(29 Jan 2010)Yet again Hallberg-Rassy further improves their
lead as dream yacht. At boot Düsseldorf 2010, the world's
largest boat show, Europe's largest sailing magazine, Yacht from Germany, presented their
market research made among as many as 5 523 readers. For the
fourth year in a row it was asked the question "From which shipyard does your peronal dream yacht come from?"
and for the 4th year in a row the answer is crystal clear:
Hallberg-Rassy. And Hallberg-Rassy's lead to other brands even increased
for the 4th time. Four years ago 21.4 % answered Hallberg-Rassy, three years ago 21.5 % answered Hallberg-Rassy, last time 23.6% and in the latest survey, made the fall of 2009, it increased to a massive 26.0 %. This figure is among all sailing yachts on the market. This year a further question was asked, your dream yacht within cruising boats, and the answer is even more striking: increadible 36.1 % answers Hallberg-Rassy! Hallberg-Rassy is the yacht most people dream of. Another interesting fact is that the number of new boat buyers who say they plan to purchase a new Hallberg-Rassy has increased dramaticly the last year, from 7.4 % of all new boat buyers to 12 %.
You have always dreamt of a Hallberg-Rassy. You will be Hallberg-Rassy owner in your lifetime. So why hesitate; Make your dream come true now!
Hallberg-Rassy
372 honoured European Yacht of the Year
(23
January 2010) The Hallberg-Rassy 372 was honoured the European Yacht of the Year award, in the category Luxury Cruiser. This award is elected by journalists of the eleven leading European yachting magazines after a detailed testing programme of all nominated yachts. The winning result for the Hallberg-Rassy 372 was revealed late Saturday evening 23 January 2010 at the Düsseldorf boat show.
Some quotes of what the eleven different magazines wrote:
Yachtrevue, Austria: "Fantastic sailing performance in rough seas; there is no vibration, no bumping, you feel only the powerful surfing through the waves - this is luxury sailing, with good feeling on the helm. She is a bluewater-yacht, but sails nearly as well as a performance cruiser; build quality as expected."
Yacht&Sail, Italy: "Fast and fun while still a real HR, even if a bit more sporty. If luxury is honest, well-made boats with traditional style, Hallberg-Rassy is the queen of it. Good, safe and practical solutions and incredibly good sailing!"
Yachting World, UK:" Pleasurable and easy to sail, this performance-tweaked coastal cruiser still retains that superior level of build and fit out and boasts a well-proportioned interior. Nimble, quick and easy to tack, she provides excellent cockpit comfort for both crew and helm, and is simple for a couple to manage. A quality boat that provides fast yet comfortable push-button sailing."
Swissboat, Switzerland: "The sailing performance of HR 372 is a thrill for a boat from this yard! But always the same is the excellent quality of construction and the exclusive standard in interior design."
Seilas, Norway: "Hallberg-Rassy 372 is a cruiser who matches the performance cruisers
in speed and sailing performance. This has all the Hallberg-Rassy's well known qualities, but in a more modern package. It's seaworthy, fast and comfortable."
Voile Magazine, France: "It sails better than the previous generation, the look is rather classic, so it will still be in the future. You can open the transom to access to the sea. And, most of all, the build quality is very good. This might well be the best you can get in this size, and one that will last for long time."
Yacht, Germany: "Through decades of persistence Hallberg-Rassy has become one of the most valuable and cherished trade marks in international boatbuilding. The Hallberg-Rassy 372 still looks much like her older siblings, but it adds one more thing to the quality, safety and style the yard is famous for: surprising performance. A joy to steer she is the perfect epitome of luxury - over-achieving your expectations. And doing so without making much fuss about it."
Båtnytt, Sweden: "An unusually complete cruiser. An easytravelling, surprisingly fast yacht especially upwind in a breeze and a pleasure to helm with a distinctive light pressure. Innovative decklayout, with all lines under a cover and fed to stoppers in the coaming, to make use of either forward or aft winches possible and provide fun trimming. Inside volume can match low cost boats and is very well used with deep lockers, drawers, and seagoing pantry. Standards in detailing are seamless with beautilful selected Khaya Mahogany, well varnished, perfect fit everywhere and no shortcuts. The atmosphere shows it is possible to marry traditional quality in materials with modern taste for light interiors. Not a low price yacht, but still worth the money. Not least in the long run."
Waterkampioen, the Netherlands: "Hallberg-Rassy has very carefully implemented ‘new' trends - especially in the interior-styling. So the yacht might maybe not look very modern, but for the yard it is. She's the perfect balance between their own tradition, new trends and contemporary sailing abilities: this is a VERY good sailing yacht, which might be able to compete with modern performance cruisers. Of course she's built with the well-known Hallberg-Rassy building quality. A great job by the Swedes."
Hallberg-Rassy establishes distributor in Croatia
Marko Knežević, More
Ocean
(20
January 2010)
Hallberg-Rassy reinforce the activity in the Mediterranean area and
establishes a distributor in Croatia. The new distributor is in charge
of buyers from Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Hercegovina,
Macedonia and Montenegro. The company name is More Ocean d.o.o. with its
office located in Zagreb. The company is headed by Marko and Stevo
Knežević. They have a vast experience in yachting and the yachting
business.
Contact details:
More Ocean d.o.o.
Smićiklasova 19
10 000 Zagreb marko"at"moreocean.hr
Phone +385 1 5509501
Mobile + 385 98 48 38 54
Hallberg-Rassy
54 the most exciting part of the moviemaking, says actor
The making of the movie Bröllopsfotografen onboard a Hallberg-Rassy 54
(17 January 2010) Both actors Johannes Brost and Kjell Bergkvist agreed that the most exciting moment of the making of the movie "Bröllopsfotografen" was to sail the Hallberg-Rassy 54. "It was a fantastic experience to sail the enourmos Hallberg-Rassy 54 and feel the exciting power under full sails", says actor Johannes Brost. However, the price level of the boat stated by the actor, is almost the double of the real one. To see a YouTube movie about the making of Bröllopsfotografen, please click the first trailer above.
Book by Hallberg-Rassy
40 sailor released
The author Leon Schulz
(16 January 2010) The Missing Centimetre, written by Hallberg-Rassy 40 sailor Leon Schulz, known from several talks at the Open House weekends, was officially launched at the London Boat Show from 8 - 17 January (Stand N055A). The book is also available for purchase from HR Parts and Accessories. This is the inspiring story of an ordinary family, with ordinary sailing experience and a common dream, who, together, achieve something extraordinary. Written as they sailed with their Hallberg-Rassy, the story is one of transformation, of a family growing together, learning to take big decisions, dangers, challenges and new worlds in their stride. Not only is it the story of their North Atlantic circuit, but it also offers practical advice and tips based on hard-won experience of blue-water family sailing. If you've ever wanted to know how it feels to make the break, set sail for the horizon and keep going, The Missing Centimetre is for you.
Wintersailing
with a Hallberg-Rassy
(10 January 2010)On 7-8 January 2010 German Segeln magazine
tested the Hallberg-Rassy 310, in minus 14 degrees Celsius. Pretty cold.
To see a photo
gallery, please go here
Hallberg-Rassy
372 elected Yacht of the Year by Seilas readers
(8
January 2010)
The readers of Norwegian Seilas magazine has
elected Hallberg-Rassy 372 Luxury Cruiser of the Year 2010. Out of the
five nominated yachts, the Hallberg-Rassy 372 got by far the most votes.
No less than 61.2 per cent voted for the Hallberg-Rassy 372. The 372
also got Best in Test in Seilas big comparison test of eight 37 foot
performance cruisers.
Whether or not the
Hallberg-Rassy 372 will win European Yacht of the Year, will be
presented on 23 January.
This
Hallberg-Rassy 46 has logged 136 000 Nautical Miles
John and Amanda Neal
Hallberg-Rassy 46 "Mahina Tiare III"
(5
January 2010)John and Amanda
Neal celebrate their 20th season of sail-training voyages aboard Mahina
Tiare III, their 1996 Hallberg-Rassy 46. Together they offer sailors the
opportunity to master ocean sailing skills by joining them on a two or
three week ocean passage. Mahina Tiare has logged and impressive 136,000
miles having recently completing a 50,000 mile, 4.5 year round trip
series of passages from New Zealand to Svalbard and back. John and
Amanda maintain that their Hallberg-Rassy is the perfect teaching and
learning platform and their 2010 sailing itinerary offers a variety of
ocean passage expeditions covering the most interesting islands in the
South Pacific. Many of their expeditions members, having completed an
ocean passage aboard Mahina Tiare III, have gone on to purchase and
sail the world aboard their own Hallberg-Rassys. Details on
www.mahina.com
MarineParken
Yachts ApS new Hallberg-Rassy dealer in Denmark
Bo Hold, MarineParken Aps
(22
December 2009)MarineParken
Yachts ApS i Fredericia, med Bo Hold i spetsen, är ny importör för
Hallberg-Rassy i Danmark. Bo har ett långt förflutet inom marinbranschen.
Bland annat har Bo Hold och Hallberg-Rassy samarbetat mycket under tiden
Bo Hold arbetade för Elvstöm Sails.
MarinParken Yachts är nyinflyttade i lokaler direkt
vid motorvägen i Fredericia. Bo Hold
säger: ”Marineparken Yachts
ApS er stolte over at være udvalgt til at repræsentere Hallberg-Rassy i
Danmark, og vi ser frem til at betjene nye såvel som gamle
Hallberg-Rassy kunder.”
Marineparken
Yachts ApS
Navervej 6a
7000 Fredericia
direkte ved motorvej E20, afkørsel nr. 59
(27
November 2009)
In Norwegian Seilas magazine, issue 9 / 2009, a large test of eight well
performing 37 ft cruisers is published. The test is a cooperation
between Norwegian Seilas, Swedish Båtnytt and German Yacht magazines.
