Hansa Sailing

31/10/2026

A little bit of Hansa happiness. ⛵️🌈

There’s something rather wonderful about looking out across the water and seeing a fleet like this.

A riot of colour, a healthy dose of competitive spirit, and a rather beautiful demonstration of universality in action.

Universality. One of those lovely words that gets thrown around in meeting rooms, strategic plans and PowerPoint presentations. Usually by people who aren’t the ones trying to make it happen.

But here it is. On the water.

Different nations, different abilities, different backgrounds and different journeys into sailing. All on the same start line. All racing. All wanting to win.

The Hansa 303 might not be the biggest or fastest boat in the fleet, but the opportunities it creates are enormous.

And that, for me, is what the World Sailing Inclusion Championships are about.

Not just talking about inclusion, accessibility and universality. Actually delivering them.

Turns out universality looks rather good in technicolour. 💙

30/10/2026

Presidents Award | 2026 Australian Sailing Awards 🌟

David Staley has spent countless volunteer hours helping Australian para sailing through national program development, athlete pathways, international governance and advocating for sailing’s return to the Paralympic Games.

David has served as Australian Sailing’s Para Sailing Coordinator, been a delegate to the Sailability Committee, served on the International Association for Disabled Sailing, was the 2016 Paralympic Sailing competition Technical Delegate, helped develop the Australian Para Sailing Championships, supported the Australian Sailing Para Sailing squad, maintained international participation following sailing’s removal from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic program and advocated for greater participation by sailors with para classifications, helping to strengthen the sport’s competitive base.

Staley has held senior roles with World Sailing’s Para World Sailing Committee, including Vice Chair. His work has extended beyond Australia to the international effort to strengthen para sailing and secure its return to the Paralympic Games.

Beyond his work in the para sailing space, David also served as a Judge and Chair of the Australian Sailing Awards National Judging Panel, where he oversaw an overhaul of the way the Awards process is delivered.

Congratulations David Staley's on winning the 2026 Australian Sailing President’s Award.

19/09/2026

See the full range of deck and sail colours available for Hansa boats - now including Peach and Mint. Find the full details via this linkhttps://hansasailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2-Hansa-Deck-and-Sail-Colours-July-2026.pdf

07/09/2026

How do you sail against the wind?

Try it in two minutes. ⛵

Steer. Adjust the sails. See what happens.

On your phone or computer. Nothing to install.

https://www.marineverse.com/try-sailing/hansa-303

23/08/2026

Wat een voorrecht 🙏 Natuur in al haar kracht en schoonheid !

26/04/2026

Happy birthday to our founder, Chris Mitchell 🎂

22/04/2026

See our 303 in action in Virtual Reality.

06/04/2026

28/03/2026

The Hansa 303 is a HIT in VR sailing! Over the past 3 months - December 2025 – March 2026, the MarineVerse Hansa 303 virtual reality experience attracted 2,196 unique users across 95 countries and territories worldwide! The strongest engagement came from the United States (985 users), United Kingdom (274), Germany (216), Canada (198), and France (147), with notable uptake also in Australia (104), Spain (94), Italy (88), and Poland (62). If you want to see what it looks like, just see the video link below ⛵️

Experience the joy of sailing anywhere with the Hansa 303 in Virtual Reality ⛵In this video, discover how MarineVerse Sailing Club brings the accessible and ...

14/01/2026

Hansa Sailing are seeking worldwide donations of second-hand or unused Hansa 2.3 and 303 boats for refurbishment and deployment in emerging sailing nations.
Any boats that are no longer used, require repair, or are in storage can be given a new purpose by providing accessible sailing opportunities in developing programs around the world. Donated boats will be refurbished by Hansa Sailing where necessary and distributed to support inclusive sailing and grassroots participation worldwide. Boat should include (where possible) hull, spars, keel, rudders and rudder boxes. Sails are not required.
Once refurbished, Hansa Sailing will arrange to donate the boats to startup programs around the world. Recognition of the original donor will be acknowledged. For more information, email [email protected]