Fjord 490 open

Summary

Best Suited For

• Coastal Cruising

  From the published figures: CE Category B · LOA 14.6 m

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Speed, Power & Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Dimensions

LOA

47.9 ft (14.6 m)

Hull length

44 ft (13.4 m)

LWL

—

Beam

15 ft (4.58 m)

Draft (min)

—

Draft (max)

3.1 ft (0.95 m)

Air draft

—

Displacement

—

Ballast

—

Cabins

1–2

Heads

—

Berths

—

Performance

Maximum speed

34 kn

Cruising speed

—

Range

—

Guests

—

Crew

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

1100–1200 hp

Engine count

—

Engine manufacturer

—

Propulsion type

—

Fuel capacity

396 gal (1,500 L)

Fresh water capacity

103 gal (390 L)

Black water capacity

—

Construction

Hull material

—

Deck material

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Speed Standard (1100 hp)

31 knots

Speed option (1200 hp)

34 knots

Max. persons

12

Films of this model from the builder's official YouTube channel (HanseYachts AG). They are the builder's own; the figures above are the reference.

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  FJORD 490 Open - Official video

  HanseYachts AG · 10/16/2025

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  FJORD 490 Open - Walkaround

  HanseYachts AG · 6/9/2025

Videos whose title names the Fjord 490 open, from the channel the builder's site links; last checked 9/30/2026. Playing one loads YouTube's player, which may set cookies.

About Fjord

Premium production

Norwegian-founded builder of sporty motor yachts, established in the late 1950s and now part of Germany's HanseYachts AG since 2005.

At the end of the 1950s the Norwegian factory owner Alf Richard Bjerke, captivated by British and Mediterranean boatbuilding at a German boat fair, envisioned boats with a Norwegian spirit -- robust, reliable, honest, seaworthy -- and named the idea Fjord. With the engineers Finn B. Roer and Jan Herrmann Linge he founded Fjord Plast, whose first boat, the Fjordling, caught the mood of its time. In the early 1970s Fjord outgrew its European competitors with open weekenders, cabin cruisers, the sporty Dolphin yachts and the Sedan flagships, also built as flybridges; at the end of the 1980s the Terne series broke the rules with GRP boats styled like classic elegant wooden craft, from 21 to 28 feet, and set a new standard in Scandinavian boatbuilding. With the new century Fjord reinvented itself as a purist power boat, working with Patrick Banfield and Jim Wilshire, and in 2005 the brand was acquired by HanseYachts AG; the 500th Fjord was sold in 2019, and the Fjord 53 XL is among the latest additions to the fleet.

The Fjord Range

Every model Fjord publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

1. Fjord 53 XL54.8 ft
2. Fjord 490 sport48.2 ft
3. Fjord 490 open· this model47.9 ft
4. Fjord 440 open45.2 ft
5. Fjord 39 XL39.3 ft
6. Fjord 39 XP39.2 ft

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