The overall winner is the Hallberg-Rassy 372. Participating boats are
FinnFlyer 36, Grand Soleil 37, Arcona 370, Salona 37, Linjett 37, Elan
380 and SwedeStar 370. The magazine writes: "The Hallberg-Rassy 372
impressed with her good sailing performance. She performs surprisingly
well compared to other boats who call themselves cruiser-racers". All boats in the test got
up to ten points per dicipline by each person in the test team,
consisting of 11 persons. "The test winner Hallberg-Rassy is the measure for technical
installations" said the person in charge for judging the technical
installations. No other boat got so many ten pointers as the 372
for interior, details, brightness, ventilation, choice of materials,
galley and sleeping comfort. The Hallberg-Rassy 372 score the highest
overall points of all 8 boats in the test.
Hallberg-Rassy
mentioned in award winning bestseller thriller
(17
November 2009)
Hallberg-Rassy is mentioned in the award-winning Swedish thriller book
"Män som hatar kvinnor" by Stieg Larsson. Hallberg-Rassy is mentioned in
connection with that a yacht harbour is visited and a nice boat is seen;
a Hallberg-Rassy. The mentioning is on page 277 in the Swedish version
of the big pocket version.
This may sound like another expensive
product placement but that is not the case. Hallberg-Rassy did not know
about this until today. Hallberg-Rassy is simply the first name that
comes to your mind when you think about a nice sailing yacht.
This award winning book is also
available as a cinema version and both are best sellers. The books only
are sold in 3 500 000 copies just in Sweden and 15 000 000 copies world
wide. It has won several awards such as Waterstones's Book of the Year
Award 2009, Indies Choice Best Author Award Discovery 2009, Galaxy
Awards 2009 - Crime thriller of the year and much more. The book is one
in a series of three ad the series has been sold to 40 countries.
Hallberg-Rassy
wins cruising boat of the year award
Magnus Rassy (right) received the Cruisingboat of the Year award by Segeln
Magazine's chief editor, Mr Thorsten Höge
Cruising boat of the Year award winner 2009 - Hallberg-Rassy
(26 October 2009) In connection with the Hamburg Boatshow Sunday evening 25 October, the winner of the 2009 Cruisingboat of the Year award was presented. The winner is Hallberg-Rassy. The award is choosen by the readers of the German Segeln magazine.
Hallberg-Rassy Regatta where everybody wins 18-19 June 2010
(24 October 2009)There will be a Hallberg-Rassy get together in Ellös,Sweden, 18-19 June 2010. All Hallberg-Rassy sailors are welcome to join us. We will both sail together and have a good time ashore. The sailing will be a relaxed event, no time keeping and no result list. All boat participating in the "race" will win some kind of prize. Winning categories may include "The boat with longest way to Ellös" or "Youngest crew member" or similar. The Hallberg-Rassys Regattas may be the only regattas in the world where all boats are winners. We will all meet up on Friday afternoon 18 June. There will be possibilities to tour the yard. We will have a dinner together. The sailing will take place on Saturday 19 June.
The fee for application in this event is only 500 SEK per boat plus 100 SEK per crewmember. That includes the Friday night dinner.
For application, please fax +46 304 50 486 or air mail us and give you written OK to charge the amount from your Eurocard, Mastercard or Visa, card number and expiry date.
Please state your name, address, email, telephone numbers, what boat
type you have and the name of her. For security reasons, we ask you not to email creditcard info.
Hallberg-Rassy's chairman of the board voted int the Olympic Committee
Göran Petersson, Hallberg-Rassy's chairman of the board
(10 October 2009)Göran Petersson, Hallberg-Rassy's
chairman of the board, has been elected into the IOC (International
Olympic Committee). The election took place on 9 October in Copenhagen
in connection with the IOC meeting there. Göran Petersson will join the
IOC in his role as president for the ISAF (International Sailing
Association Federation) and will have this role for a period of 8 years.
Göran Petersson is president for the ISAF since November 2004 and was
re-elected November 2008. He has also been a member of the international
jury in all Olympic Games between 1980 and 1996 and was chairman in the
international Olympic jury 1992 and 1996.
Göran Petersson said: “Becoming an IOC Member is not only a great
honour, it is also a great responsibility and I look forward to serving
the world of sport.” Magnus Rassy, Hallberg-Rassy CEO said "It is a
great asset to work with a such widely knowledgeable person as Göran
Petersson as our chairman of the board"
Göran Petersson has been chairman of the
board in Hallberg-Rassy since the mid 1990s. Needless to say, Göran
Petersson privately sails a Hallberg-Rassy.
(6 October 2009)For the 10th year in a row, Hallberg-Rassy provides
free ARC support for Hallberg-Rassy yachts. The support includes key
function inspection onboard and helpful advice is given. Our team will
be available on Gran Canaria Sunday 15 November until Saturday 21
November 2009.
ARC stands for Atlantic Rally for Cruisers and is sailed
from Gran Canaria to St Lucia in the Caribbean. One of the most common
boats is Hallberg-Rassy and there are also several Hallberg-Rassys who
have won their class or even the ARC overall.
All participating Hallberg-Rassy yachts in the ARC will be contacted by
our team David and Rickard but if you would like to get in touch with
them please contact david.bourne "at" hallberg-rassy.se .
