan Kent

The locker containing the electrical panel has limited instrument space, which isn’t ideal as the doors have to be closed at sea.

The sensible alternative is to go for the straight settee, use the saloon table for passage planning and house most of the sailing and navigation instruments up in the cockpit.

The galley is large with plenty of stowage in numerous lockers and drawers, a full-size gimballed cooker with oven and a voluminous top-loading fridge plus a separate, smaller drinks cooler below.

Opposite, the heads is roomy with 1.83m/6ft headroom and separate shower stall with seat, under which are housed all the pumps and filters.

All the seacocks are neatly arranged and clearly labelled beneath the sink.

The aft cabins boast 1.98m/6ft 6in-long berths, 1.88m/6ft 2in headroom, a dressing area with seat and a large clothes locker.

The portside cabin has a slightly wider berth than the starboard one and is adjacent to the aft heads.

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Beneath the port berth is the calorifier, while the fuel tank is under the starboard berth.

Hull sides could be smartly wooden panelled for extra insulation.

The forecabin had the most layout options and was clearly intended to be the owner’s cabin.

Though long, in the pullman version the offset berth is only 1.00m/3ft 3in wide, which is narrow for a double.

The vee-berth option gives you more, but you lose the locker forward.

The choice then was whether to have a second wardrobe, a small ensuite heads/shower, or a desk/dressing table.

On deck & under way

The cockpit is wide and spacious, with straight seats cutaway around the large single wheel.

Initially, the transom had an open gate as standard; later a ‘drop in’ one became optional.

Either way, a fold-down transom platform provides room for showering and boarding from a dinghy.

Stowage is good, although better in the single aft cabin model, which has a full-depth cockpit locker to starboard.

The Hanse 400 has a 150mm-high companionway threshold and, cleverly, the one-piece Plexiglas washboard stows conveniently on top of the sliding hatch cover.

The mainsheet track is on the coachroof as standard and its sheet, together with all the other lines, are led back to the cockpit via neat rope garages.

The wide and spacious cockpit makes it a comfortable cruiser. Credit: Andrew Pickersgill

A mainsheet across the cockpit, just forward of the wheel, was optional and popular with racers or those regularly cruising shorthanded, but it did mean sacrificing the fold-up cockpit table.

Clear access along the side decks is enhanced by the inboard shroud plates and genoa tracks, although the handrails are tokenistic.

The toe rails are a solid alloy extrusion with integral fairleads, and all six cleats are a good size and well positioned.

The foredeck is clear of obstructions, the anchor chain being fed under the locker lid to a windlass below decks.

The chain locker is absolutely vast and able to hold an armful of fenders as well as 80m or more of chain.

The single bow roller is offset to clear the bowsprit and to enable the forestay to be attached well forward, thus allowing space to have the largest jib possible.

Rig & Sails

The Hanse 400 sports a high-aspect, 9/10ths fractional rig with twin spreaders and noticeable pre-bend.

Her backstay bifurcates above the cockpit and has a powerful six-part adjuster, while her standing rigging is discontinuous.

She comes with a fully battened, slab-reefed mainsail and lazyjacks.

This, plus her self-tacking jib and primary winches right beside the helm, makes short tacking in confined spaces simple, even single-handed.

For lighter airs there was an optional 140% gennaker, using the tracks and travellers already provided, and downwind a large asymmetric can be set on the short, retractable bowsprit supplied with the gennaker kit.

The Hanse 400 has a tall mast and generous sail area, making her a quick and powerful boat, despite the relatively small headsail.

Close reaching, she is well balanced and quick, pointing high thanks to the tightness of the jib sheeting angle and ploughing her own groove with little or no input required from the helmsman to keep her on course.

A little further off the wind and she truly flies, with the log remaining above 8 knots in a constant Force 4 plus.

Over Hanse 400 yachts have been sold since launch in 2003. Credit: Andrew Pickersgill

The rod-link steering is light but sensitive, providing plenty of feedback, and the helming position is excellent, offering a clear view forward over the low-profile coachroof.

Her streamlined underwater profile results in little wake and swift, but effortless tacking through 75° or so with little loss of momentum.

Under power, the standard 40hp Yanmar diesel provides plenty of oomph for quiet, economical cruising, while spinning so deftly about her keel that manoeuvring into tight marina berths without a bow thruster is a cinch.

Fuel capacity of 140 litres is a bit limiting, however.

