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(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.

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.

(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

(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. 

(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.

(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.

(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.

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!

(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.

(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.

(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. 

(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.

(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.

(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"!

For complete result list, click here

Photo gallery from the event

More info on caribbean1500.com

(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.

(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

(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.

(3 Sept 2008) More than 50 Hallberg-Rassy sailors had met in Hankø, Norway on August 30^th, 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.

To see a photo gallery, please go here.

(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.

(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 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.

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.

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 (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.

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.

A Hallberg-Rassy 54 is covergirl on the June issue of Sail magazine from the USA.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Starting March 3rd 2008, Mr John-Jin Kim of Geoje Marina Co. has been appointed Hallberg-Rassy dealer for Korea. Mr Kim is already an enthusiastic Hallberg-Rassy sailor and sails his HR frequently between South Korea and Japan. The sales office is located in Geoje-City, on the south coast of South Korea.

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.

Bfa life rafts are subject to a safety recall - please see manufacturers web site for details, please go here

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

Mr Tom Dieck, Editor in chief for the German boating catalogue “Bootsmarkt“ says the following regarding the Hallberg-Rassy 342: