HANSE 410

There appears to be no slowing down of the competition between the major boatyards when it comes to building new mid-size cruising yachts

While 32ft might have been a big boat a few decades ago, 40-42ft is the new normal, driven in part by consumers wanting more space and comfort from their coastal getaway, and in part by the economics of boat building making smaller boats harder and harder to build with any kind of profit. The Hanse 410 then will be going up against the Dufour 41, Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 410, Beneteau Oceanis 40.1 and the Bavaria C42, amongst others.

So it is that German yard Hanse have pitched their latest new model bang in the middle of a range that spans from the 315 up to the 588. The 410, like others of this generation (denoted by the final numeral 'O' rather than a 5 or an 8), is designed by Berret-Racoupeau, with a focus on squeezing in as much volume as possible thanks to the very full sections forward as well as aft.