Popular
book to be released also in English
(2 October 2009)Hallberg-Rassy 62 sailors Arne and Heléne Mårtensson
will publish their popular book also in English. The book is about a part of their around the world trip; the
voyage to Antarctica, Patagonia and the South Pacific. This interesting
book contains many valuable tips for blue water sailors. The English
version will be
on sale from May 2010. It is published by Norstedts in Sweden. It will
be possible to order the book from
www.hr-parts.com.
There will also be a second book about the rest of Yaghan's round the
world trip. The Swedish version of that is planned to be published May
2011.
Miss
Switzerland visited Hallberg-Rassy
at Friedrichshafen Boat Show
Miss Switzerland at the
helm of the Hallberg-Rassy 310
(27 Sept 2009) Miss
Switzerland, Whitney Toyloy, visited the Hallberg-Rassy stand at the
Friedrichshafen Boat Show. Pretty Whitney is born 21 July 1990 in Yverdon VD, Switzerland and is 177 cm tall. She studied the new
Hallberg-Rassy 310 in detail.
Hallberg-Rassy
54 medverkar i biofilmen Bröllopsfotografen
Aktuella biofilmen
Bröllopsfotografen spelades bl a in ombord på en Hallberg-Rassy 54
(18 Sept 2009 - Swedish only) Den 16 oktober 2009 blir det
biopremiär för filmen Bröllopsfotografen, där en Hallberg-Rassy 54
medverkar. Regi är av guldbaggebelönade mästaren Ulf Malmros och
skådespelare som medverkar är bl a Johannes Brost, Tuva Novotny och
Kjell Bergkvist. Hallberg-Rassybåten är även med i trailern nedan. Om
filmen har redan sagts att den "med största sannolikhet kommer vara
årets bästa svenska film år 2009".
Mer info här.
Free
upgrade for Hallberg-Rassy
342
(13 Sept 2009) Hallberg-Rassy offers a
free upgrade of the rudder bearing system on Hallberg-Rassy 342 No
001-216. No other Hallberg-Rassy models are affected.
In conjunction with a warranty service repair of a Hallberg-Rassy
342 a case of defective lamination of the lower rudder bearing was
discovered. As a result of this find we cannot exclude the fact that
a small number of other Hallberg-Rassy 342’s delivered during the
period 2006-2009 with building numbers #001 - #216 may also be
affected.
This defect became apparent first after high load to the lower
bearing and its laminate creating a local failure in
laminate-adhesion around the bearing housing and subsequently a
leakage of seawater to the boat. Known leakages have been no greater
than that the standard bilge pumps could cope with them, however we
do judge this issue can be a safety risk in heavy seas.
To today’s date we know that two boats of a total of 216 HR 342’s
who have suffered from this issue. No other boat models in our range
are affected.
A visual inspection of the lower bearing and its laminate is not
sufficient in saying how strong adhesion between these parts really
is. As a dependable boat builder Hallberg-Rassy has made the
decision to make a free upgrade of all possibly affected boats, by
demounting and refitting the lower rudder bearing. In addition to
this the boat will receive a free of charge service and upgrade of
the steering assembly. All known buyers are informed by letter. If
you have any questions, please contact Hallberg-Rassy's head office in Ellös.
Hallberg-Rassy
310 class winner in Tjörn Runt
(15 Aug 2009) The all-new Hallberg-Rassy 310
today got the result that she has won her class in Tjörn
Runt in Sweden, one of the world's largest in-shore races, with 531 boats participating. It was 68 boats in the class
where the HR 310 sailed. Today's race was challenging with both
strong and light winds. Congratulations to skipper Thomas Oljelund
and his crew!
Hallberg-Rassy
310 jetzt schon in Deutschland probesegeln
(18 Juli 2009) (German only)Die
ganz neue Hallberg-Rassy 310 liegt schon als Vorführschiff bei
unserer deutscher Niederlassung in Neustadt i.H. zum Probesegeln
bereit. Bitte vereinbaren Sie einen Termin unter Telefon 04561 - 55
86 48. Zum Tag der offenen Tür 21.-23. August bei der Werft in Ellös
wird die 310 zum ersten Mal öffentlich auf einer Messe gezeigt.
Hallberg-Rassy
372 among the finalists in European Yacht of the Year
(24 June 2009) The Hallberg-Rassy 372 is
among the finalists to the title European Yacht of the Year
2009/2010 in the category "Luxury cruiser". That means that the
Hallberg-Rassy 372 has been ranked as one of the most interesting
and promising newcomers of its class. The 372 has already been
tested by twelve different yachting magazines and a boat has rarely
been so well received. The favourites for European Yacht of the Year
award are selected by journalists from eleven European yachting
magazines. Boats need to be again thoroughly tested and evaluated in
a lot of different criterias in the fall of 2009 and the result
about the winner will be revealed in connection with the Düsseldorf
boat show in January 2010.
35
yachts in Dutch Hallberg-Rassy regatta 2009
(17 June 2009) The 2009 Dutch
Hallberg-Rassy Regatta 2009 was won overall by the Hallberg-Rassy
342 "Lyra", followed by Hallberg-Rassy 37 "Goodewind" and third
became a HR 31. As always, there was a very nice
weekend with a lot of enthusiastic Hallberg-Rassy owners!