Hanse Yachts Owners’ Forum: www.myhanse.com

Owners’ Experience of the Hanse 400

S/Y Dashzani (2011, HN 814)

Andrew (54) and SWade (49) Pickersgill bought Dashzani , a three-cabin model, new at the Southampton Boat Show.

They added composite wheels, a bimini/cockpit tent, a Flexifold prop and extra anchor chain.

They’ve since replaced the lighting with LEDs, installed a new battery charger and added 300W of solar panels plus a battery monitor.

Recently, they’ve fitted a second chart plotter and instrument repeater at the chart table as well.

They’ve had a few minor faults, such as nav light failures, defective wind transducers, a faulty skin fitting and a leaking engine oil seal, but nothing structural other than beefing up the boom vang fitting.

The low profile coachroof gives the helm excellent visibility. Credit: Andrew Pickersgill

Andrew says: ‘I have sailed all my life and spent more than 20 years chartering in the Solent, West Scotland or the Med with my wife. After buying this, our first yacht, we spent four years cruising the UK south coast, northern France and the Channel Islands, before giving up work to sail. We joined the ARC Portugal across Biscay and then carried on down to the Med, where we spent three seasons cruising Corsica, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily and Greece, before basing ourselves now on Menorca in the Balearics.

‘Dashzani is surprisingly quick under sail once the wind reaches 10 knots. The self-tacking headsail makes tacking a doddle, but the large mainsail needs reefing at around 16 knots true wind. She is well balanced and her helm light, making handling easy for a couple, but she doesn’t like light winds or beating into short choppy seas. In the past, racing crews have commented “It’s almost like helming a dinghy”, although not now with all our liveaboard kit onboard.

‘Downwind is fun, especially with the Parasailor spinnaker. Our fastest recorded speed is 14 knots, with 30 knots of wind behind us.

‘Though I’ve not sailed her single- handed, it shouldn’t be a problem and the bow thruster certainly makes manoeuvring under power easier.

‘We love the comfort and usability and, having lived onboard for 10 months of the year for five years, find her ideal for two people cruising. There’s ample room in all cabins and the cockpit tent provides excellent entertaining space. The transom platform extends the deck, making her feel much larger and providing almost step-free access when moored stern-to.

‘If travelling further afield we would prefer a larger battery bank to accommodate a freezer and water maker. However, the impact on storage space would probably steer us towards a larger yacht. ‘Being able to use her for extended periods has allowed us to enjoy her more than we could have imagined. Dashzani has ticked all the boxes (and more), from winning silverware in the Solent to sipping martinis on deck in the Med’.

S/Y Grey Goose (2005, 400e)

Owner, Mark Johnson, says, ‘My wife and I bought Grey Goose as second owners in 2012 and she has been exceptional. I’ve sailed 12,000 miles in other boats but the 3,000 miles in her have been the best. Our best 24-hour run so far is 187 miles crewed, and I have nearly equalled that solo.

‘When we bought her, she had a suit of rather aged Dacron sails, including a 130% genoa and self-tacking jib. They survive to this day, however a new offshore set has replaced them, providing a significant increase in performance. An asymmetric was an early upgrade for cruising, plus we added a spinnaker pole and track, though they’re mainly used for poling-out headsails as we rarely have sufficient crew to fly the spinnaker. After heavy weather experience, she now has a trysail and storm jib on an inner forestay too. Though the self-tacker and third reef are great high into the 30-knot wind range, I’d like to be able to change down a further gear when things get truly interesting!

Owner Mark Johnson finds it easy to sail Grey Goose solo. Credit: Mark Johnson

‘My joy is sailing Grey Goose single-handed, which is ridiculously easy. One powered primary winch enables swift mainsail hoisting, the other controls the mainsheet while simultaneously helming. She has a big rig for a 40ft boat – 108m² (1,163sq ft) upwind with the genoa hoisted. The single-line reefing is simple to use too, although you do end up with a copious amount of line in the cockpit. ‘Like all high freeboard designs, berthing in unfavourable winds can be awkward, although I sailed her happily for four years without a bow thruster. When we did add one, together with a Featherstream prop, the two were a great upgrade for slow speed manoeuvres under power.

‘ Grey Goose makes a great second home. My wife loves her and I’m pleased to say, on the occasional trip with crew, they’ve also found the accommodations comfortable. Build quality is great; after 16 years there are some gelcoat stress cracks, but they’re only in non-cored deck areas and are mostly ‘wounds’ inflicted by crewmembers dropping winch handles or similar. The epoxy hull is very sound and strong. We did get an issue with the fairing covering the cast iron section of the keel, but that was lobster pot impact induced!

