Background Under the leadership of the Admiral Cup winner Michael Schmidt the Hanse 470e was developed. He wanted a fast racer cruiser. The design team Judel/Wrolik was responsible for design. They choosed to use the advanced manufacturing method prepreg glassfibre with epoxy resin over corecell and vacuum bagging The main bulkhead are laminated into the hull adding to extra stiffness The boat have a subframe of galvanized steel This makes the e-model about 800 kg lighter than polyester laminat
Rigging 3 spreader 9/10 Sparcraft Main sail 2 slab reef single line Harken masttrack and travelers Main sail