The Hanse 460 has made its mark: the shipyard on the Baltic Sea has built 70 ships in just one year, and a further 170 yachts have been ordered and sold - as things stand today. An unprecedented success for Hanseyachts. Add to this the honour of being named "European Yacht of the Year 2022", and things really couldn't be going better for the shipyard.
French Connection
The new and larger ship is of course also a product of the new co-operation between the yacht builders and the designers from the Berret-Racoupeau studio in France. Accordingly, the visual and conceptual reminiscences of the two yachts from the new Hanse generation are unmistakable. The new design is characterised by the angular, flat and elongated cabin superstructure, the full hull with the high freeboard, the negative bow stem and the hard-set chine edges, especially in the front of the ship.
Hanse uses the extra length and volume compared to the 460 primarily to install a very spacious and fully enclosed dinghy garage aft. A 2.70 metre inflatable boat with engine can be stored here transversely without having to be deflated. Hanse also offers the innovative Smart Tender System as an additional option. This allows the dinghy to be lowered in and out of the water directly and effortlessly using a crane jib. "It's no more strenuous than driving a car out of the garage," writes Hanse in the press release.
The Hanse 510 can be fitted with either a furling mast or a conventional rig. A self-tacking jib or a short overlapping genoa is also possible on request, depending on the area of use and crew size. The boat is also available with a targa bar over the cockpit, a windscreen, a fixed hardtop and a flexible convertible roof. Buyers are therefore offered a wide variety of possible options.
More than 100 variants in combination
Combining all the options for the layout below deck results in over one hundred different layout variants for the Hanse 510. The basis is the three-cabin layout with spacious owner's and guest areas forward and aft, each with its own toilet room. For use in the charter sector, the foredeck can also be fitted with two double cabins. Another variant provides for an additional double cabin with two bunk berths. In this case, up to ten berths can be provided in the boat. But that's not all: as a further option, a cabin for the skipper can be installed in the foredeck - instead of the large sail load - with its own toilet, washbasin and shower facilities. The main interior versions and visualisations of the interior fittings can be seen in the picture gallery at the top of this article.
The first Hanse 510 is already nearing completion and is set to celebrate its premiere at the Barcelona International Boatshow (12 to 16 October). Hanse has also already communicated the price for the market launch: the new big boat from Greifswald will cost EUR 535,380, including 19 per cent VAT and a single set of Amwind sails.
Technical data Hanse 510
- Designer: Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design
- Hull length: 15.25 m
- Overall length (with bowsprit): 15,97 m
- Width: 4.91 m
- Draught: 2.43 m (Std.)/1.98 m (short keel)
- Weight: 16.45 tonnes
- Mast height above waterline: 23.55 m
- Mainsail: 66.0 m²
- Self-tacking jib: 53.0 m²
- Genoa (106 %): 62.0 m²
- Reacher: 94.0 m²
- Gennaker: 189.0 m²
- Motorisation: Built-in diesel 80 hp (standard)/110 hp (optional)
- Fuel capacity: 200 litres
- Fresh water capacity: 450 litres
Michael Good
Editor Test & Technology
