MY yacht is the first of the Hanse 455 in Australia previously reviewed in CH December 2015 and Australian Sailing Aug/Sept 2015.
The Hanse boats are built with the European bareboat charter fleet in mind and, as such, lacked a bit of live-aboard finesse. So after some subtle modifications to the interior: extra cupboards in the main cabin, a washing machine, a Rainman watermaker, extra house batteries, a diesel heater for Tasmania and a freezer, finished off the below decks fit out.
On deck the addition of 600 watts of solar panels, a wind generator, davits along with a liferaft makes the deck look somewhat non-racey but definitely live-aboard and cruising functional.
The sailing suite has been upgraded with a Gale Sail storm jib, a Hood screecher or code zero,âŠ