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Hanse Yachts 388

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2017

A 2017-launched cruiser featuring a 2.06-meter draft and a spade rudder for responsive handling in a modern 11.4-meter hull

Designed by Judel, Vrolijk & Co.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

See her sail

The Hanse Yachts 388, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from 45 Degrees Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

1.95 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.95
LightHeavy

205 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 205
EasygoingPowered-up

17.1 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.1
TenderStiff

29% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 29%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Heavier than ~75% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~81% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2923 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hanse Yachts 388, as the fleet has seen it

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The Hanse Yachts 388 is a fractional sloop designed by Judel, Vrolijk, Co. and built by Hanse Yachts from 2017 to the present. It has an LOA of 11.4 meters, a beam of 3.9 meters, and a displacement of 8269 kg, with a fin keel and spade rudder. Aboard *45 Degrees Sailing*, a Hanse Yachts 388 named Fufu featured a cockpit with twin helm stations, a movable plotter, and bow thruster controls.0:13 Fufu's interior included light wood finishes, an open saloon, a forward cabin, two aft cabins, and a spacious galley.0:28 The saloon table converts into a lounger.1:45 Fufu carried a second bathroom forward, while another 388, Calypso, had a single stern bathroom.0:51 Both aft bathrooms included a shower over the toilet.1:15

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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What they go for

Market signal

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1seen for sale

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
28.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.1
Displacement / length
204.9
Comfort ratio
26.9
Capsize screening
1.95
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1561
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
FG w/balsa sandwich
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2017
Designer
Judel, Vrolijk, Co
Builder
Hanse Yachts

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The family

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