Hanse 311
Hanse · Judel/Vrolijk · 2000
Updated
The Hanse 311 is a 9.29 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Hanse, first launched in 2000. It races in Class C.
Length
9.29 m
30′ 6″
Beam
3.20 m
Draft
1.71 m
Displacement
4.0 t
Sail area
54 m²
On the podium
Where a Hanse 311 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
29%
of 28 starts by 2 boats
Wins
4%
Read from 28 starts by 2 boats between 2021 and 2024, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Hanse 311 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Campionato Invernale di Roma, 43a edizione2024- Campionato Invernale di Roma, 42a edizione2023
- Coppa dei Campioni VIII Zona2022
- Campionato Invernale di Roma, 41a edizione2022
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: 2 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Hanse 311 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Swan 42 (4 meetings), Italia 9.98 (2 meetings), X-35 (4 meetings), Grand Soleil 46 (Carkeek) (2 meetings), X-41 (2 meetings), M 37 (4 meetings), J/105 (2 meetings), Salona 37 (2 meetings), Bavaria Match 38 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto) (2 meetings), Farr 39 (2 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Hanse 311 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
4.57
40°
Beam reach
7.54
90°
Broad reach
8.26
135°
Downwind VMG
7.10
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
This design is even-tempered. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on the beam in light air, where it does more than its size and sail area promise. It holds that advantage cracked off as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short downwind when it blows, giving away time it never gets back. That is weight that has to be driven rather than released.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Hanse 311
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.12 | 4.23 | 4.59 | 4.57 |
| 52° | 4.79 | 6.16 | 6.56 | 6.62 |
| 60° | 5.05 | 6.35 | 6.75 | 6.84 |
| 75° | 5.23 | 6.49 | 6.95 | 7.21 |
| 90° | 5.22 | 6.64 | 7.11 | 7.54 |
| 110° | 5.22 | 6.73 | 7.40 | 8.04 |
| 120° | 5.05 | 6.65 | 7.37 | 8.36 |
| 135° | 4.54 | 6.34 | 7.14 | 8.26 |
| 150° | 3.88 | 5.78 | 6.78 | 7.74 |
| Run VMG | 3.35 | 5.02 | 6.12 | 7.10 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 440 kg.
Rigging
Hanse 311 rig and sail dimensions
A Hanse 311 carries 11.68 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.04 m boom, a forestay 12.20 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails