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Hanse 495

Hanse Yachts · 2011–2012 · Sloop rig

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Hanse 495 profile drawing
LOA50.52'
Beam15.58'
Draft7.81'
Displ.15.4t
Rigsloop
HullFiberglass

Bluewater Evidence · Ocean Proven

88% confidence
Doc.CapableProven

Waka Nui finished the ARC 2025 crossing. 2 named boats of this design have finished the 628-mile Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in the official results: Geomatic (2012 and 2013), Takani (2014, 2016 and 2017). Its capsize screen value is 1.99.

Overview

The Hanse 495 is a Judel/Vrolijk cruiser from Hanse Yachts in Germany, built from 2011 to 2012.

Design and Construction

sailboatdata.com lists a fin keel with a bulb and a spade rudder, 50.52 ft overall on a 44.42 ft waterline, 15.58 ft of beam and 7.81 ft of draft. Displacement is 30,864 lb with 8,818 lb of ballast, and the fractional sloop carries about 1,223 sq ft.

Ocean Racing Record

Geomatic (Adrian Lewis) finished the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in 2012 and 2013. Takani (James Whittle) finished the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in 2014, 2016 and 2017. Waka Nui finished ARC 2025, from Las Palmas to Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia.

Buyers Notes

Its capsize screen value of 1.99 sits at the usual offshore guideline. The self-tacking jib and fractional rig are set up for short-handed sailing.

Passage records

Waka Nui2025

ARC 2025 (Las Palmas to Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia)

Finished; design printed as Hanse 495 in the official results.

Source: World Cruising Club: ARC 2025 official results

Geomatic· Adrian Lewis2013

Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2012, 2013

Finished 2 times (line honours places 51, 68).

Source: Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2013 results

Takani· James Whittle2017

Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014, 2016, 2017

Finished 3 times (line honours places 90, 79, 79).

Source: Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017 results

FS TimeOut2012

ARC (2012)

Finished.

Source: World Cruising Club: ARC 2012 results

Kondili2013

ARC (2013)

Finished.

Source: World Cruising Club: ARC 2013 results

What sailing channels say about the Hanse 495, quoted from video transcripts with a link to the exact moment. Opinions belong to the speakers; the written review above stays independent of them.

discusses

Broker, who has known this 2011 boat since launch, calls the 495 a sleek, easy-to-sail, well-performing large-capacity cruiser. He says the self-tacking headsail makes it extremely easy to sail, and this boat carries a carbon Hood self-tacker, an overlapping genoa, an asymmetric kite, and a storm jib with a retractable inner forestay plus trysail.

discusses

Broker lists this boat's engine as a Volvo of 72 horsepower with around 1,200 hours, which he calls quite conservative, plus bow and stern thrusters and a water maker. He describes a three-cabin layout with a double island berth forward and separate head and shower spaces.

  1. [1]SpecificationsHANSE 495 - SailboatData.com- Dimensions, displacement, ballast, sail area, keel, rig, designer and builder.
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