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Hanse Yachts 548

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

A 16.22-meter Judel/Vrolijk design featuring a 2.55-meter bulb keel and a balanced 18.26 SA/D ratio for modern cruising

Designed by Judel, Vrolijk & Co.

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

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The Hanse Yachts 548, on the water

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.89
LightHeavy

165 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 165
EasygoingPowered-up

18.3 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.3
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Heavier than ~88% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~88% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~95% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1341 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.3
Displacement / length
165.2
Comfort ratio
31.6
Capsize screening
1.89
Hull speed
9.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2894
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
GRP w/balsa sandwich
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2017
Designer
judel, vrolijk, co
Builder
Hanse Yachts

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