Key Specifications:

·        Length Overall:  39’3”

·        Beam 13’3”

·        Draft:  6’6”

·        Clearance above waterline:  approx. 65’

·        Hull Speed:  8.0 knots

·        Displacement:  17,417 lbs

·        Total Sail Area (main, genoa):  1137 sq.ft.

·        Fresh Water:  300 litres

·        Fuel:  140 litres

Key Features:

·        Mainsail lazyjacks and drop system

·       Self tacking jib or 140% genoa

·        Cruising spinnaker with ATN sock

·        3 staterooms, 2 heads, forced air heating, sleeps 6-7

·        Fridge/Freezer, 3 burner stove & oven, filtered water

·        Electric winch for main halyard, main sheet and self-tacking jib sheet

·        Self-tailing 2-speed winches for genoa or spinnaker

·        Self-tailing 2-speed winch for mainsail trimming and jib halyard

·        Dual-station chartplotter with radar and echo sounder; wind, speed and depth instruments

·        Autopilot, VHF radio with cockpit RAM mic

·        CD/AM/FM radio with Sirius satellite service

·        5-person dinghy with 15hp outboard motor

 


Naval Architects: 

The Hanse 400e is designed by Judel / Vrolijk & Co., a company founded in 1978 by Fietje Judel and Rolf E. Vrolijk.  Known for a series of successful international racing designs including the past two America’s Cup wins, JVC also has a strong track record for production racing and cruising designs for Hanse, Dehler, Najad, Grand Soleil and Baltic Yachts.

 

 


Builder: 

Hanse Yachts GmbH & Co. KG was founded in 1993 and located in Griefswald Germany, a heartland for boatbuilding since 1361.  Hanse has accumulated a long list of awards for innovation, performance and cruising in the production boat community.  Hanse’s current line of yachts ranges from a 31.5 to a 63-foot model.

 

 

 


The 400e:

The 400e incorporates Hanse’s new crossover concept for easy-sailing, high-performing, comfortable cruising yachts.  The 400e was launched in the fall of 2005 and won the 2006 “European Yacht of the Year Award” in the 10-12m class, overtaking competing nominees from Dufour, Grand-Soleil, Hallberg-Rassy and X-Yachts. This competition is judged by journalists from 10 leading European yacht magazines and awarded at the Dusseldorf boat show each January.  Kerkyra is hull #57 of the 400e model.

 

 

 

 

 


Construction: 

Epoxy GRP hull construction offers many advantages over polyester laminates, which result in a lighter, stiffer, more durable boat.  Compared to polyester, epoxy resin has a higher tensile strength, superior adhesive properties, lower shrinkage and more resistance to water penetration and osmosis.

 

 


Home Port: 

Kerkyra is kept at the Port Sidney Marina in beautiful Sidney-by-the-Sea on Vancouver Island.  This is an ideal location, only 10 minutes from Victoria International Airport, Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal (Vancouver) or the Washington State Ferry Terminal (Anacortes); and only a few hours’ sail to the heart of Canada’s Gulf Islands or the U.S. San Juans.

 

 


Name:

Kerkyra is named after a mythical Greek water nymph, daughter of the river-god Aesopos from the mainland river of Asopos.   The sea-god Poseidon fell in love with Kerkyra and took her away to the island of Corfu, which he named after her, and which is still known as Kerkyra to the Greeks.  Their child Phaiax gave rise to the people known as the Phaeacians, who appear in the writings of Homer, and were renowned worldwide for their sailing skill. 

I've never seen mention of it, but I find that the shape of the island looks a lot like a swimming woman.