Hanse 455

A product of Hanse’s large, highly efficient manufacturing facility in Greifswald, Germany, the 455 is similar to the rest of the company’s extensive product line, both in terms of styling and construction.

In appearance, it shares the business-like squared-off bow and transom and low, severely angled cabin trunk that has become the company’s trademark.

The boat’s hull consists of a solid polyester laminate with a vinylester outer layer to resist osmotic blistering. A structural fibreglass grid is tabbed in place to carry the boat’s keel and rig loads. Bulkheads are also tabbed in place to stiffen the hull, and the deck is balsa-cored to help lower the boat’s centre of gravity.