2007 Hanse 430e

Well-maintained, privately owned high spec 2007 example of the popular modern Judel/Vrolijk-designed aft cockpit cruising yacht. With just two private owners since launch in 2007, and with plentiful recent expenditure, CLEOPATRA is a very smart epoxy-hulled example of the modern, fast and spacious Judel/Vrolijk-designed Hanse 430. Used exclusively for sailing in Italy, CLEOPATRA’s owner highlights her ease of use for single-handed sailing and is now only look to sell as he wishes to go motoring. CLEOPATRA boasts many specification highlights including: • 3-double cabin, 2-heads interior layout finished in optional American Cherry interior joinery • Vacuum-infused epoxy construction hull with Corecell sandwich • Performance 2.20m draft keel with lead bulb • Flexiteak synthetic teak decking – installed 2026 • Larger Yanmar 50hp engine option with Saildrive gearbox and 3-bladed folding propeller • Max-Power 12vDC retractable bow-thruster • Twin helm wheels with Jeffa steering • Fully-battened mainsail system with low-friction battencars and single-line reefing • North Sails mainsail and self-tacking jib • Lewmar winch package with electric cockpit halyard winch • B&G and Simrad sailing instruments with Vulcan chart plotter and AIS • Recently replaced interior upholstery • Veco Climma 220vDC reverse-cycle air-conditioning system with 12.000 BTU output (powered from shorepower). • Eberspacher diesel-fired hot air cabin heating system • Fusion Bluetooth stereo system with Bose speakers • Jabsco electric heads with holding tanks • Front and top opening refrigerator Once the term “mid-size cruiser” was used to describe boats from 30 to 35 feet, but many of today’s popular “mid-size” boats are larger. The new 43-foot Hanse 430 is performance oriented, as might be expected; it was designed by Judel/Vrolik, designer of Alinghi’s America’s Cup boats. Hanse offers buyers of the 430 a choice between polyester resin (standard) and epoxy resin (optional). My test boat had the advantages of epoxy; the lighter weight, greater strength, and imperviousness to osmotic blistering convince some buyers to go with the optional 430e version. Both versions are built of hand-laid glass with coring above the waterline and in the deck. The epoxy version is built of post-cured prepreg cloth with a Core-cell foam core in the hull; the standard polyester version is cored with end-grain balsa. The sailplan features what is essentially a masthead rig (though Hanse describes it as a “nine-tenths” fractional rig) with a self-tacking jib. The single jibsheet leads to a traveler track, then up the mast and down again before running aft to the cockpit. This long routing yields a better sheet lead. As an aging lightweight, I appreciated the ample Lewmar 46 winches on the cabintop, one of which was electric—a worthwhile option on a boat with this much mainsail. The wide cockpit accommodates skippers and crews of various sizes with varying seating preferences. It’s e