Following on the heels of its success last year with the 510 (a SAIL Top 10 Best Boats winner for 2024), Hanse teamed up again with Berret-Racoupeau to develop the 410, bringing many of the same big-boat design features into a 41-footer that is even handier under sail than her big sister.
Much like the 510, this boat’s reverse, wave-piercing bow, relatively flat sheer, and gradually sloping, lean cabintop combine for a profile that’s rakish and speedy. Hanse continues to employ chines starting at the bow, enabling more interior volume forward but also a narrower hull shape below the waterline for good upwind performance and wave-handling.
During a test sail off Annapolis in April, with the in-mast furling main on a double-spreader Z-Spar rig and the standard self-tacking jib, the 410 showed solid ability on all points of sail, easily making 6-7 knots at an AWA of about 35 and true wind of 12-15 knots. Downwind, the boat proved slippery even with the relatively small, 376-square-foot self-tacking jib (it does come with a spinnaker package, but our test boat didn’t have it set up), making a comfortable 7-plus knots of speed at 150 AWA in about 12 knots of true wind. While the 510 is similarly arranged for double-handed sailing, at 41 feet, the 410’s setup feels more realistically manageable for a cruising couple.
The cockpit layout is like the 510, with twin helms aft, sail controls and primary winches directly to hand. The German-sheeted mainsail passes through two blocks on the cabintop just ahead of the companionway. (A traveler would be nice for those who like to dial in more sail shape, but this boat does have an adjustable backstay, which is a nice feature for added sail trim.) Matching tables that lower to make lounge spaces at each settee mean the center of the cockpit is clear fore and aft, all the way back to the swim platform, easily lowered with a block system. Side deck access is either across the the settees or up a step at the helms.
Wide, level steps lead below, and under sail the first thing we noticed was excellent handhold placement from the top of the steps all the way forward. The salon layout is fairly traditional and extremely spacious and bright. Twin aft cabins have double bunks with storage beneath and hanging lockers, and they share a head with shower to starboard. The L-shaped galley is to port, half of it facing the dinette to port and settee to starboard.
A nav station to starboard, aft of the settee, can be a traditional style with the end-of-settee seat facing aft for direct communication to the cockpit. Or, you can choose a combination nav desk with instrument panel above and extra drawer fridge/freezer, storage, or dishwasher below.
Forward is a lovely owner’s suite with head, ample storage, and island double berth.
In an era when people can’t seem to get enough air conditioning on boats, Hanse puts a refreshing premium on natural ventilation. This boat has the most opening deck hatches in its class, with a total of 10—including five in the owner’s cabin forward, one in each aft cabin, and one over the galley and the head. These, in addition to opening portlights throughout the salon and in the aft cabins, ensure excellent air flow on all but the hottest of nights.
Hanse also gives owners piles of options in terms of layouts; another version has a single aft cabin to starboard with a huge storage space to port aft of the galley, and a single head with shower in the main cabin, using the head space in the owner’s cabin as storage—which allows for a vanity desk with seating. There are additional options for more pantry space, storage areas, and refrigerator arrangements.
The standard boat comes with a 39-hp diesel (upgradable to 56 hp), but a fully electric version is offered with a 25-kw electric motor and a reported 55 nautical mile range. Stay tuned for a full review, with more from the test sail, on this new model.
LOA 41’2” LWL 37’9” Beam 14’1” Draft 6’9” (medium keel), 5’6” (shallow keel) Air Draft 65’6” Displacement 21,341 lbs Sail Area 871 sq ft upwind (furling main, self-tacking jib)
May 2024