Hallberg-Rassy 310 sails
(28 May 2009) We have
this afternoon launched our new 31 footer. We had about 16-20 knots
true wind and sunshine. She performs as fantastic as you could ever
imagine! To see photos, please
go here.
Hallberg-Rassy
Spring Cruise in Seattle 6-7 June 2009
(7 May 2009) Hallberg-Rassy
owners in the Seattle area are invited to participate in a spring
cruise to Poulsbo, WA on June 6th and 7th. This is a great way to
spend a weekend on the water and to meet other Hallberg-Rassy
owners! Contact West Coast Yachts for more information.
info(a)westcoastyachts.us
Arne
Mårtensson releases book
(24 April 2009)Hallberg-Rassy 62 sailors Arne and Heléne Mårtensson
will publish a new book about a part of their around the world trip; the
voyage to Antarctica, Patagonia and the South Pacific. The book will be
on sale from May 2009. It is published by Norstedts in Sweden and at
this stage the book will only be published in Swedish. For more info, in
Swedish,
please go here.
Arne
Mårtensson and Yaghan to
Hallberg-Rassy
Open House
Mr Arne Mårtensson, proud owner of Hallberg-Rassy 62 "Yagan"
Hallberg-Rassy 62 "Yaghan" in Antarctica
(18 April 2009)
Mr Arne Mårtensson is now homebound after his voyage around the world.
The Grand Final will take place at the Hallberg-Rassy Yard in August,
where Mr and Mrs Mårtensson will give a talk about his circumnavigation and
where his Hallberg-Rassy 62 “Yaghan” will be open for viewing.
Mr Mårtensson and his wife Heléne are at this point onboard their
“Yaghan” around the world. They cast off from Stockholm on June 1st,
2006, and estimate to arrive back home on July 28th this year. The total
sailing distance is 44 000 nautical miles, and they have sailed via the
Antarctic, South Pacific , South Africa, South America, Caribbean and
then back to Sweden.
Mr Mårtensson says: “Before we set out on our circumnavigation we
sailed 12 000 nautical miles in this boat and were convinced that we
couldn’t find a better boat for a circumnavigation with only two people
onboard. One of our “test and training” tours went to Iceland in 2003.”
The Hallberg-Rassy 62 “Yaghan” will be on show in the Hallberg-Rassy
marina during the Open House Weekend. There will be approximately a
hundred new boats from many different boat builders exhibited of which
nine are Hallberg-Rassy yachts. Also the yard will be available for
viewing.
Mr
and Mrs Mårtensson has many tales to tell from their circumnavigation experiences
and lots of beautiful pictures to show. The talk will be held in English
so that our international guests will be able to follow. It is a popular
tradition at the Hallberg-Rassy yard to arrange a social evening with an
interesting talk during the Open House Weekend. Each year the event has
been fully booked and there is every reason to believe that Mrs and Mr Mårtensson’s talk will be even more popular. Therefore, talks have
already been planned for two occasions: One talk on Saturday evening,
August 22nd at 7 pm with supper included, and the other talk on Sunday,
August 23rd at 12 o’clock noon, with no food included. For booking
instructions, please go here.
Dutch
Hallberg-Rassy
Regatta 13 June 2009
(10 April 2009)Traditionally, Hallberg-Rassy's Dutch importer, Nova
Yachting, arranges a Hallberg-Rassy Regatta. It will this year take
place 13 June 2009. For application or further details, please contact
marjon.de.wit(a)nova-yachting.nl
Hallberg-Rassy
re-introduces HR 29 in updated version
(1 April 2009)Hallberg-Rassy
re-introduces the popular HR 29 in an updated version. The updates
include extended transom with integrated bathing platform, external
modern lead keel and cutter rigging. The boat will showed in public
first time at the traditional Open House (Öppet Varv) weekend 21-23
August 2009. The new model name will be Hallberg-Rassy 29 Racing.
Orders for this updated model, however, may only be placed on April 1st
every year.
Hallberg-Rassy
372 tested in Yachting Monthly April issue
(13 March 2009)
In the latest issue of Yachting Monthly, the April issue, on sale now,
there is a nine page test report of the all-new Hallberg-Rassy 372. The
test was carried out in a cold Sweden on 1 - 3 February 2009, in minus 6
degrees and through the ice. The test team sailed from Ellös to
Hunnebostrand and back. Don't miss this detailed and different test
report.
Hallberg-Rassy
vann fotbolls-VM
(7 March 2009)
(Swedish only)
Hallberg-Rassy har vunnit fotbolls-VM. Och VM på Orust står för
VarvsMästerskap. Fredagen den 6 mars spelades en inomhusturnering där
sju västsvenska företag ur varvsnäringen deltog. Segrare blev laget från
Hallberg-Rassy!
Fler bilder finner Du här.
Hallberg-Rassy
372 tested by 11 magazines
(24 Feb 2009) The new Hallberg-Rassy 372 has proved very popular
and has already been test sailed by eleven different yachting magazines
so far this winter. For example Swedish Båtnytt 3/2009 and Segling
2/2009 magazines each have an extensive test report in their latest
issues and the forthcoming April issue of Yachting Monthly, on sale 10
March 2009, will also have a detailed test report with many good photos.
