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Hanse Yachts 545

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2008

A 16.2-metre performance cruiser with a deep 2.8-metre draft and a high-volume hull for fast, stable offshore passages

Designed by Judel, Vrolijk & Co.

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

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 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.87
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 167
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.5
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

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

  • Heavier than ~86% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~94% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~91% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1350 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.5
Displacement / length
167.5
Comfort ratio
31.8
Capsize screening
1.87
Hull speed
9.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2757
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2008
Designer
Judel, Vrolijk, Co
Builder
Hanse Yachts

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Moody 5416.43 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA cutter-rigged 16.43-metre cruiser featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a 34% ballast ratio for offshore stability
Pearson Yachts 53016.15 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthThe largest yacht ever built by Pearson, this William Shaw-designed staysail ketch balances heavy-displacement comfort
Oyster Yachts 49516.10 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA modern Humphreys-designed fractional sloop featuring a high-stability hull with dual rudders for offshore control
Baltic Yachts 5216.00 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop built by Baltic, balancing a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio with stiff performance

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