‘The internal woodwork has held up very well but she is getting a mid-life rig refurb and upgrade this year. It will, however, leave the rig stronger for future Atlantic crossing plans. After eight years I still don’t hanker after another boat. She’s the perfect fit for us as a cruising couple and a good balance of initial cost, versus passage making capability and running costs.’

What the experts say about the Hanse 400

Nick Vass, Marine Surveyor B,Sc B,Ed HND FRINA MCMS DipMarSur YS

www.omega-yachtservices.co.uk

The Hanse 400 had a conventional GRP hull made from polyester resin, strand fibreglass matting and woven fibreglass cloth, stiffened by a foam sheet sandwich core.

The 400e had a more sophisticated composite hull that was built using epoxy resin and glass fibre cloth pre- impregnated with epoxy resin which was cured under pressure provided by a vacuum-bagging technique.

This process allows the same foam-core sandwich stiffening material to be bonded onto the inside of the hull under pressure, which results in a better bond and helps reduce the possibility of delamination where the layers of the laminate come apart.

Using epoxy instead of polyester resin also reduces the possibility of osmosis, which is just as well as I have found osmotic blistering on smaller Hanse yachts.

Dry laminate can also be an issue.

This is where not enough resin was used, resulting in the glass fibre matting being left starved of resin, making the structure weak.

Using pre-preg techniques helps ensure that the resin-to-fibre ratio is precise and that the resin infuses all of the fibres without missing patches.

The epoxy hulls were lighter as less resin was used. This is because only just enough resin needs to be mixed in.

Hanse has never made any pretence that it is anything other than a builder of modestly priced yachts and so one must expect a little cost-cutting.

Deck mouldings can be thin, but they represent good value, are good looking and are fun to sail.

A Hanse 400 was fitted with a Jeffa rudder, which had aluminium stocks. I find the stocks to be corroded and rudder post bushes can wear prematurely.

However, many German- and Scandinavian-built yachts also use this make of rudder.

The stock can become pitted just above the blade, sometimes due to galvanic corrosion caused by dissimilar metals in contact with each other.

Conventional antifouling contains a lot of copper as a biocide, which also reacts with the aluminium.

The trick is to insulate the stock with epoxy resin or use a copper-free antifouling such as International Trilux, which is designed to be applied to aluminium saildrives.

Ben Sutcliffe-Davies, Marine Surveyor and full member of the Yacht Brokers Designers & Surveyors Association (YDSA)

www.bensutcliffemarine.co.uk

The Hanse 400 and 400e didn’t have a long production run; the ones I’ve surveyed were all ex-charter fleet based abroad.

Commercial operation will often notch up high engine hours and wear to sails and running rigging, so check the yacht’s history and consider instructing a surveyor.

The Yanmar is a pretty bomb-proof engine but, like all modern engines, they do need regular servicing. Be aware of tachometers that have been replaced or frequently lose their digital readouts.

Ben Sutcliffe- Davies has been in the marine industry for over 40 years as a long- time boat builder, has been surveying craft for over 20 years and is a Full Member of the YDSA.

One of my clients had a yacht with 500 declared engine hours; on research it had over 4,500 hours.

The Hanse has a sail drive, so check when the unit’s hull sealing ring was last replaced and that the oil has no contamination.

Poor or a lack of servicing of the gearbox drive cones can often lead to a replacement unit so check servicing records.

Like Nick, I have also had issues with pitted rudder stocks and tubes.

The cockpit deck finish was teak and many yachts will now need this replacing, especially those used for charter abroad as boat decks are often washed down with a pressure washer!

As with many modern cruisers, laminates are much thinner than some older builds.

Although they are generally quite reliable, if damaged, items like the keel matrix do need proper inspection.

Alternatives to the Hanse 400 to consider

Bavaria cruiser 40.

The steering is light and responsive. Credit: Bavaria Yachts

Until it launched the Cruiser series, Bavaria yachts were known for their practicality.

In 2009, Bavaria employed BMW to give their yachts a more modern look, inside and out, with help from the Farr design team.

The result was a notable improvement in sailing performance with ‘love it or loathe it’ contemporary styling.

Construction methods remained broadly the same. The hand laid-up hulls continued to combine waterproof isophthalic polyester resins with chopped strand and woven matting, reinforced in high load areas with unidirectional Kevlar rovings.

They also had a rigid GRP/foam floor frame and Airex foam sandwich above the waterline.

