Hanse 470e
Hanse · Judel/Vrolijk · 2006
Updated
The Hanse 470e is a 14.20 m displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Hanse, first launched in 2006. It races in Class A.
Length
14.20 m
46′ 7″
Beam
4.45 m
Draft
2.58 m
Displacement
13.7 t
Sail area
111 m²
On the podium
Where a Hanse 470e finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
0%
of 22 starts by 3 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 22 starts by 3 boats between 2021 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Hanse 470e was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
43ος Ιστιοπλοικος Αγωνας Κορφος ΄262026- 32nd Cyclades Regatta - '262026
- ¨16ο Athens Trophy 2026¨2026
- "Επιδαυρος 2024"2024
InterCity2024
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: 7 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 470e actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Sun Odyssey 34.2 (7 meetings), Feeling 109 (7 meetings), Bavaria 31 (7 meetings), Carter 37 (7 meetings), First 44.7 (6 meetings), Grand Soleil 343 (6 meetings), First 45 (Briand) (6 meetings), First 36.7 (6 meetings), Sun Fast 32 (6 meetings), Sun Fast 35 (6 meetings), Comet 105 (6 meetings), First 47.7 (6 meetings), Grand Soleil 46 (Carkeek) (6 meetings), Sun Odyssey 26 (6 meetings), Sun Odyssey 45.1 (6 meetings), Caribbean 40 (6 meetings), Feeling 920 (6 meetings), Triton 48 (6 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Hanse 470e 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
5.80
39°
Beam reach
9.23
90°
Broad reach
10.17
135°
Downwind VMG
8.41
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 in moderate air, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short on a broad reach when it blows, 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 470e
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.64 | 5.07 | 5.61 | 5.80 |
| 52° | 5.58 | 7.46 | 8.07 | 8.26 |
| 60° | 5.89 | 7.72 | 8.32 | 8.52 |
| 75° | 6.11 | 7.90 | 8.58 | 8.90 |
| 90° | 6.24 | 8.19 | 8.72 | 9.23 |
| 110° | 6.26 | 8.32 | 9.13 | 9.79 |
| 120° | 6.10 | 8.21 | 9.14 | 10.13 |
| 135° | 5.45 | 7.73 | 8.82 | 10.17 |
| 150° | 4.56 | 6.82 | 8.27 | 9.46 |
| Run VMG | 3.95 | 5.90 | 7.20 | 8.41 |
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 560 kg.
Rigging
Hanse 470e rig and sail dimensions
A Hanse 470e carries 20.00 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.70 m boom, a forestay 19.94 m above the deck and a 5.79 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 7 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 138 to 194 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.