Further magazines who already tested the boat is Seilas, Yacht,
SeglerZeitung, SegelJournal, Palstek, Segeln and FAZ. So don't miss to
read your local magazine says about the Hallberg-Rassy 372.
Hallberg-Rassy
further improves leading position as dream yacht
Click on the image to get a larger view
(19 Jan 2009)(Diese Neuheit auf Deutsch: hier klicken) Once again Hallberg-Rassy further improves their
lead as dream yacht. Sunday 18 January at boot Düsseldorf, the world's
largest boat show, Europe's largest sailing magazine presented their
market research made October-November 2008 among 4110 readers. For the
third year in a row it was asked the question "Which boat builder makes the yacht of your dreams?"
and for the third year in a row the answer is crystal clear:
Hallberg-Rassy. And Hallberg-Rassy's lead to other brands even increased
for the third time. Last year 21.5 % answered Hallberg-Rassy, this time
it increased to a massive 23.6 % and at the same time number two
decreased to 7.0 %. Hallberg-Rassy is the yacht most people dream about.
Make your dream come true!
New
layout alternative for the Hallberg-Rassy 48
(17 Jan 2009)At the Open House weekend at Hallberg-Rassy 21-23
August 2009, a new layout alternative will be presented. It has both a
new galley to port with larger worktop and an additional fridge that is
front opening, and also a Supercabin in front of the mast. Most Hallberg-Rassy yachts are sailed
by one or two couples. Only occasionally is there a need for a third
cabin. With this in mind, Hallberg-Rassy have developed the Supercabin
forward of the mast. That means the yacht has two high priority double
cabins and one more two-berth cabin in the front for occasional use.
Apart from the comfortable aft cabin there is now also a very generous
cabin in front of the mast with a double berth and lots of elbow space.
The V-cabin in front is still there and the actual berths are not
smaller than they normally are but the hanging locker and the floor area
of the V-cabin has been reduced in favour for the super cabin forward of
the mast. To see the layout alternative,
please go here.
Hallberg-Rassy
37 im deutschen ZDF 17.01. und 19.01.2009
(5 Jan 2009)
(German only) Eine
Hallberg-Rassy 37 nimmt teil in dem deutschen Spielfilm "Bella Block" im
ZDF Samstag, 17. Januar und Montag, 19. Januar 2009, jeweils 20:15. Die
Hallberg-Rassy 37 wurde in mehreren Szenen in diesem Krimi gezeigt.
Weitere Infos finden Sie hier.
Hallberg-Rassy
largest Gori Propeller OEM of the world
(17 Dec 2008)Hallberg-Rassy has
received prize for Largest OEM from Gori Propeller. OEM stands for
Original Equipment Manufacturer. In other words, Hallberg-Rassy is the
boatyard in the world who sells most Gori propellers. Gori offers the
unique and patented three bladed propeller with overdrive. The overdrive
lowers the RPM at same boat speed, lowers the noise and extends the
cruising range with as much as up to 30 % compared to other three bladed
folding propellers.
New
marina houses finished
(15 Dec 2008)
Three new marina houses are just finished. Two of these houses will be
for storing yacht owner's personal belongings during the boat
construction time. One is an office for the harbour master.
New
varnishing machine installed
(3 Dec 2008)
A new varnishing machine is installed at Hallberg-Rassy. The new machine
is the first step in updating our varnishing machines to the latest
standard. This first new machine is more efficient and is for use on
flat surfaces.
Hallberg-Rassy
triple winner in the Caribbean 1500
(21 Nov 2008)
The Hallberg-Rassy 62 “Between the Sheets“ won both the performance
division (!) and was first yacht over the line in the Caribbean
1500, and the overall winner is the Hallberg-Rassy 49 “Elusion”.
This makes Hallberg-Rassy triple winner!
The Caribbean 1500 starts in Hampton, VA, USA and the finish is in
Tortola, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean. It usually takes 6-10 days
to finish.
Congratulations to the overall winner Kirt Schuldt and his crew on the
Hallberg-Rassy 49 “Elusion” and to the line honours and racing division
winners Tom and Diane Might in the Hallberg-Rassy 62 "Between the
Sheets"!
(14 Nov 2008)Hallberg-Rassy's
head office now has a new Volkswagen Caddy Maxi servicecar. The car has
an interior for tools and a nice big picture of a Hallberg-Rassy yacht
each on the left and right side of the car.
Hallberg-Rassy
in the new James Bond Movie
(10 Nov 2008)A Hallberg-Rassy 62
is featured in the new James Bond movie "Quantum Of Solace". At a scene
in Haiti the Hallberg-Rassy 62 is very well visible and even the
Hallberg-Rassy 62 logo is zoomed in. This sounds like an expensive
product placement, but it is just a coincidence that this yacht was here
at that particular time. It’s good to have 8 700 Hallberg-Rassy yachts
well distributed all over the globe!
