Hanse 400
Hanse · Judel/Vrolijk · 2006
Updated
The Hanse 400 is a 12.03 m displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Hanse, first launched in 2006. It races in Class B. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 26% of the designs it races against. It is at its best in light air and struggles to hold that once it blows.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 26% of the boats it races against.
68th of 92 in its class.
Updated — Race Edge up from 16 to 26. More boats of this design have been measured, and the figure now rests on a larger fleet. The gain shows most in light air.
This design has been found in real race results — 33 starts across 18 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
12.03 m
39′ 6″
Beam
4.04 m
Draft
1.98 m
Displacement
8.9 t
Sail area
93 m²
On the podium
Where a Hanse 400 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
9%
of 33 starts by 12 boats
Wins
3%
Read from 33 starts by 12 boats between 2015 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Hanse 400 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
"Αγκιστρι 2026"2026- 43ος Ιστιοπλοικος Αγωνας Κορφος ΄262026
151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2026- ¨16ο Athens Trophy 2026¨2026
- 'Σαββα Γεωργιου 2026' (Α+γ)2026
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
11%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a Hanse 400 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (7 meetings), First 41 (7 meetings), First 30 (Berret) (7 meetings), Sun Odyssey 26 (6 meetings), Feeling 920 (6 meetings), Hallberg Rassy 352 (6 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Hanse 400 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
5.41
40°
Beam reach
8.85
90°
Broad reach
9.67
135°
Downwind VMG
7.94
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.
It does most things without giving much away. 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 a working breeze, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short on the run once it pipes up, 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 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Hanse 400
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.42 | 4.75 | 5.28 | 5.41 |
| 52° | 5.31 | 7.03 | 7.61 | 7.79 |
| 60° | 5.66 | 7.30 | 7.84 | 8.05 |
| 75° | 5.91 | 7.48 | 8.11 | 8.46 |
| 90° | 5.89 | 7.70 | 8.26 | 8.85 |
| 110° | 5.93 | 7.81 | 8.66 | 9.46 |
| 120° | 5.77 | 7.70 | 8.61 | 9.84 |
| 135° | 5.17 | 7.28 | 8.29 | 9.67 |
| 150° | 4.35 | 6.50 | 7.79 | 8.91 |
| Run VMG | 3.76 | 5.62 | 6.81 | 7.94 |
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 610 kg.
Rigging
Hanse 400 rig and sail dimensions
A Hanse 400 carries 16.20 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.57 m boom, a forestay 16.46 m above the deck and a 5.00 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 24 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 102 to 150 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.