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Boat Tests > Hanse > 350
In good Hanse
WORDS + PHOTOS: BARRY TRANTER
This 35-footer is easy on the eyes and even easier to sail.
Hanse yachts (pronounced 'HUN-ser') are the easiest boats to recognise on the marina. The factory literature reckons the design theme for the current boats was set in 1999 when yacht design engineers Judel/Vrolijk & Co worked out how to make yachts with beamy sterns behave themselves when heeling to wind pressure.
But there's more to it than that. Hanse styling (distinct from hull design) has long been ahead of its time. Influenced by the minimalism of Wally-style superyachts, Judel/Vrolijk have given the Hanses an aggressive edge.
The European market liked the Hanse look and other boatbuilders started to pick up styling cues. In time, buyers accepted the radical Hanses. Even the little Aussie battler, always wary anywhere near the cutting edge, has warmed to Hanses, which now sell very well here.
There is more to boats than styling, but in an era when women and families have a strong say in boat purchase, styling is a big part of the equation. The classic look has not disappeared but its importance has been diminished by the numbers of new buyers who have come to sailing without cultural preconceptions. And here endeth the lesson.
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The Hanse 350 is a nice size. These modern hulls with beamy sterns create a lot of volume below decks so a shorter, easy-to-handle boat demands little compromise in accommodation and performance, as well as being cheaper to moor and run.
CONCEPT
Hanse has found no reason to depart from the trademark self-tacking rig, a feature that takes all the trouble out of sailing. The mast is supported by two sets of spreaders and a shroud system featuring continuous diagonals, led down to the deck for easy adjustment. This is standard on racing yachts but rare on cruisers.
The standard sails are from the factory, built in Europe by North. The main is reefed by a single line.
The mast, tapered in sections, is mounted on deck, supported below decks by a compression post. The rigging is tied to a ring frame, which also picks up loads from the keel.
The 350's keel profile is that of an upside-down T, a cast-iron fin and bulb fastened to the hull by stainless steel bolts through a stainless backing plate. The common objection to the T profile, where the bulb projects forward of the fin's leading edge, is that it can snag underwater lines. But as Windcraft's Bob Vinks says, in his years of sailing such boats it has never happened.
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This 35-footer is easy on the eyes and even easier to sail.
Hanse yachts (pronounced 'HUN-ser') are the easiest boats to recognise on the marina. The factory literature reckons the design theme for the current boats was set in 1999 when yacht design engineers Judel/Vrolijk & Co worked out how to make yachts with beamy sterns behave themselves when heeling to wind pressure.
But there's more to it than that. Hanse styling (distinct from hull design) has long been ahead of its time. Influenced by the minimalism of Wally-style superyachts, Judel/Vrolijk have given the Hanses an aggressive edge.
The European market liked the Hanse look and other boatbuilders started to pick up styling cues. In time, buyers accepted the radical Hanses. Even the little Aussie battler, always wary anywhere near the cutting edge, has warmed to Hanses, which now sell very well here.
There is more to boats than styling, but in an era when women and families have a strong say in boat purchase, styling is a big part of the equation. The classic look has not disappeared but its importance has been diminished by the numbers of new buyers who have come to sailing without cultural preconceptions. And here endeth the lesson.
read on below advertisement
The Hanse 350 is a nice size. These modern hulls with beamy sterns create a lot of volume below decks so a shorter, easy-to-handle boat demands little compromise in accommodation and performance, as well as being cheaper to moor and run.
CONCEPT
Hanse has found no reason to depart from the trademark self-tacking rig, a feature that takes all the trouble out of sailing. The mast is supported by two sets of spreaders and a shroud system featuring continuous diagonals, led down to the deck for easy adjustment. This is standard on racing yachts but rare on cruisers.
The standard sails are from the factory, built in Europe by North. The main is reefed by a single line.
The mast, tapered in sections, is mounted on deck, supported below decks by a compression post. The rigging is tied to a ring frame, which also picks up loads from the keel.
The 350's keel profile is that of an upside-down T, a cast-iron fin and bulb fastened to the hull by stainless steel bolts through a stainless backing plate. The common objection to the T profile, where the bulb projects forward of the fin's leading edge, is that it can snag underwater lines. But as Windcraft's Bob Vinks says, in his years of sailing such boats it has never happened.
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