FLYING WITCH
Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

FLYING WITCH — LAT 262

Model: Hanse 315

HanseJudel/Vrolijk

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FLYING WITCH (LAT 262) is a Hanse 315 designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Hanse. She has been racing since 2026. She sails with a larger sail plan than most Hanse 315s. Against a typical Hanse 315 she is quicker upwind in light air and downwind.

FLYING WITCH LAT 262 - Judel/Vrolijk - Hanse

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

3

Race starts

0

Wins

67%

Podiums

39

Race Edge

Hanse 315: 48

598.7s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn74
10–16 kn6
Over 16 kn1
FLYING WITCHA typical Hanse 315How Race Edge works
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Length

9.25 m

30′ 4″

Beam

3.34 m

Draft

1.81 m

Displacement

4.5 t

Sail area

49 m²

On the podium

Where FLYING WITCH finishes when she goes racing.

0

Wins

2

Seconds

0

Thirds

3

Starts

Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.

Regattas

Every regatta we found with FLYING WITCH on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • LatviaRīgas sezonas atklāšana20264
  • LatviaĶīpsalas kauss2026224

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Who she races against

The boats FLYING WITCH meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

Other competitors (5)

Met too few times for a figure.

BLUE JADE (X-362, 3 meetings), GABRIEL (Lion 414, 3 meetings), LADYBIRD (Lady Helmsman, 3 meetings), SHADOWFAX (First 40.7, 3 meetings), IRISHA (Oceanis 323, 3 meetings)

How FLYING WITCH compares with a typical Hanse 315

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Hanse 315s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Hanse 315; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.26 kn
Beam reach+0.02 kn
Broad reach+0.10 kn
Downwind+0.07 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Hanse 315 on the upwind.

Speed at every angle

FLYING WITCH in blue, a typical Hanse 315 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

FLYING WITCH in blue, a typical Hanse 315 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Hanse 315s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the Hanse 315

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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