Hanse 540e
Hanse · Judel/Vrolijk · 2006
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Hanse 540e is a 16.08 m displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Hanse, first launched in 2006. It races in Class A.
Length
16.08 m
52′ 9″
Beam
4.86 m
Draft
2.72 m
Displacement
18.5 t
Sail area
138 m²
On the podium
Where a Hanse 540e finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
4
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 4 starts by 1 boat between 2022 and 2024, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Hanse 540e was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Aegean 6002024
Regata Brindisi-Corfù2024- Regata Brindisi-Corfù2023
- Regata Brindisi-Corfù2022
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: 4 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Hanse 540e actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard) (3 meetings), X-412 (3 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (2 meetings), First 40.7 (3 meetings), Sun Odyssey 49 (3 meetings), Oceanis 393 (2 meetings), First 35 (Farr) (2 meetings), Bavaria 430 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 37 (Design) (2 meetings), Salona 37 (2 meetings), Dehler 34 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), Marchi 39 (2 meetings), First 47.7 (2 meetings), Zuanelli 401 (2 meetings), M 37 (2 meetings), Italia 9.98 (2 meetings), Solaris 36 (1 meeting), Elan 40 (1 meeting), Bavaria Cruiser 39 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 341 (1 meeting), Dufour 40 (1 meeting), Comet 36 (1 meeting), Bavaria 46 (1 meeting), Bavaria Match 35 (1 meeting), Ice 70 (1 meeting), Hanse 455 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 410 (1 meeting), Show 34 (1 meeting), Elan 333 (3 meetings), Grand Soleil 46 (Jézéquel) (1 meeting), Oceanis 400 (1 meeting), First 36.7 (2 meetings), Elan S3 (1 meeting), J/105 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 40 (Carkeek) (1 meeting), Hanse 411 (1 meeting), Oceanis 46 (Berret) (1 meeting), Archambault 40 (1 meeting), Figaro 2 (1 meeting), Bavaria Holiday 38 (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
6.20
41°
Beam reach
10.50
90°
Broad reach
12.11
135°
Downwind VMG
9.61
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.
How fast is a Hanse 540e
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.52 | 5.69 | 6.14 | 6.20 |
| 52° | 6.94 | 8.32 | 8.80 | 8.98 |
| 60° | 7.37 | 8.59 | 9.05 | 9.31 |
| 75° | 7.72 | 8.91 | 9.34 | 9.92 |
| 90° | 7.85 | 9.14 | 9.71 | 10.50 |
| 110° | 7.74 | 9.19 | 10.07 | 11.33 |
| 120° | 7.46 | 9.05 | 10.00 | 12.05 |
| 135° | 6.72 | 8.66 | 9.62 | 12.11 |
| 150° | 5.75 | 7.79 | 8.91 | 10.50 |
| Run VMG | 4.98 | 6.75 | 7.72 | 9.61 |
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 670 kg.
Rigging
Hanse 540e rig and sail dimensions
A Hanse 540e carries 21.36 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.50 m boom, a forestay 21.02 m above the deck and a 6.08 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 4 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 163 to 195 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.