Hanse 400e
Hanse · Judel/Vrolijk · 2005
Updated
The Hanse 400e is a 12.03 m displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Hanse, first launched in 2005. It races in Class B. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 10% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 10% of the boats it races against.
83rd of 92 in its class.
Updated — Figure recalculated on a larger measured fleet.
This design has been found in real race results — 32 starts across 12 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
12.03 m
39′ 6″
Beam
4.04 m
Draft
1.95 m
Displacement
8.7 t
Sail area
93 m²
On the podium
Where a Hanse 400e finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
3%
of 32 starts by 5 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 32 starts by 5 boats between 2018 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Hanse 400e was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Nurolbank Loryma Cup2026- MIYC Winter Trophy 2026 - Act 62026
- 36th Marmaris International Race Week2025
Channel Regatta2023- Rodos Cup2023
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: 8 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
0%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a Hanse 400e actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek) (7 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 45 (6 meetings), IMX 38 (6 meetings), First 36.7 (6 meetings), Sun Odyssey 35 (6 meetings), First 31.7 (6 meetings), Grand Soleil 45 (Judel/Vrolijk) (5 meetings), Sun Odyssey 45.1 (5 meetings), Dufour 30 (5 meetings), Bavaria 42 (4 meetings), Grand Soleil 34 (Finot) (4 meetings), Oyster 37 (4 meetings), Dufour 36 (4 meetings), Sun Odyssey 37.1 (6 meetings), Sun Odyssey 33.1 (4 meetings), Carter 33 (4 meetings), Sun Odyssey 34.2 (4 meetings), Dromor 26 (6 meetings), Sun Shine 36 (4 meetings), X-362 (4 meetings), First 41 (4 meetings), Mount Gay 30 (4 meetings), Grand Surprise (4 meetings), Sun Odyssey 44 (Briand) (4 meetings), Elan 40 (3 meetings), First 45 (Farr) (3 meetings), IMX 40 (3 meetings), Feeling 920 (3 meetings), Dufour 425 (3 meetings), Sun Fast 37 (3 meetings), Farr 30 (3 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Hanse 400e 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
5.21
41°
Beam reach
8.75
90°
Broad reach
9.50
135°
Downwind VMG
8.03
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 on the beam once the breeze fills, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short upwind in the light stuff, giving away time it never gets back.
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 400e
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.33 | 4.68 | 5.12 | 5.21 |
| 52° | 5.18 | 6.94 | 7.49 | 7.65 |
| 60° | 5.52 | 7.20 | 7.75 | 7.93 |
| 75° | 5.76 | 7.40 | 8.03 | 8.36 |
| 90° | 5.95 | 7.73 | 8.20 | 8.75 |
| 110° | 5.91 | 7.63 | 8.45 | 9.28 |
| 120° | 5.54 | 7.50 | 8.44 | 9.61 |
| 135° | 4.88 | 7.04 | 8.16 | 9.50 |
| 150° | 4.12 | 6.31 | 7.73 | 8.99 |
| Run VMG | 3.57 | 5.47 | 6.94 | 8.03 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Most run a fixed propeller. Crew weight is declared around 700 kg.
Rigging
Hanse 400e rig and sail dimensions
A Hanse 400e carries 15.83 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.47 m boom, a forestay 16.44 m above the deck and a 5.29 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 8 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails