Class ADisplacementCruiser/Racer

Hanse 495

Hanse · Judel/Vrolijk · 2010

Updated

Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)

The Hanse 495 is a 14.81 m displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Hanse, first launched in 2010. It races in Class A.

Hanse 495 - Judel/Vrolijk - HanseP 17.30 mLOA 14.81 m

Length

14.81 m

48′ 7″

Beam

4.76 m

Draft

2.33 m

Displacement

14.0 t

Sail area

109 m²

No boat of this design has been measured under the current VPP. The figures below come from measurement records issued between 2021 and 2024, on the earlier scale, so this design carries no Race Edge.

On the podium

Where a Hanse 495 finishes when she goes racing.

Not enough data yet to show how this design finishes. It has not been found in the race results we have collected so far.

Recent regattas

The latest events where a Hanse 495 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

No regattas found yet.

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Round 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: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

The designs a Hanse 495 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.

Not enough data yet to say who this design races against. No result we have collected puts it on the water beside another design we track.

Speed at every angle

The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.

36930°60°90°120°150°WIND

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.

How fast is a Hanse 495

Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.

Angle6 kn10 kn14 kn20 kn
Beat VMG4.335.395.67—
52°6.628.018.34—
60°6.988.328.66—
75°7.348.629.04—
90°7.438.739.38—
110°7.268.829.69—
120°7.048.719.66—
135°6.408.329.29—
150°5.517.468.57—
Run VMG4.776.467.42—

How they are set up

The range each sail spans across the fleet.

Mainsail59 m² – 63 m²
Headsail48 m²
Gennaker125 m² – 150 m²

Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 770 kg.

Rigging

Hanse 495 rig and sail dimensions

A Hanse 495 carries 17.83 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.17 m boom, a forestay 19.26 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.

Rig

Mainsail hoistP17.83 m17.30 – 18.35
Boom lengthE6.17 m6.15 – 6.19
Forestay heightIG19.26 m19.10 – 19.43
Fore triangle baseJ5.60 m5.35 – 5.85
Spinnaker hoistISP19.67 m19.58 – 19.75
Boom above deckBAS1.70 m1.51 – 1.90

Sails

Mainsail61.0 m²59.2 – 62.7
Headsail47.7 m²47.4 – 47.9
Gennaker137.3 m²124.8 – 149.8

The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 125 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.