Hanse 430
Hanse · Judel/Vrolijk · 2007
Updated
The Hanse 430 is a 13.15 m displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Hanse, first launched in 2007. It races in Class B. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 54% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 54% of the boats it races against.
43rd of 92 in its class.
Updated — Race Edge up from 20 to 54. More boats of this design have been measured, and the figure now rests on a larger fleet. The gain shows most in light and medium air.
This design has been found in real race results — 44 starts across 17 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
13.15 m
43′ 2″
Beam
4.23 m
Draft
2.17 m
Displacement
11.2 t
Sail area
106 m²
On the podium
Where a Hanse 430 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
0%
of 44 starts by 9 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 44 starts by 9 boats between 2015 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Hanse 430 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
"Αιγινα2026- 3ος Ιστιοπλοϊκός Αγώνας Α/Θ ¨Πέρδικα 2026¨2026
- Κασίδι2026
Bergens-Seilforening Serieseilas T&H2026- Bundefjorden Onsdagsseilaser2026
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
—
Not enough data yet: 1 race 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 430 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
First 28 (7 meetings), Salona 37 (7 meetings), First 45 (Farr) (6 meetings), First 31.7 (7 meetings), Dufour 35 (6 meetings), Melody (6 meetings), First 36.7 (6 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Hanse 430 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
5.63
39°
Beam reach
9.06
90°
Broad reach
9.98
135°
Downwind VMG
8.20
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 on a reach in a working breeze, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short off the wind 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 0.6 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Hanse 430
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.49 | 4.89 | 5.45 | 5.63 |
| 52° | 5.39 | 7.24 | 7.87 | 8.07 |
| 60° | 5.72 | 7.50 | 8.10 | 8.32 |
| 75° | 5.96 | 7.69 | 8.35 | 8.71 |
| 90° | 6.07 | 7.94 | 8.50 | 9.06 |
| 110° | 6.14 | 8.11 | 8.89 | 9.63 |
| 120° | 5.92 | 7.98 | 8.91 | 9.97 |
| 135° | 5.30 | 7.51 | 8.58 | 9.98 |
| 150° | 4.45 | 6.66 | 8.04 | 9.20 |
| Run VMG | 3.85 | 5.77 | 7.02 | 8.20 |
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 850 kg.
Rigging
Hanse 430 rig and sail dimensions
A Hanse 430 carries 17.70 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.95 m boom, a forestay 17.98 m above the deck and a 5.06 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 12 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 108 to 171 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.