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Shipyard merger : Hanse buys catamaran manufacturer

Fridtjof Gunkel

 ·  18.05.2017

All previous owners have been replaced, but Managing Director Gilles Wagner remains in office and his shares remain unaffected. According to Aurelius, Privilège, based in Les Sables d'Olonne on the French Atlantic coast, will remain an independent brand. Hanseyachts wants to enter the rapidly growing catamaran market. A step that Bavaria Yachtbau has already taken with the takeover of Nautitech in La Rochelle.

Privilège is located in the upper segment of the catamaran market, both in terms of construction and the prices and sizes of the boats. The portfolio currently includes three sailing catamarans called Series 5, 6 and 7, which are 50, 64 and 74 feet long, as well as two large motor catamarans. The shipyard also owns the Feeling line, which used to be characterised by high-quality monohulls with canting keels. The brand had gone quiet, but there is a new construction project in the 13.90 metre length.

Hansegroup sees parallels with Privilège: both shipyards build owner's yachts that are sporty, luxurious and, above all, particularly seaworthy. The aim is to combine the expertise from the series production of yachts with the experience of Privilège to create one of the most successful luxury catamaran brands in the world. The production site in Les Sables is to be retained, as the sheer width of the boats in Greifswald would not allow them to be manufactured in the existing facilities. However, it is being examined whether certain preliminary products such as furniture or inner shells could be manufactured in Greifswald.

With the acquisition of Privilège by Hanse, all three major manufacturers now have a catamaran mainstay. Beneteau/Jeanneau pursues a similar multi-brand strategy with its Lagoon catamarans and is also the market leader in the multihull segment. The Hanse Group now offers seven brands: the Hanse, Dehler, Moody and Varianta sailing yacht ranges, the Fjord and Sealine motorboats and now also the Privilège catamarans.

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Hanse Yachts are award-winning luxury cruising sailboats that emphasize the importance of a neat, clean deck area, easy sailing modifications, and an abundance of natural light in the below deck living areas. It's no wonder that the Hanse Group is one of the largest sailboat manufacturers globally. Let the team at United Yacht Sales assist you in the search for the perfect sailboat.

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Built in the historic northeastern German shipyard in Greifswald on the Baltic Sea, Hanse Yachts AG has been building the Hanse brand sailing yachts since 1990. Greifswald has a shipbuilding history that dates back to the early-14th century. The Greifswald Shipyard built its final sailing yacht in the 1980s and in 1990 the modern Hanse Yachts boatyard was built upon Greifswald’s centuries of shipbuilding and craftsmanship traditions. In 1993, the Hanse yard launched the first series-manufactured sailboat with a self-tacking jib, the Hanse 291 and presented it at the International Hamburg Boat Show for its world premiere. With a design based on renowned Scandinavian designer, Carl Baier’s Aphrodite 29 and an unbeatable price, it became a runaway bestseller in not only Germany, but all of Europe, North America, Australia and Southeast Asia, and became the basis for the yard’s success—creating fast, innovative, beautiful yachts for enjoyable family cruising as well as competing in regattas.

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Working with Judel/Vrolijk & Co, one of the world’s foremost yacht design and construction companies, Hanse developed its first new in-house designed yacht, the Hanse 371, elegant and functional. Awarded European Yacht of the Year, it was the first yacht (along with the Hanse 401) to be series-manufactured with a high-gloss finish, as well as the integration of the cast iron/lead keel into series manufacturing process lines. From thereon, new Hanse Yachts were designed by Judel & Vrolijk, performance yacht designers with an Americas Cup background, and older models were improved over the years with new innovations, technologies, and materials, with many receiving accolades and awards. One of Hanse Yachts’ strongest advantages is the ability for couples or solo sailing; with Hanses’ dinghy-like performance, self-tacking jib and clean deck layout free of ropes and fittings as all lines lead to the helm, that allow a minimal crew of one or two to handle even a large 46 ft yacht comfortably and easily.

