SECOND LIFE
GER HANSE 291Sail number GER/GER8475
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
723
OSN
698.3
LOA
8.825 m
Displacement
2908 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.5525
Medium
0.7685
High
0.8896
Triple Offshore
Low
0.716
Medium
0.9426
High
1.0555
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 8.825 m
- Beam
- 2.71 m
- Draft
- 1.7 m
- Displacement
- 2908 kg
- Crew weight
- 300 kg
- Wetted surface
- 17.45 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 21.23 m²
- Genoa
- 14.88 m²
- Spinnaker
- 59.14 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- HANSE 291
- Builder
- Hanse Yachts
- Designer
- Carl Beyer
- Year built
- 1983
- Stability index
- 117.5
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 | 4.28 | 4.52 | 4.67 | 5.01 | 5.11 | 4.93 | 4.34 | 3.68 |
| 8 | 5.15 | 5.38 | 5.56 | 5.94 | 6.08 | 5.97 | 5.44 | 4.72 |
| 10 | 5.73 | 5.94 | 6.1 | 6.39 | 6.56 | 6.52 | 6.25 | 5.64 |
| 12 | 6.09 | 6.26 | 6.41 | 6.57 | 6.86 | 6.87 | 6.68 | 6.31 |
| 14 | 6.27 | 6.44 | 6.62 | 6.7 | 7.11 | 7.18 | 7.04 | 6.7 |
| 16 | 6.35 | 6.54 | 6.77 | 6.88 | 7.27 | 7.48 | 7.39 | 7.04 |
| 20 | 6.4 | 6.61 | 6.94 | 7.19 | 7.57 | 7.99 | 8.3 | 7.76 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.8° | 2.8 | 146° | 3.19 |
| 8 | 41.7° | 3.44 | 150.1° | 4.09 |
| 10 | 40.6° | 3.9 | 151.4° | 4.89 |
| 12 | 39.6° | 4.24 | 161° | 5.6 |
| 14 | 38.8° | 4.41 | 173.6° | 6.14 |
| 16 | 38.8° | 4.47 | 178.1° | 6.55 |
| 20 | 39.4° | 4.46 | 179° | 7.2 |
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° | 4.28 | 5.15 | 5.73 | 6.09 | 6.27 | 6.35 | 6.40 |
| 60° | 4.52 | 5.38 | 5.94 | 6.26 | 6.44 | 6.54 | 6.61 |
| 75° | 4.67 | 5.56 | 6.10 | 6.41 | 6.62 | 6.77 | 6.94 |
| 90° | 5.01 | 5.94 | 6.39 | 6.57 | 6.70 | 6.88 | 7.19 |
| 110° | 5.11 | 6.08 | 6.56 | 6.86 | 7.11 | 7.27 | 7.57 |
| 120° | 4.93 | 5.97 | 6.52 | 6.87 | 7.18 | 7.48 | 7.99 |
| 135° | 4.34 | 5.44 | 6.25 | 6.68 | 7.04 | 7.39 | 8.30 |
| 150° | 3.68 | 4.72 | 5.64 | 6.31 | 6.70 | 7.04 | 7.76 |