Hanse 445
Hanse · Judel/Vrolijk · 2010
Updated
The Hanse 445 is a 13.39 m displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Hanse, first launched in 2010. It races in Class B. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 41% 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 41% of the boats it races against.
55th of 92 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 48 starts across 5 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
13.39 m
43′ 11″
Beam
4.39 m
Draft
1.97 m
Displacement
11.5 t
Sail area
97 m²
On the podium
Where a Hanse 445 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
17%
of 48 starts by 1 boat
Wins
2%
Read from 48 starts by 1 boat between 2023 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Hanse 445 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Lliga Creuers2026- Lliga Creuers2025
- Regata ADos2025
- Lliga Creuers2024
- Lliga Creuers2023
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
16%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: 8 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Hanse 445 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
First 31.7 (1 meeting), Dufour 34 (1 meeting), Centurion 40 (1 meeting), X-302 (1 meeting), Platu 25 (1 meeting), First Class 8 (1 meeting), Sun Rise 35 (1 meeting), Farr 52 (1 meeting), JOD 35 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Hanse 445 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
5.62
40°
Beam reach
9.18
90°
Broad reach
10.01
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 the beam once it pipes up, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short on the beat in light air, 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 0.6 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Hanse 445
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.34 | 4.69 | 5.42 | 5.62 |
| 52° | 5.23 | 7.08 | 7.90 | 8.17 |
| 60° | 5.59 | 7.41 | 8.15 | 8.46 |
| 75° | 5.84 | 7.66 | 8.38 | 8.85 |
| 90° | 5.92 | 7.98 | 8.67 | 9.18 |
| 110° | 6.03 | 8.09 | 8.99 | 9.79 |
| 120° | 5.84 | 7.96 | 8.94 | 10.19 |
| 135° | 5.21 | 7.47 | 8.60 | 10.01 |
| 150° | 4.37 | 6.60 | 8.03 | 9.25 |
| Run VMG | 3.79 | 5.72 | 7.00 | 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 890 kg.
Rigging
Hanse 445 rig and sail dimensions
A Hanse 445 carries 16.55 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.90 m boom, a forestay 17.49 m above the deck and a 5.91 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 — 132 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.