For more info on the new film,
please visit www.007.com
Hallberg-Rassy's
new head office opened
(29 Sept 2008)
Hallberg-Rassy has today, all according to plan, opened
their new head offices, located partly over the water and partly over
the shoreline, just at the Hallberg-Rassy marina. This new building gives more room to allow more space to
enhance our varnishing department where the old head office was located.To see
photos of the building please go here.
Everybody
wins at Hallberg-Rassy regatta
(3 Sept 2008)More than 50
Hallberg-Rassy sailors had met in Hankø, Norway on August 30th,
2008. 21 Hallberg-Rassy yachts in the range 26 to 62 feet took part. The
event was arranged by Hallberg-Rassy’s Norwegian representative, Ole-Petter
Pollen from Pollen Maritime in co-operation with the Norwegian
Hallberg-Rassy Club.
The spirits ran high, and on
Saturday a regatta was held and everybody won. No time-keeping was used
nor was there any handicap system. Prize categories were rather
unconventional, like the prize to “Best boat with dog on board” - truth
is there was only one boat with a dog onboard taking part. So each boat
won in some category or other.
Might this be the
only regatta in the world where everybody wins?
Hallberg-Rassy
342's sailing performance surprised test panel
(30 Aug 2008)
August 26 - 29 2008 a large test of nine yachts around
34 ft was made as a joint venture between the magazines Seilas from
Norway, Båtnytt from Sweden and Yacht from Germany. It was no surprise
that the Hallberg-Rassy 342 scored high when it came to comfort and
build quality, but the journalists were surprised by the excellent
sailing performance of the Hallberg-Rassy 342. There were nine
journalists, nine boats and nine comparison sails. That meant that there
were different helmsmen each time, but still it was very evident that
the Hallberg-Rassy 342 performed better than the Dufour 34, the Hanse
350, the Beneteau Oceanis 34, the Delphia 33, the Sunbeam 34, the Najad
355 and the Bavaria 34. The HR 342 was only bet on sailing performance
by the racing oriented X-34. Wind condition varied between 2 and 20
knots of wind.
To read what the Norwegian Seilas magazine writes in their pre-view,
please go here.
Hallberg-Rassy
372 sails like a dream
(21 Aug 2008)
What a great day!
Already from the first moment it was clear: the new Hallberg-Rassy 372
sails like a dream! She is quick, easy to steer and
she is great fun to sail, always under
control. She exceeds all
high expectations. She has wonderful sweet lines, even more beautiful in
reality than on the synthetic images. This is another milestone in Hallberg-Rassy's history.
Mani
Frers inspects first Hallberg-Rassy
372 under construction
Mani Frers at Hallberg-Rassy 372 hull No 1
(19 Aug 2008)
The first Hallberg-Rassy 372 in production has been
inspected by Mani Frers and he is impressed by what he saw.
Three
Hallberg-Rassy 62's at Open House 22-24 August
Hallberg-Rassy 62 No 21 "Fair Lady" from Oslo
(10 July 2008)
At the traditional Open House Weekend 22-24
August 2008 it will this time be showed no less than three
Hallberg-Rassy 62's. One completed, Hull No 21, in the water, as well as
hull numbers 22 and 23 in the workshop. All in all 48 Hallberg-Rassys,
including the all-new Hallberg-Rassy 372, will be showed under
construction, and eight Hallberg-Rassys between 31 and 62 ft in the
water, as well as 108 other boats from other manufacturers from nine
countries, and 90 relevant yacht equipment companies ashore.
25 000 visitors are expected. So don't miss the
popular Hallberg-Rassy Open House Weekend 22-24 August 2008, the most
important yachting days of the year.
HR
43 winner in the German Hallberg-Rassy
Regatta 2008
The HR 43 Ulla won the German Hallberg-Rassy Regatta 2008
The winner of the German
Hallberg-Rassy Regatta 2008 is the Hallberg-Rassy 43 "Ulla". To
see a photo gallery, please go here
Johannes
Brost spelade in biofilm på Hallberg-Rassy 54
Johannes Brost (i vit
jacka) spelade in biofilm på en Hallberg-Rassy 54
Söndagen den 15 juni 2008 spelades en scen in till nya biofilmen
”Brölloppsfotografen” med Johannes Brost på en Hallberg-Rassy 54.
Utgångspunkten var Mollösund och man seglade en dag ut på havet i
Hallberg-Rassy 54:an.
Andra skådespelare i filmen är Tuva Novotny och Kjell
Bergqvist. Produktionsbolag är Bob Film. Filmen är en komedi och manus
och regi görs av Ulf Malmros, som bland annat vunnit två Guldbaggar.
Filmen får biopremiär i september 2009.
Hallberg-Rassy
dealer for Bulgaria appointed
Mr Stefan Nikolov
Mr Anton Tchavdarov
Finninvest
Ltd. in Burgas, Bulgaria, has been appointed Hallberg-Rassy dealer for
Bulgaria. Finninvest is headed by Mr Stefan Nikolov and the sales of
Hallberg-Rassy yachts is handled by him and Mr Anton Tchavdarov. Both
are enthusiastic
Hallberg-Rassy sailors. Their brand new Hallberg-Rassy 37 is sailed on
the Black Sea and has recently been exhibited on a boat show in
Bulgaria.
