Hanse Yachts

HanseYachts is a German manufacturer of seagoing sail and motor yachts. Boats are sold under the brands Hanse, Dehler, Moody and Varianta (sail yachts) as well as Fjord and Sealine (motor yachts). Headquarters are located in Greifswald, Germany (Baltic Sea).

In terms of units produced HanseYachts is one of the three largest manufacturer of seagoing sail yachts globally.^[2] The company is quoted on German stock exchange.^[3] The corporate group is named HanseGroup.

History

HanseYachts is originated in an old-established local shipyard.^[2] The today’s company was founded in 1990 by Michael Schmidt, Admiral's Cup winner of 1985.^[4] The launch of the first model Hanse 291 (which based on the design of Aphrodite 291) followed in 1993.^[4] In the years to come the company successively extended the range upwards and grew rapidly.^[2] In 2003 eight models up to 53 ft were built.^[5]

For more than one decade solely sail yachts were produced. In 2005 HanseYachts acquired the majority of the Norwegian motorboat manufacturer Fjord Boats AS and in 2006 the development of seagoing motorboats began. In 2007 the English Moody brand (sail yachts) was added^[6] and the creation of a new range of decksaloon and aftcockpit models began. Also in 2007 HanseYachts AG went public (General Standard, Frankfurt).^[7] Founder Michael Schmidt remained majority shareholder. Furthermore HanseYachts acquired the remaining shares in Fjord Boats AS^[8][9] and introduced the first Fjord model (Fjord 40 open) that is manufactured in Greifswald.

In 2008 HanseYachts completed the enlargement of its plants in Greifswald and Goleniów, Poland (hull production). In the wake of the financial and economic crisis 2008 the company came under pressure,^[10] which resulted in the retirement of Michael Schmidt in 2011. The majority was taken over by the German investment company Aurelius AG, Munich.^[11]

In 2009 HanseYachts acquired the German sailboat manufacturer Dehler Yachtbau comprising the brands Dehler and Varianta as well as a production facility located in Freienohl, Germany.^[12] This facility was closed in 2012 and the manufacturing was relocated to the main site in Greifswald.^[13] In 2013 parent company Aurelius AG purchased the English Sealine brand (motor yachts) and HanseYachts started to produce Sealine models.^[14]

Brands and current range

Hanse

Models (year of launch):

• Hanse 315 (2015)
• Hanse 345 (2013)
• Hanse 385 (2011)
• Hanse 415 (2012)
• Hanse 455 (2014)
• Hanse 505 (2013)
• Hanse 575 (2012)
• Hanse 588 (2016)
• Hanse 675 (2016)

Naval architect/design: Judel/Vrolijk & Co

Dehler

• Dehler 29 (1998)
• Dehler 32 (2010)
• Dehler 34 (2016)
• Dehler 38 (2013)
• Dehler 42 (2016)
• Dehler 46 (2014)

Naval architect/design: Judel/Vrolijk & Co

Moody

Aftcockpit models:

• Moody 41 AC (2009)
• Moody 45 AC (2009)

Decksaloon models:

• Moody 45 DS (2008)
• Moody 54 DS (2014)

Naval architect/design: Bill Dixon (Dixon Design)

Varianta

• Varianta 37 (2013)
• Varianta 44 (2010)

Naval architect/design: Judel/Vrolijk & Co

Fjord

• Fjord 36 open (2011)
• Fjord 36 myTender (2013)
• Fjord 40 open (2007)
• Fjord 42 open (2016)
• Fjord 48 open (2015)

Naval architect/design: Patrick Banfield (Allseas Design)

Sealine

Sport models:

• Sealine S330 (2014)
• Sealine S450 (formerly SC42, 2011)

Cruiser models:

• Sealine C330 (2015)

Flybridge models:

• Sealine F380 (2014)
• Sealine F450 (formerly F42, 2010)
• Sealine F530 (2016)

Naval architect/design: Bill Dixon (Dixon Design), Carsten Astheimer (Sealine Design Team)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hanse Yachts.

• Official website of HanseYachts
• Official website of HanseGroup
• Official website of Aurelius AG (parent company)

See also

• The Hanse story^[15]
• The Moody 54 DS, text in German language^[16]
• Germanys largest production yacht Hanse 675, text in German language^[17]
• Collection of non-official videos, Facebook podcast

References