The cockpit is roomy and functional, with high coamings and a large drop-leaf table.

The twin-wheels allow easy access to a large, fold-down stern platform, ideal for deck showering or for boarding.

Unlike the bigger C45, 50 and 55, the C40 only had a single, deep spade rudder instead of twins.

The two-point, double-ended mainsheet arrangement works well, but the lack of a track limits the ability to drop the traveller down to leeward in gusty conditions.

The jib sheet tracks are on the coachroof, which keeps the sheeting angle tight, but the sheets lead to winches mounted forward in the cockpit and cannot, therefore, be reached by the helm.

The cockpit is spacious with a drop-leaf table. Credit: Bavaria Yachts

Below, a two- or three-cabin layout were available, the latter sporting two spacious aft double cabins with shared heads, as well as a decent owner’s cabin forward with optional ensuite heads.

The linear galley isn’t ideal for cooking under way, but the seatback to the central bench provides a bum support.

Six can dine in comfort around the saloon dinette.

A good-size, forward-facing nav station is opposite the rear heads and close enough for easy communication with the crew.

Under sail she is spritely and responsive.

The steering is light and positive, and requires little effort to keep on course, even when pushed hard.

The hull cuts a much cleaner swathe through the water than its predecessor, meaning less slamming and spray when beating to windward, and off the wind she flies with an asymmetric chute set on the optional bowsprit.

Dufour 405GL

The open cockpit has deep coamings and a fixed table. Credit: Jean-Marie Liot

Winner of the European Yacht of the Year 2010 (family cruiser category) the Dufour 405GL was penned by Italian designer, Umberto Felci.

With full-length Twaron-reinforced stringers, criss-crossed by strong frames that spread the rig loads down to the keel, and injection-moulded, balsa sandwich decks, the Dufour 405GL is very robust.

Below, the Dufour has a traditional warm and woody interior with one or two aft cabins.

The former has an L-shaped galley aft and a chart/coffee table between two saloon seats, the latter a linear galley and forward-facing navigation station.

Both layouts have two heads with an ensuite forecabin and the headroom is excellent. In the cockpit, a sturdy drop-leaf table and grab bar helps the crew to move around safely under way, while the wide transom gate and drop-down swimming platform makes boarding easy.

Her generous beam provides wide decks and the foredeck is clear thanks to a recessed windlass and cavernous chain locker.

A short alloy bowsprit can be added for an asymmetric sail.

Like the Bavaria C40, she has twin wheels but only a single spade rudder.

The helmsman has easy access to the primary winches but all other sail controls and halyards are on the coachroof.

Her 9/10ths fractional rig came with semi-battened mainsail, though in-mast furling was popular. Her stem is almost plumb and she sports a long waterline.

Her deep, semi-balanced rudder offers a good grip on the water and, with the bulk of her cast iron ballast at the bottom of her keel, she remains stiff in wind.

Under sail, she is delightfully well-balanced and fun to handle, especially once trimmed up. On a close reach she’ll top 8-knots easily.

Delphia 40.1+

The Delphia 40.3 had a two or three cabin option. Credit: Mathias Otterberg

The Polish-built Delphia 40 went through several marques, but the differences between the models are fairly insignificant.

All had deep, shoal or swinging centreboard options. Delphias are built to Germanischer Lloyd’s exacting quality standards and are conventionally laid up by hand from solid polyester laminate below the waterline.

With a choice of a 2/3/4 cabins the Delphia 40.3 provides comfortable accommodation for extended periods.

The raised coachroof has large windows, and the 3/4 cabin models include a dinette and linear galley, whereas the latter is larger and U-shaped in the two-cabin version.

The saloon is pleasantly woody, without being gloomy, and headroom is 1.98m/6ft 6in.

The forward-facing chart table is small but adequate, with a hinged instrument console and a tray for plotting gear.

There are two heads, both of which have generous headroom and full moulded inserts.

The ensuite owner’s cabin forward boasts a generous V-berth with ample dressing area and stowage.

The berths in the aft cabins are equally roomy.

In the four-cabin version an extra twin-bunked cabin takes the place of the forward head, with the displaced head moving to the other side in place of the dressing area.

The Delphia’s cockpit is spacious, with comfortable seatbacks.

The Delphia 40.3’s shallow underwater sections, moderate beam and generous waterline make her quick and agile for her size, with no impact on stability.

She tacks briskly, even in light airs, and accelerates back up to speed in seconds. She tracks well off the wind with little to no helm adjustment needed.

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