Hanse 385
Hanse · Judel/Vrolijk · 2011
Updated
The Hanse 385 is a 10.94 m displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Hanse, first launched in 2011. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 26% of the designs it races against. It comes alive as the breeze builds, and gives time away in the light.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 26% of the boats it races against.
118th of 159 in its class.
Updated — Figure recalculated on a larger measured fleet.
This design has been found in real race results — 18 starts across 3 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
10.94 m
35′ 11″
Beam
3.91 m
Draft
2.01 m
Displacement
7.6 t
Sail area
69 m²
On the podium
Where a Hanse 385 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
67%
of 18 starts by 2 boats
Wins
17%
Read from 18 starts by 2 boats between 2024 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Hanse 385 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Vento de l'Alguer2026- Vento de l'Alguer2025
- Vento de l'Alguer2024
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
64%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: 4 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Hanse 385 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Elan 33 (6 meetings), First 38 (6 meetings), Oceanis 331 (6 meetings), Dufour 430 (5 meetings), Dehler 34 (Stadt) (4 meetings), Elan 350 (4 meetings), Canados 33 (4 meetings), Grand Soleil 52 (4 meetings), JOD 35 (4 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Hanse 385 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
5.18
40°
Beam reach
8.46
90°
Broad reach
9.12
135°
Downwind VMG
7.56
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 across the wind in moderate air, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short downwind in a strong breeze, giving away time it never gets back. That is a displacement hull working to its designed speed.
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 0.6 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Hanse 385
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.09 | 4.36 | 5.03 | 5.18 |
| 52° | 4.80 | 6.52 | 7.28 | 7.50 |
| 60° | 5.14 | 6.80 | 7.50 | 7.76 |
| 75° | 5.46 | 7.11 | 7.71 | 8.17 |
| 90° | 5.54 | 7.33 | 7.98 | 8.46 |
| 110° | 5.55 | 7.43 | 8.27 | 9.16 |
| 120° | 5.38 | 7.31 | 8.19 | 9.40 |
| 135° | 4.80 | 6.88 | 7.88 | 9.12 |
| 150° | 4.04 | 6.10 | 7.39 | 8.43 |
| Run VMG | 3.50 | 5.28 | 6.44 | 7.56 |
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 385 rig and sail dimensions
A Hanse 385 carries 14.00 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.09 m boom, a forestay 14.70 m above the deck and a 4.65 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 10 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 79 to 105 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.