Hanse 342
Hanse · Judel/Vrolijk · 2004
Updated
The Hanse 342 is a 10.35 m displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Hanse, first launched in 2004. It races in Class C.
Length
10.35 m
33′ 11″
Beam
3.41 m
Draft
1.74 m
Displacement
5.2 t
Sail area
57 m²
On the podium
Where a Hanse 342 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
0%
of 14 starts by 3 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 14 starts by 3 boats between 2024 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Hanse 342 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Campionato Invernale Marina di Loano2026- Campionato Invernale West Liguria2025
Malaga Sailing Cup2025- Regata Amigos de la Vela2024
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
0%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Hanse 342 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Mean Marine 32 (3 meetings), Oceanis 331 (3 meetings), Comfortina 32 (3 meetings), First 31.7 (3 meetings), Fortuna 9 (3 meetings), Yatlant 24 (3 meetings), First 27.7 (3 meetings), Dufour 34 (3 meetings), Aphrodite 101 (2 meetings), Astraea 295 (2 meetings), First 345 (2 meetings), First Class 8 (2 meetings), Ro 330 (1 meeting), J/112 (1 meeting), J/80 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (1 meeting), Hanse 470 (1 meeting), Italia 11.98 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 45 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), Hanse 370 (1 meeting), Mylius 11 (1 meeting), Swan 43 (Holland) (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 37 (1 meeting), First 40.7 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Hanse 342 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
4.94
40°
Beam reach
8.00
90°
Broad reach
8.75
135°
Downwind VMG
7.53
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 across the wind once the breeze fills, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
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 342
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.15 | 4.34 | 4.86 | 4.94 |
| 52° | 4.87 | 6.41 | 6.94 | 7.10 |
| 60° | 5.15 | 6.62 | 7.12 | 7.33 |
| 75° | 5.33 | 6.81 | 7.33 | 7.71 |
| 90° | 5.43 | 7.00 | 7.56 | 8.00 |
| 110° | 5.48 | 7.11 | 7.82 | 8.69 |
| 120° | 5.31 | 7.03 | 7.80 | 8.85 |
| 135° | 4.75 | 6.67 | 7.54 | 8.75 |
| 150° | 4.01 | 6.04 | 7.12 | 8.10 |
| Run VMG | 3.47 | 5.23 | 6.41 | 7.53 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 500 kg.
Rigging
Hanse 342 rig and sail dimensions
A Hanse 342 carries 13.20 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.39 m boom, a forestay 14.03 m above the deck and a 4.32 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 7 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 66 to 82 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.