The new Hanse 460 is one of the best performing yachts in its class with easy sailing on a new level. It is the first Hanse yacht to be designed by the French yacht design team, Berret-Racoupeau, combining notably innovative design and traditional Hanse values—fast cruising and easy sailing with a contemporary sporty look.

Another Hanse Yachts advantage is the technology to empower customers with the ability to configure their own unique yacht from more than 11,500 different options, offering an unprecedented range of fabrics, furniture woods and carpeting! Hanse also offers a cloud-based app, “MyHanse Safety Cloud,” where owners can access live data about their vessels, including manuals and alarms, and is the first sailing yacht brand to offer a Digital Service Book for logging maintenance measures and records; a big plus when reselling the yacht.

The state-of-the art production processes at Hanse’s Greifswald yard ensures that each and every sailing yacht, no matter how individually customized, meets standards of world-famous Hanse durability, thrilling performance, and comfort. Series manufacturing is a process that is also known in the industry as value stream organization for the efficient production of yachts, as various processes are grouped in a series of production lines and assembled in stages. This optimizes quality and time to delivery, while reducing costs, enabling Hanse Yachts to offer the invariant “Engineered in Germany” seal of quality. Currently 10 different models are constructed at the Greifswald facility, including the largest series-produced sailing yacht in the world, the Hanse 675. Models range from the 315, 348, 388, 418, 458, the new 460, 508, 548, and 588 in addition to the 675.

About 15-20 Brokerage (pre-owned) Hanse Yachts are currently available in the USA, ranging in price from about $799,000 for a 2017 Hanse 588 to about $165,000 for a 2014 Hanse 345. Model years range from a 2021 Hanse 418 listed at under $390,000 and a 2020 Hanse 458 listed at under $525,000 to a 2008 Hanse 540e listed at under $370,000. For anyone looking for an exceptionally easy to handle, enjoyable sailing yacht, but don’t want to wait for a new build, a pre-owned Hanse may be the perfect choice.

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Hanse Yachts has quickly become one of the most sought after luxury sailboat manufacturers in the world. Built in Germany since 1990, Hanse Yachts is part of the larger shipbuilder group, Hanse Group, which also includes major brands such as Dehler, Moody, and Varianta. Known for their high performance and numerous design awards, Hanse is always on the forefront of innovation. From 31 to 67-feet, there is a Hanse Sailing Yacht for every level of experience.

It was for these reasons that Seattle Yachts was thrilled to become the exclusive Hanse dealer for the entire west coast of the U.S. Our expertise in the cruising yacht and sailboat markets allows us to find you the right Hanse model for your needs. Contact one of our Seattle Yachts locations today in Seattle , Anacortes , or San Diego to be connected to one of our yacht sales professionals.

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Quick Facts about Hanse Yachts

• Hanse Yachts was founded in 1990 by Michael Schmidt in Greifswald, Germany.
• Today, Hanse Yachts is owned by a group called Aurelius AG which purchased a majorty stake in 2011.
• The Hanse factory is located in Greifswald, Germany by the Baltic Sea.
• Nearly 9,000 Hanse Yachts have been built, sold, and delivered.
• The largest Hanse Yacht built today is the 588. The smallest is the Hanse 315.

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Hanse Yachts actually began as an old shipyard in Greifswald, a centuries old city in northeastern Germany that has roots as an important boatbuilding city in the 1800's. A new yard was built in 1990, now the modern facility where Hanse sailboats are built, but kept ties to the old Greifswald traditions. Many of the craftsmen and skilled workers there today are part of families who have generationally been employed at Greifswald. The very first Hanse to be built was the 291 which set the foundation for the successful future Hanse would see.

