Hans Christian is a brand of heavilybuilt cruising sailboats.
History
editMost designs are credited to Robert H. Perry, Harwood Ives, Scott Sprague and Tommy Chen. Boat production began in the early 1970s.
In the mid 1980s Hans Christian Yachts commissioned the designing of a new series of boats based on a more modern hull design with the goal of the "ultimate cruising sailboat." The end result was the Christina series with the 52 and 48 models designed by Doug Peterson[1] and Scott Sprague designing 40 and 43[2] versions. Construction was done in Taiwan at Horng Bin Marine Yacht boat yard and in the early 1990s the molds and construction were moved to Thailand.
Hans Christian today
editIn November 2004 production of the traditional range of Hans Christian Yachts was transferred from Andersen Yachts Ltd to Pantawee Marine Co., Ltd.
In February 2017 Pantawee Marine Co., Ltd officially discontinued building the traditional range of Hans Christian sailing yachts including the 33T, 38MkII, 41T, 48T and Christina 43' to make way for production of other types of craft including catamarans under new management.
Models
edit- Hans Christian 33 Traditional
- Hans Christian 34 C
- Hans Christian 38
- Hans Christian 38.5
- Hans Christian 41 Traditional
- Hans Christian 43 Center Cockpit
- Hans Christian 43 Ketch
- Hans Christian 43 Sloop
- Hans Christian 43 Traditional Keel
- Hans Christian 44
- Hans Christian Christina 40
- Hans Christian Christina 43
- Hans Christian Christina 48
- Hans Christian Christina 52
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Doug Peterson 52 Feet". Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ "HANS CHRISTIAN CHRISTINA 43". Sailboat Data. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
External links
edit- Pantawee Marine - Exclusive Builder of Hans Christian
- Hans Christian Owners Association website
- Overview of the Hans Christian 38 Traditional, and its history at sailboat.guide
- Southern California PHRF (Rating Board)
- Heart of GLASS, Fiberglass Boats And The Men Who Made Them by Daniel Spurr pages 244 - 250