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NED Hanse 540Sail number NED/NED8802
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
595.3
OSN
576
LOA
16.08 m
Displacement
18500 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7083
Medium
1.0331
High
1.2645
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9371
Medium
1.3023
High
1.5261
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 16.08 m
- Beam
- 4.86 m
- Draft
- 2.72 m
- Displacement
- 18500 kg
- Crew weight
- 600 kg
- Wetted surface
- 60.15 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 83.64 m²
- Genoa
- 57.59 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- Hanse 540
- Builder
- Hanse Yachts
- Designer
- Judel/Vrolijk
- Year built
- 2007
Performance data
Each row is TWS followed by TWA and boat-speed pairs. Paste it directly into Offwind or compatible navigation software.
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.63 | 5.99 | 6.29 | 6.23 | 5.55 | 5.16 | 4.34 | 3.61 |
| 8 | 6.77 | 7.12 | 7.43 | 7.38 | 6.74 | 6.38 | 5.57 | 4.75 |
| 10 | 7.67 | 8.01 | 8.27 | 8.25 | 7.78 | 7.37 | 6.58 | 5.76 |
| 12 | 8.26 | 8.54 | 8.75 | 8.76 | 8.5 | 8.19 | 7.46 | 6.65 |
| 14 | 8.53 | 8.81 | 9.04 | 9.08 | 8.93 | 8.73 | 8.2 | 7.45 |
| 16 | 8.63 | 8.91 | 9.24 | 9.34 | 9.24 | 9.08 | 8.71 | 8.15 |
| 20 | 8.71 | 8.98 | 9.41 | 9.81 | 9.88 | 9.71 | 9.35 | 9.01 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 44° | 3.64 | 144.6° | 3.13 |
| 8 | 42° | 4.48 | 173.2° | 4.15 |
| 10 | 41.1° | 5.14 | 176° | 5.12 |
| 12 | 40.5° | 5.62 | 179.3° | 6 |
| 14 | 40.1° | 5.86 | 180° | 6.8 |
| 16 | 39.8° | 5.96 | 179.9° | 7.55 |
| 20 | 39.4° | 6.1 | 179.9° | 8.7 |
VPP POLAR · BOAT SPEED BY TWAKT
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True wind speed 6 kt8 kt10 kt12 kt14 kt16 kt20 kt
Data table
| TWA | Boat speed in 6 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 8 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 10 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 12 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 14 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 16 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 20 kt (kt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 52° | 5.63 | 6.77 | 7.67 | 8.26 | 8.53 | 8.63 | 8.71 |
| 60° | 5.99 | 7.12 | 8.01 | 8.54 | 8.81 | 8.91 | 8.98 |
| 75° | 6.29 | 7.43 | 8.27 | 8.75 | 9.04 | 9.24 | 9.41 |
| 90° | 6.23 | 7.38 | 8.25 | 8.76 | 9.08 | 9.34 | 9.81 |
| 110° | 5.55 | 6.74 | 7.78 | 8.50 | 8.93 | 9.24 | 9.88 |
| 120° | 5.16 | 6.38 | 7.37 | 8.19 | 8.73 | 9.08 | 9.71 |
| 135° | 4.34 | 5.57 | 6.58 | 7.46 | 8.20 | 8.71 | 9.35 |
| 150° | 3.61 | 4.75 | 5.76 | 6.65 | 7.45 | 8.15 | 9.01 |