Hanse 455
Hanse · Judel/Vrolijk · 2014
Updated
The Hanse 455 is a 13.54 m displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Hanse, first launched in 2014. It races in Class B.
Length
13.54 m
44′ 5″
Beam
4.37 m
Draft
2.22 m
Displacement
11.6 t
Sail area
102 m²
On the podium
Where a Hanse 455 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
2
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 2 starts by 1 boat between 2023 and 2025, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Hanse 455 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Regata Brindisi-Corfù2025- Regata Brindisi-Corfù2023
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: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Hanse 455 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
X-412 (3 meetings), First 40.7 (4 meetings), Sun Odyssey 49 (3 meetings), Elan 40 (2 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 39 (2 meetings), Bavaria Match 35 (2 meetings), Dehler 34 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 410 (2 meetings), Solaris 36 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (1 meeting), Oceanis 393 (1 meeting), First 35 (Farr) (1 meeting), Bavaria 430 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 37 (Design) (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 341 (1 meeting), Dufour 40 (1 meeting), Comet 36 (1 meeting), Salona 37 (1 meeting), Bavaria 46 (1 meeting), Ice 70 (1 meeting), Marchi 39 (1 meeting), First 47.7 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard) (1 meeting), Hanse 540e (1 meeting), Show 34 (1 meeting), Azuree 46 (1 meeting), Archambault 40 (1 meeting), Delta 120 (1 meeting), Oceanis 46.1 (1 meeting), J/105 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 509 (1 meeting), Bavaria Match 38 (1 meeting), M 37 (1 meeting), First 36.7 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 45 (1 meeting), Feeling 39 (1 meeting), Oceanis 323 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 45.2 (1 meeting)
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
5.61
41°
Beam reach
9.28
90°
Broad reach
10.23
135°
Downwind VMG
8.29
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 does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short upwind when the breeze is soft, 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 455
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.29 | 4.75 | 5.46 | 5.61 |
| 52° | 5.15 | 7.10 | 7.97 | 8.19 |
| 60° | 5.50 | 7.40 | 8.22 | 8.48 |
| 75° | 5.76 | 7.63 | 8.45 | 8.94 |
| 90° | 5.91 | 7.97 | 8.65 | 9.28 |
| 110° | 6.05 | 8.21 | 9.12 | 9.96 |
| 120° | 5.91 | 8.09 | 9.09 | 10.37 |
| 135° | 5.28 | 7.60 | 8.74 | 10.23 |
| 150° | 4.42 | 6.70 | 8.15 | 9.36 |
| Run VMG | 3.83 | 5.80 | 7.10 | 8.29 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 660 kg.
Rigging
Hanse 455 rig and sail dimensions
A Hanse 455 carries 16.89 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.95 m boom, a forestay 17.80 m above the deck and a 5.94 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 6 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 117 to 160 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.