Hallberg-Rassy
54 on the cover of Sail magazine
A Hallberg-Rassy 54 is covergirl on the June issue of Sail magazine from
the USA.
New
galley work top material
We now introduce a new standard work top material in the HR 31 Mk II - HR 48 in
stead of the current white formica. The name is PlexiCor, which is a
composite stone material. The material we have been using and still use
in the HR 54 and 62 is very similar and looks and feels the same,
although the colour and grain is different on the HR 31 Mk II -HR 48.
Hallberg-Rassy
43 wins
The American Hallberg-Rassy 43 "Smidge" won both her class and overall
in a regatta in the Bahamas.
The regatta is the 28th Annual George Town Cruising Regatta in
Georgetown, Exumas, The Bahamas and consists of over a week of many
activities in this adult summer camp type community. Activities include
volleyball, sand sculpture competition, beach golf, bridge tournaments,
talent shows, etc. Two events are sailboat racing - one around Stocking
Island and one in Elizabeth Harbour. The HR 43 "Smidge" entered both
races and ended up winning her class and overall in both races. Smidge
also won overall monohull for the regatta. Congratulations to a good
result!
Hallberg-Rassy
innovation: electric furling ensign
Hallberg-Rassy introduces the electric furling ensign. It is the flag
staff that has been motorized, controlled from the cockpit for ease of
handling. "That fits perfectly into our push-button concept for
handling big yachts with minimum crew" says Magnus Rassy. This new
option is available for all new Hallberg-Rassy models from 31 - 62 ft.
Orders, however, may only be placed on April 1st every year.
Confirmed: Hallberg-Rassy
is the yacht most people dream about
Once again
Europe's largest sailing magazine, Yacht from Germany, made a large
research among 3 902 out of its 180 000 readers. A lot of questions were asked and one of
them was: "Which boat builder makes the yacht of your dreams?" The
answer was very clear: No other make even comes close to Hallberg-Rassy.
And, furthermore, Hallberg-Rassy actually increased its leading position
from last year. Hallberg-Rassy is the yacht most people dream about.
New
lamination workshop
Hallberg-Rassy prepares for the future and invests
not only in a new head office but also in a new lamination workshop at
its plant at Hallberg-Rassy Marinplast in Kungshamn, Sweden. When the
older workshops were built, the largest yacht they had to accommodate
was a thirty-five footer. The new workshop will totally be 35 x 30 m and that
means it will have space for the simultaneous building of two large
yachts, which corresponds a lot better with both the current and the
future product mix. The new workshop already takes shape and is
scheduled be ready for business in August 2008.
To see photos of the construction please go here.
New
5 axis CNC machine installed
Hallberg-Rassy has invested in a further CNC controlled machine,
primarily for use in woodwork. Unlike the two already existing
three-axes machines, the new one is a five-axis model which enables us
to work more efficiently with fewer changes and adjustment to the tools
used. The new machine is also able to mill three-dimensional items such
as shower basins and hardtop roofs, which is not possible with the three
axis machine.
In the September issue of Sail magazine
from the USA, the Hallberg-Rassy 54 is listed among the Best Boats
2008. To vote for your favourite,
please go here
HR
48 winner of 4th Mediterranean Hallberg-Rassy
Regatta
Click on image to see larger view The gennaker of the winning HR 48
The winner of the fourth Mediterranean
Hallberg-Rassy Regatta is the Italian HR 48 No 23 "Falabrach".
Second overall is the HR 39 "Vampa". The first day the weather
offered a breeze from NW with 8-12 knots, 30 degrees Celsius and
fantastic sunshine. All participating crews also had a very nice
dinner at the local restaurant "Il Delfino verde" who is located
"on" the sea in front of where the boats were docked. The second day
also "Falabrach" arrived first, ahead HR 48 No 40 "Zimbra". The wind
was strong ESE up to 22-23 knots, so crews were really busy trying
to get the best result. HR 48 No 42 "Manilù 4" achieved third place
in real time all days. This year 32 Hallberg-Rassy yachts applied,
of which 20 boats and 180 people came to the start line. The
winning HR 48 "Falabrach" will also compete in the ARC over the
Atlantic in November. That is the start of a 3 year round the world
cruise.
For a complete result list of the Mediterranean Hallberg-Rassy
Regatta 2007, please go
here
Hallberg-Rassy
342 on top of ranking
Mr Tom Dieck, Editor in chief for the German boating
catalogue “Bootsmarkt“ says the following regarding the Hallberg-Rassy
342:
”The Hallberg-Rassy 342 is the yacht
with the highest user interest in our Delius-Klasing watersport portal
www.bootsmarkt.de. For the second month in
a row now, the HR 342 is on top on our top 100 ranking of the most
visited sailing yachts in our online catalogue. That means the
Hallberg-Rassy 342 is the most popular sailing yacht on our site.
”Bootsmarkt” is Europe’s largest boating catalogue with a
circulation of 20.000 copies. The web version generates more than 2.5
million views every year.”.