07 Aug
The first hull of Hanse’s acclaimed mid-size family cruiser in Australia/NZ has been handed over to a very happy Owner.
Hanse 410 #95’s maiden sail was on Moreton Bay, following commissioning at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron at Manly.
Her Owner Johan was on board and reported back to Windshift the 410 completely fulfilled its design parameters of a big volume cruiser that is highly enjoyable and rewarding to sail.
“I really love the boat,“ he admits. “I took her out last weekend and she is pretty slippery through the water, very light on the helm, responsive and easy to steer,” he recounts.
“The forecast was for 12 knots and we were getting 19 (knots) gusting up to 25. Two reefs in the main and she was hooking along at 8 knots. Pretty fun,” Johan agrees.
Johan’s 410 with its Signal White hull, dark grey waterline, and teak cockpit floor, table, helm seats, and benches attracted plenty of dockside admirers. No doubt they also appreciated the 410’s generous proportions courtesy of the boat’s reverse bow, a hint of reverse sheer, and a pronounced knuckle above the waterline forward that maximises space below decks. According to Yachting Monthly, “this is a 40-footer that’s bigger down below than many 45s of the relatively recent past.”
His 410’s spacious accommodations in three roomy cabins are a function of its beam of 4.29 metres or 14 feet 1 inch. Johan concedes that while the dimensions are a bit intimidating at first, he’s soon gotten used to them.
“You stand on it and it’s very beamy,” he acknowledges. “First attempt at docking there was wind pushing us off the berth but it went seamlessly thanks to the bow thruster,” he reveals.
The 410 offers up to 18 accommodation layout options including: a heads in the forward Owners cabin (or a dressing table and large wardrobe); either one or two aft double cabins, the latter of which turns the port quarter to become large stowage locker accessed from a door aft of the galley as well as on deck; a starboard saloon settee that can be shortened to accommodate either an aft-facing chart table or an out-board facing stowage locker beneath a standing chart table.
See the official Hanse 410 video here:
Respected U.S. yachting publication SAIL rated the Hanse 410 easily among its Top 10 Boats of 2025, noting the design tweak of keeping the waterline relatively narrow gives the hull more form stability when heeled.
“Hanse teamed up again with Berret-Racoupeau to develop the 410, continuing to employ chines starting right at the bow, enabling more interior volume forward (an extra 6 inches or 15.2 centimetres), which makes a big difference in that owner’s cabin) but also a narrower hull shape below the waterline for good upwind performance and wave-piercing ability.”
Read SAIL’s full review of the Hanse 410 here:
Along with its inherent easy sailing characteristics, a core Hanse feature, the 410 has also attracted praise for its roomy interior configuration. In its nomination for European Boat of the Year 2024, the family cruiser won marks for its stowage options – a must for serious cruisers.
“Stand-out features from the interior were the number of stowage solutions, particularly on the two-cabin test boat. Offered as two or three cabins, the former provides a huge amount of stowage accessible the cockpit or interior. There’s more in the galley, and a multifunction Makan angin desk with storage below.”
The 410 offers up to 18 accommodation layout options including: a heads in the forward Owners cabin (or a dressing table and large wardrobe); either one or two aft double cabins, the latter of which turns the port quarter to become large stowage locker accessed from a door aft of the galley as well as on deck; a starboard saloon settee that can be shortened to accommodate either an aft-facing chart table or an out-board facing stowage locker beneath a standing chart table.
Johan has chosen the somewhat exotic Makan angin to grace the stern of his 410. “It’s an Indonesian term for ‘Eat the Wind’ I came across when sailing through Indonesia from Darwin to Cebu in the Philippines,” he tells Windshift. “That was 1993 and I promised myself ‘one day I will buy a yacht and when I do I’ll call it Makan angin,’” Johan explains.
After a custom bimini and dodger are fitted, Johan and his crew will head north to Australia’s internationally renowned tropical yachting destination of the Whitsundays, where he’ll decide whether to offer private charters on Makan angin. We’ll keep you posted on his plans.
If that proceeds, we’re confident the Hanse 410 will exceed expectations thanks to its combination of class-leading space above and below decks, pleasing performance, and premium appointments.
Either way, Johan will appreciate the elemental pleasure derived from the act of sailing itself, feeling the 410 react to the power of the wind as it surges forward with a foaming bow wave, eating the wind in its path.
More information at: hanse@windcraftyachts.com