Judel/vrolijk and Company are the designers for Hanse Yachts. Known as some of the most influential naval architects in the sailing yacht industry, Judel/vrolijk and Co. have roots in racing. As chief designers for the America's Cup team Alinghi, they played a major role in helping a European vessel win the most prestigious sailing trophy for the first time ever. Every design they begin is a product of a 15 member Think Tank that collectively create new models using the most cutting-edge technology.

Hanse Yachts are no stranger to winning awards either. With their innovative design approach, these sailing yachts offer owners exceptional performance. Hanse Yachts create advantages for beating upwind and gliding downwind for an enjoyable cruise.

Customization is also very important to the manufacturer as they view every new sailboat as a personal expression of the owner's passion for sailing. There is an impressive selection of layouts, colors, wood, fabrics, and more that owners can choose to create their personalized vessel. Choose from multiple cabin layouts, optional equipment, furniture, and more when you go through the build process with a Seattle Yachts Sales Professional.

The Hanse 508 was also recently nominated as a finalist for the British Yachting Awards 2019 in the category for "Cruising Yacht of the Year." The Hanse Group won the 'Boat Builder of the Year' award in 2018 and the Hanse 348 was given the "Best Value Award 2019" by Cruising World Magazine. The quality construction, performance, and comfort on every Hanse has not gone unnoticed and is a major reason for the Hanse Group's growth over the last decade. SAIL Magazine even has the Hanse 675 up for the "Best Boat" award in 2020 for monohull sailboats.

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Hanse 575 review: Impressive home comforts – from the archive

• Toby Hodges
• March 3, 2021

With her huge volume and comfortable accommodation, the Hanse 575 offers impressive home-from-home comfort. But Toby Hodges wondered how her high freeboard would affect her sailing performance.

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When I went aboard the new Hanse 575 at the Southampton Boat Show, there was a couple in their mid-40s sitting in the saloon looking comfortably at home discussing the optional gadgets. “How does the flatscreen TV lift up?” the man asked. “How big is it? 46in? That’s impressive!” He nodded as if that had just swung his decision to place a deposit.

This voluminous new German cruiser is aimed at just such couples, who want comfortable and easy sailing. But, having needed steps that Nelson would be proud of on the plinth of his statue just to get aboard, I was more concerned about the height.

So high is this yacht inside that – I kid you not – there are step ladders provided in the aft cabins to reach the hatches!

There’s no doubt that such high freeboard creates luxurious space below, hence it feels as if your money is going further. It adds more light and ventilation, and makes the boat potentially drier to sail.

In Hanse’s case, it also helps make the coachroof appear low and sleek, and, exclusively for the Hanse 575, her freeboard height creates room for a jet tender to stow in the transom.

Photo: c/o Hanse Yachts

However, height can be imposing. For a production boat designed to be easily sailed by couples and families, the Hanse 575 looks alarmingly large on the dock.

I therefore left the boat show confused – is this a floating apartment to house an array of flashy mod-cons, the electronic comforts that fill our homes, or is it actually, as advertised, a stress-free distance cruiser for couples? Could it be both? The only way to find out was to take her sailing.

How does the Hanse 575 sail?

As we left the River Hamble at eight knots under engine at 2,000 rpm into 20 knots true, we couldn’t even politely try to ignore the loud hissing noise from under the companionway. It was the turbo of the Volvo D3 amplified above the wind like a cockpit concerto.

This being the first boat, Hanse apparently hadn’t allowed enough space for foam insulation (no kidding!). “This is why we do the first boat, and have already logged 800nm on her, to implement such changes,” said delivery skipper and test pilot Steffen Kluike with incontrovertible logic.

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You can probably tell by now that I was a little underwhelmed with the Hanse 575 before taking her sailing. I mean, how can this vast vessel possibly be aimed at couples? As if climbing aboard is not enough of an issue, manoeuvring out of the marina in a breeze tests the heart rate.

The optional thruster or two would certainly be required, as she was as stubborn as a mule to turn into the wind.

