Boats / Hanse Yachts 508

Hanse Yachts 508

Solent · Fin w/bulb & spade rudder · 2018–present

Specifications

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

27.6%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Solent

Ratios

SA / displacement

19.6

Displacement / length

165.1

Comfort ratio

27.9

Capsize screening

1.96

Hull speed

8.9 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

2473

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Ballast type

Cast Iron

Production

Years built

2018–present

Designer

Judel, Vrolijk, Co.

Builder

Hanse Yachts

Design & history

The Hanse 508 is a sailboat with hull length of 14.93m / 49ft, offered with L-keel and shallow keel options.

Class · Not mentioned.

Notable features

L-keel optionShallow keel option with draft 1.98m / 6.5ft

Design

Ballast figures sourced from test reports: L-keel reviewed in Yachting Monthly (Feb 2020) and shallow keel reviewed in Voile Mag (December 2018).

Production

Shallow keel version has a draft of 1.98m / 6.5ft, displacement of 15,100 kg / 33,290 lbs, and ballast of 4,730 kg / 10,428 lbs.

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