Hanse Yachts 510

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The Hanse Yachts 510, 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 light displacement on a moderate beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.95

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 154

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.4

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

Heavier than ~83% of boats her size on file
Draws more than ~83% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1460 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hanse Yachts 510, as the fleet has seen it

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The Hanse Yachts 510, a fractional sloop designed by Berret-Racoupeau and built by Hanse Yachts since 2023, measures 16.0 m LOA with a 4.9 m beam and 2.4 m draft. It displaces 16540 kg and is offered with a shallow keel option and multiple interior versions. Aboard a Hanse 510 toured by 45 Degrees Sailing at the 2023 Biograd Boat Show, the design showed improved cockpit access and a redesigned bimini frame compared to the Hanse 508.3:43 The five-cabin interior featured increased headroom and shared bathroom access between cabins.6:30 The navigation station was integrated into the main control panel, and galley storage cupboards included lips.7:47 The anchor locker's sloped floor could cause chain piling, potentially complicating single-handed operation.12:18 The hydraulic swim platform and ladder system on the show boat were temporary, with production models to feature finalized manual or hydraulic mechanisms.12:59

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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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.4

Displacement / length

154.4

Comfort ratio

28.5

Capsize screening

1.95

Hull speed

9.2 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

2719

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Cast Iron

Production

Years built

First built 2023

Designer

Berret-Racoupeau

Builder

Hanse Yachts

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The family

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