Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 1.35 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 85 kg of hull, so roughly 700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 85 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 1.00 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater
At 3.10 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 3.10
EasygoingPowered-up
30.6 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 30.6
TenderStiff
35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
Ballast 35%
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
What the fleet has seen
The Hansa 303 (Access), as the fleet has seen it
Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.
The Hansa 303 (ACCESS) is a 3.0-meter sailboat designed by Chris Mitchell with a lifting keel, built from 2003 to the present by Hansa Sailing and Hansa Sailing Systems. It features a schooner rig with un-stayed main and fore masts, measuring 4.75m and 2.85m respectively.22:49The boat's design prioritizes accessibility, allowing individuals with physical disabilities to sail independently. Marc Esteban, who has a 45% physical disability, found the Hansa 303 to be the first sport he could practice without worsening his condition after a 2018 traffic accident.20:37The boat's design originated from a naval engineer's desire for his disabled wife to sail independently.
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