Youth Sailing Academy sponsor Windcraft Yachts is celebrating the announcement that the Hanse 460 has been named European Yacht of the Year 2022 in the Family Cruiser category.

Windcraft is the Australian and New Zealand importer of the award-winning range of Hanse yachts (Hanse AG).

The European Yacht of the Year Awards – decided by an international jury of experts – is labelled “the most important, influential and most widely communicated boat building prize worldwide”.

The Hanse 460, designed by Berret-Racoupeau, combines radically innovative design with traditional Hanse values, such as fast cruising and easy sailing.

It will be officially released in Australia for the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show in May, before being released in New Zealand in December.