However, once out in the salty elements, the Hanse 575 proved she’s not just about volume and gimmicks. I was glad there were only two of us aboard, as it proved to me she is actually a very capable boat and indeed manageable by a couple.

Everything, including halyards, is led aft to a winch beside the wheels, so sails can be set and trimmed single-handedly.

We were well overpressed at times on our test day. Photo: Lester McCarthy

When the leeward gunwale goes under on a yacht with this kind of freeboard, you know you’re overpressed, so with Force 7 gusts across the deck, we put in a reef to head upwind in the western Solent against the tide.

Unfortunately, the German mainsheet pulled out through the coachroof tube from one side, which, with just two winches, could certainly have caused a problem in this breeze. However, although it meant having both sheets on one winch, the upside is that it proved the redundancy of the German twin sheet system.

Going upwind at 30°-35° apparent (40°-45° true) we made a steady 8-8.5 knots, tacking through 90°.

I was very impressed with the Jefa linkage, which felt particularly pleasant on optional carbon wheels. This chain-to-wire system felt direct, and communicated the Hanse 575’s 20 tonnes of displacement and tall rig power well.

She obeyed the helm quickly, and steering from far aft proved a joy, especially off the breeze where it was possible to play the small waves.

The 575 feels like a stiff boat. Despite carrying plenty of sail, including a large main, she is well-balanced by both displacement and ballast in a performance T-keel as standard, hence she stood up well to the wind and maintained good average speeds.

She is built in sandwich with a balsa core and vinylester resin for lightness and strength, and there’s enough volume and depth to her forward sections to stop her slamming in a short chop.

Her high sides obviously help to keep the decks dry, but her low, flat cockpit does mean that helmsman and crew feel exposed to the elements.

Broad-reaching at 135°-150° apparent against the ebb, we rarely made less than double figures and it was easy to coax her onto waves and play them up to 11 knots. This is where the 575’s 50ft of waterline comes in, making her an efficient passagemaker.

Rather than gybe this powerful boat, we employed a benefit of the self-tacking jib – the ‘handbrake turn’ as I like to call it – spinning her quickly into a tack. She would pirouette safely through 270° without needing to touch a sheet.

A 105 per cent genoa is offered as an alternative to the self-tacking jib if preferred.

Comfort at the helm is good, especially when seated outboard with uninterrupted views over the low coachroof. Plotter and instruments are to hand. Meanwhile, crew can relax in a huge cockpit devoid of sailing hardware and sheets.

Indeed, it’s the perfect place to sit and wonder quite why the boom is so high. With 185cm from deck to boom it makes it dangerous even to unzip the stackpack. And yet the sprayhood was annoyingly level with my chin.

Still, when at anchor in the Med with the family relaxing on the superb cockpit sunbed, keeping that pesky aluminium boom out of harm’s reach will be a benefit, I’m sure.

What is the Hanse 575 like below?

I’ve never known the word ‘high’ to crop up so many times in my notes. The aft cabins are 235cm from sole to deckhead and to the hatches in the saloon it is 227cm, so you can’t rely on the handholds in the headlining to move about safely.

However, all surfaces are fiddled to help safe thoroughfare when heeled. Suffice it to say you feel a bit dwarfed below decks.

Key features are the shallow companionway and a double set of flush hatches above the saloon, which give ample light.

The master cabin offers a huge island berth and plenty of light, thanks to those curved hatches in the coachroof, plus the hull windows. Photo: Lester McCarthy

In our three-cabin layout, having three en-suite heads certainly gave an aura of luxury. Six different layouts are offered – the standard has a Pullman cabin instead of the second aft heads and options forward include twin double cabins and a crew cabin.

Time and thought has gone into lining up the grain across the panels and, although the red-stained mahogany veneer would not be my choice, Hanse are masters at catering for different tastes, offering a plethora of options.

Although not the case on our boat, all the exposed end grain will be sealed on future boats, and personally I would ask for rubber dampeners to be put on soleboards, as she’s not a peaceful boat – soles creak, button latches reverberate through lockers and doors slam.

