NAUTILUS
ESP HANSE 540 ESail number ESP/ESP8060_C
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
601
OSN
579.6
LOA
16.08 m
Displacement
18265 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6952
Medium
1.024
High
1.2605
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9184
Medium
1.2944
High
1.5267
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 16.08 m
- Beam
- 4.86 m
- Draft
- 2.74 m
- Displacement
- 18265 kg
- Crew weight
- 800 kg
- Wetted surface
- 58.25 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 80.62 m²
- Genoa
- 67.25 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- HANSE 540 E
- Builder
- HANSE YACHTS
- Designer
- JUDEL/VROELIJK
- Year built
- 2006
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 | 5.5 | 5.85 | 6.14 | 6.07 | 5.34 | 5.01 | 4.23 | 3.54 |
| 8 | 6.7 | 7.07 | 7.37 | 7.3 | 6.64 | 6.26 | 5.46 | 4.66 |
| 10 | 7.67 | 8.03 | 8.3 | 8.27 | 7.74 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 5.68 |
| 12 | 8.3 | 8.59 | 8.8 | 8.82 | 8.53 | 8.19 | 7.42 | 6.58 |
| 14 | 8.58 | 8.86 | 9.1 | 9.16 | 8.99 | 8.77 | 8.21 | 7.41 |
| 16 | 8.68 | 8.97 | 9.31 | 9.45 | 9.33 | 9.15 | 8.75 | 8.15 |
| 20 | 8.75 | 9.05 | 9.51 | 9.95 | 10.05 | 9.86 | 9.44 | 9.06 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 44.2° | 3.55 | 170.7° | 3.07 |
| 8 | 42.5° | 4.41 | 171.5° | 4.08 |
| 10 | 41.6° | 5.1 | 172.8° | 5.04 |
| 12 | 41° | 5.61 | 174.3° | 5.93 |
| 14 | 40.5° | 5.86 | 175.4° | 6.74 |
| 16 | 40.1° | 5.97 | 176.1° | 7.5 |
| 20 | 40° | 6.06 | 178.6° | 8.71 |
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° | 5.50 | 6.70 | 7.67 | 8.30 | 8.58 | 8.68 | 8.75 |
| 60° | 5.85 | 7.07 | 8.03 | 8.59 | 8.86 | 8.97 | 9.05 |
| 75° | 6.14 | 7.37 | 8.30 | 8.80 | 9.10 | 9.31 | 9.51 |
| 90° | 6.07 | 7.30 | 8.27 | 8.82 | 9.16 | 9.45 | 9.95 |
| 110° | 5.34 | 6.64 | 7.74 | 8.53 | 8.99 | 9.33 | 10.05 |
| 120° | 5.01 | 6.26 | 7.30 | 8.19 | 8.77 | 9.15 | 9.86 |
| 135° | 4.23 | 5.46 | 6.50 | 7.42 | 8.21 | 8.75 | 9.44 |
| 150° | 3.54 | 4.66 | 5.68 | 6.58 | 7.41 | 8.15 | 9.06 |