10 May
A stunning new Hanse 510 berthed in Cannes could be your passport to a summer of island hopping in the Mediterranean.
Ah late spring/early summer in the south of France.
Whatever you think of F Scott Fitzgerald’s exposition of a disintegrating marriage in Tender is the Night you have to applaud this lush description of the coast near Cannes on the French Rivieria:
“The diffused magic of the hot, sweet south had withdrawn into them – the soft-pawed night and the ghostly wash of the Mediterranean far below.…a sea as mysteriously coloured as agates and cornelians of childhood, green as green milk blue as laundry water, wine dark.”
If the idea of coffee and croissants, perhaps an Apéro, at a café overlooking the Old Port where your stunning new yacht is berthed appeals to you then Windcraft can assist you in realising that admirable ambition.
An award-winning Hanse 510 is available right now in Cannes and would be eminently suitable for a summer cruising the Med or you could linger for a while in Cannes, famous for its high-end boutiques, lavish hotels, chic restaurants and glamourous nightlife.
Either way the 510 which Cruising World describes as an “easy-on-the-eyes 51-footer that values smooth sailing and fast, comfortable cruising”, grants its new owner the freedom to sail in comfort and luxury to their chosen destination, and once there relax in spacious surroundings and plush accommodations.
The 510 lying in Cannes is a highly specc’d version with two large aft cabins sharing a head aft of the dinette and the expansive Owners cabin forward with vanity table and ensuite head with separate shower stall. Air-conditioning, a very welcome feature on humid Med summer nights will keep the saloon and cabins cool, while up on deck there’s a third fridge in the cockpit to chill sundowner aperitifs.
A sprayhood and bimini provide protection from the sun while reclining on the L-shaped lounges around twin teak folding and lowerable cockpit tables, one of which converts into a sunbed.
Further aft both helm seats lift on hinges to provide access to the drop-down swim platform, where you’ll find a massive tender garage capable of housing a fully inflated 2.7 metre dinghy.
Innovative features such Hanse’s Smart Tender System makes accessing and deploying the tender a one-person job that takes a few minutes. A stair automatically opens the platform and holds it in position, and a small crane lifts and deploys the dinghy.
Sailing and motoring functions on the 510 are equally user-friendly. The helms are configured with B&G navigation gear; controls for the upgraded 110hp Yanmar engine and throttle are on the starboard helm. Winches are two Lewmar 55 EST electrical halyard winches with automatic fuse and two Lewmar 55 ST EVO manual secondaries which control all sheets and lines are within easy reach of the helm stations. The aluminium rig with in mast furling sports a set of Quantum Dacron sails.
The delights of cruising the Med in your own yacht have been enjoyed by dozens of Windcraft clients who have elected to have their new boats commissioned in Portoroz on Slovenia’s Adriatic coast, or at the Hanse factory itself at Griefswald, on the Baltic, close to the northern cruising grounds of Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Windcraft can facilitate a full commissioning process at either location, ensuring piece-of-mind as you point the bow of your new boat across Fitzgerald’s green milk blue sea.
Price of Hanse 510 lying Cannes: €914,700 (including European VAT)
Contact: sales@windcraftyachts.com