However, with all the space on offer, I was impressed with the array of optional luxury extras – which would no doubt have delighted the couple I saw at the boat show – such as white and red night lighting throughout, LEDs on dimmers, electric toilets, forced aircon, dual Oceanair blinds, dishwasher, washing machine, wine cooler and, of course, the flatscreen TV and docking system.

Situated conveniently at the foot of the companionway, this large desk area is certainly useful for the conscientious navigator, and will also double admirably as an office. Photo: Lester McCarthy

The custom-made cambered Lewmar hatches were a nice touch, bringing extra light and views to the forward and aft cabins. A bilge pump at the mast base and tanks sited low near the centreline are neat ideas.

There is good access to the engine and genset each side, but this simply reveals how inadequate the insulation is – I’d bake a fish using more foil than that! The companionway steps lift for primary access, but expose sharp corners to the aluminium supports, which would be nasty to bang your head on.

Meanwhile, all through the saloon and galley above the raised lockers is an impractically shallow fiddled shelf, where things will simply collect dust or get lost.

This review first appeared in the January 2013 issue of Yachting World.

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I wouldn’t for a minute think to question the hull lines from such an experienced design office as Judel/Vrolijk, but my issue with this boat remains its hull height. At the dock freeboard is 110cm at the stern and 150cm at the bow, and when you can’t reach the hatches inside the accommodation, you have to question the practicality. Now, if you’re happy jumping down onto the dock from that height, scrambling up the mast to reach the boom and using ladders to open hatches, then there are many obvious advantages. The Hanse 575 has a tremendous feeling of space and is a fast, dry and pleasurable boat to sail short-handed. There is a phonebook-sized list of mod-con options to dazzle guests, including the pièce de resistance, a jet RIB – a real asset in Mediterranean anchorages, where I’m sure this boat will come into her own. When I asked my host, Steffen Kluike, if she was a plausible boat for cruising couples, he replied: “Yes, but I see it more of a Med home – it’s cheaper than a second home/apartment/office and you can move it around.” I think, for a boat that will probably cost £400,000 with taxes and options, that is a realistic proposition. She is an admirable sailing boat and will provide an enjoyable, quick ride. I don’t think 575 owners will thrash these boats over the oceans, but they will have a voluminous and comfortable floating home.

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Cruising the Moskva River: A short guide to boat trips in Russia’s capital

There’s hardly a better way to absorb Moscow’s atmosphere than on a ship sailing up and down the Moskva River. While complicated ticketing, loud music and chilling winds might dampen the anticipated fun, this checklist will help you to enjoy the scenic views and not fall into common tourist traps.

How to find the right boat?

There are plenty of boats and selecting the right one might be challenging. The size of the boat should be your main criteria.

Plenty of small boats cruise the Moskva River, and the most vivid one is this yellow Lay’s-branded boat. Everyone who has ever visited Moscow probably has seen it.

This option might leave a passenger disembarking partially deaf as the merciless Russian pop music blasts onboard. A free spirit, however, will find partying on such a vessel to be an unforgettable and authentic experience that’s almost a metaphor for life in modern Russia: too loud, and sometimes too welcoming. Tickets start at $13 (800 rubles) per person.

Bigger boats offer smoother sailing and tend to attract foreign visitors because of their distinct Soviet aura. Indeed, many of the older vessels must have seen better days. They are still afloat, however, and getting aboard is a unique ‘cultural’ experience. Sometimes the crew might offer lunch or dinner to passengers, but this option must be purchased with the ticket. Here is one such  option  offering dinner for $24 (1,490 rubles).

If you want to travel in style, consider Flotilla Radisson. These large, modern vessels are quite posh, with a cozy restaurant and an attentive crew at your service. Even though the selection of wines and food is modest, these vessels are still much better than other boats.

