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Hanse Yachts 342

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2006

A 2006 performance cruiser with a 19.44 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited light-air handling

Designed by Judel, Vrolijk & Co.

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

See her sail

The Hanse Yachts 342, on the water

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

Footage from SEILmagasinet

Is it for you?

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 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.99
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 171
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.4
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.

What the fleet has seen

The Hanse Yachts 342, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Hanse Yachts 342 is a fractional sloop designed by Judel, Vrolijk, & Co. and built by Hanse Yachts from 2006 to the present. It measures 10.3 meters LOA with a 3.4-meter beam and a 1.9-meter draft, displacing 5099 kg. The hull features a fin with a bulb and a spade rudder. The design includes a self-tacking jib and offers a shoal draft option of 1.58 meters. Multiple interior layouts are available.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Hanse Yachts 342 on video

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.4
Displacement / length
171.1
Comfort ratio
22.0
Capsize screening
1.99
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1229
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2006
Designer
Judel, Vrolijk, Co
Builder
Hanse Yachts

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The family

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