Hanse 371
Hanse · Judel/Vrolijk · 1999
Updated
The Hanse 371 is a 11.25 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Hanse, first launched in 1999. It races in Class C.
Length
11.25 m
36′ 11″
Beam
3.59 m
Draft
1.95 m
Displacement
7.4 t
Sail area
74 m²
On the podium
Where a Hanse 371 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
6%
of 16 starts by 2 boats
Wins
6%
Read from 16 starts by 2 boats between 2015 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Hanse 371 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Bundefjorden Onsdagsseilaser2026
Maibockregatta 2026 LYC2026- Hollænderseilasen2015
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: no 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 371 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Salona 34 (7 meetings), Elan 310 (7 meetings), Farr 30 (7 meetings), XR 41 (6 meetings), Aphrodite 101 (6 meetings), Fareast 28 (5 meetings), First 40 (5 meetings), Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek) (4 meetings), 11 Metre (3 meetings), X-79 (3 meetings), Melges 32 (3 meetings), Cumulus (3 meetings), Mat 101 (3 meetings), Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto) (3 meetings), F & F 95 (3 meetings), Grand Surprise (3 meetings), First 34.7 (3 meetings), Luffe 43 (3 meetings), A 31 (2 meetings), X-34 (2 meetings), X-332 (3 meetings), Dehler 33 (1 meeting), Finngulf 37 (1 meeting), Dufour 34 (1 meeting), Dufour 425 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Hanse 371 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
5.25
39°
Beam reach
8.21
90°
Broad reach
8.87
135°
Downwind VMG
7.83
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.
There is no obvious weak spot here. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is to windward when it blows, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on the beam as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short cracked off in a strong breeze, 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 371
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.30 | 4.57 | 5.08 | 5.25 |
| 52° | 5.08 | 6.68 | 7.21 | 7.43 |
| 60° | 5.37 | 6.89 | 7.40 | 7.64 |
| 75° | 5.54 | 7.06 | 7.59 | 7.98 |
| 90° | 5.56 | 7.23 | 7.79 | 8.21 |
| 110° | 5.55 | 7.35 | 8.06 | 8.82 |
| 120° | 5.38 | 7.23 | 8.00 | 9.04 |
| 135° | 4.81 | 6.83 | 7.76 | 8.87 |
| 150° | 4.06 | 6.12 | 7.38 | 8.42 |
| Run VMG | 3.52 | 5.31 | 6.67 | 7.83 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 700 kg.
Rigging
Hanse 371 rig and sail dimensions
A Hanse 371 carries 14.14 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.64 m boom, a forestay 15.02 m above the deck and a 4.76 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 6 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 79 to 95 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.