Surprisingly, the luxurious boats are priced rather modestly, and a single ticket goes for $17-$32 (1,100-2,000 rubles); also expect a reasonable restaurant bill on top.

How to buy tickets?

Women holding photos of ships promise huge discounts to “the young and beautiful,” and give personal invitations for river tours. They sound and look nice, but there’s a small catch: their ticket prices are usually more than those purchased online.

“We bought tickets from street hawkers for 900 rubles each, only to later discover that the other passengers bought their tickets twice as cheap!”  wrote  (in Russian) a disappointed Rostislav on a travel company website.

Nevertheless, buying from street hawkers has one considerable advantage: they personally escort you to the vessel so that you don’t waste time looking for the boat on your own.

Prices start at $13 (800 rubles) for one ride, and for an additional $6.5 (400 rubles) you can purchase an unlimited number of tours on the same boat on any given day.

Flotilla Radisson has official ticket offices at Gorky Park and Hotel Ukraine, but they’re often sold out.

Buying online is an option that might save some cash. Websites such as  this   offer considerable discounts for tickets sold online. On a busy Friday night an online purchase might be the only chance to get a ticket on a Flotilla Radisson boat.

This  website  (in Russian) offers multiple options for short river cruises in and around the city center, including offbeat options such as ‘disco cruises’ and ‘children cruises.’ This other  website  sells tickets online, but doesn’t have an English version. The interface is intuitive, however.

Buying tickets online has its bad points, however. The most common is confusing which pier you should go to and missing your river tour.

“I once bought tickets online to save with the discount that the website offered,” said Igor Shvarkin from Moscow. “The pier was initially marked as ‘Park Kultury,’ but when I arrived it wasn’t easy to find my boat because there were too many there. My guests had to walk a considerable distance before I finally found the vessel that accepted my tickets purchased online,” said the man.

There are two main boarding piers in the city center:  Hotel Ukraine  and  Park Kultury . Always take note of your particular berth when buying tickets online.

Where to sit onboard?

Even on a warm day, the headwind might be chilly for passengers on deck. Make sure you have warm clothes, or that the crew has blankets ready upon request.

The glass-encased hold makes the tour much more comfortable, but not at the expense of having an enjoyable experience.

Getting off the boat requires preparation as well. Ideally, you should be able to disembark on any pier along the way. In reality, passengers never know where the boat’s captain will make the next stop. Street hawkers often tell passengers in advance where they’ll be able to disembark. If you buy tickets online then you’ll have to research it yourself.

There’s a chance that the captain won’t make any stops at all and will take you back to where the tour began, which is the case with Flotilla Radisson. The safest option is to automatically expect that you’ll return to the pier where you started.

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Die HanseYachts AG ist der zweitgrößte Segelyacht -Hersteller der Welt, gemessen an der Anzahl der jährlich in Serie gefertigten Yachten. Bei den  Motoryachten gehört das Unternehmen zu den Top-10-Herstellern weltweit. Mehr als 80 % der verkauften Boote gehen in den Export. Die 40 verschiedenen Modelle bilden eines der modernsten und vielfältigsten Freizeityacht-Angebote auf dem Markt. 

Mit dem Kauf einer eigenen Yacht erfüllen sich viele Segler und Motoryacht -Fans einen lang ersehnten Lebenstraum. Kunden und Kundinnen können bei der HanseYachts AG aus nahezu unzähligen Konfigurationsmöglichkeiten ihre ganz persönliche Traumyacht konfigurieren. Gemeinsam ist allen Booten das unverwechselbare Design, die hochwertige Ausstattung und unser kompromissloses Qualitätsversprechen. Darüber hinaus werden alle Modelle an unseren Standorten in Europa gefertigt. Stechen Sie mit uns in See – kaufen Sie eine neue Yacht und werden Sie Teil der HanseYachts AG Familie!

Die Moody DS41 gewinnt amerikanischen Award.