News

 
(20 January 2012)  Leon Schulz made his dream come true. He sailed with his family with school age kids with their Hallberg-Rassy 40 "Regina" from Europe to the Caribbean and back. Take the chance to come and meet Leon, talk to him and buy a signed copy of his book "The Missing Centimetre" in English and "Sabbatical auf See" in German.

Saturday 21 January 2012 14.15 - 15.15,
Sunday 22 January 11.00-11.30 and 14.15-15.15
Monday 23 January 11.00-11.30 and 14.15-15.15
Tuesday 24 January 11.00-11.30 and 14.15-15.15

Leon Schulz hat mit seiner Familie mit schulpflichtigen Kindern ihre Hallberg-Rassy 40 "Regina" von Europa bis in die Karibik und zurück gesegelt. Jetzt ist Leons Buch auch in deutscher Sprache erschienen. Es geht darum, den Traum zu verwirklichen, selbst wenn man sich mitten im Arbeitsleben befindet und junge Kinder hat. Nutzen Sie die Möglichkeit Leon Schulz auf dem Messestand von Hallberg-Rassy in Düsseldorf zu treffen, sprechen Sie mit ihm und kaufen ein signiertes Exemplar von seinem neuen Buch "Sabbatical auf See" für nur 12 Euro. Leon wird folgende Zeiten auf dem Hallberg-Rassystand sein:

Samstag den 21. Januar um 14.15 bis 15.15 Uhr,
Sonntag den 22. Januar 2012 um 11.00-11.30 und 14.15 bis 15.15 Uhr
Montag den 23. Januar 2012 um 11.00-11.30 und 14.15 bis 15.15 Uhr
Dienstag den 24. Januar 2012 um 11.00-11.30 und 14.15 bis 15.15 Uhr

Es ist eine ganz normale Familie, die ein ganz normales Familienleben führt – bis "Regina" zu ihnen stößt, die wunderbare Segelyacht, die Ängste und Zweifel verblassen und Träume wirklich werden lässt. Voller Humor und Selbstironie, absolut nachvollziehbar und mit großer Ehrlichkeit berichtet Leon Schulz, wie sich diese wirtschaftlich abgesicherte und im Alltag verwurzelte Gemeinschaft aus Vater, Mutter und zwei schulpflichtigen Kindern in eine Blue-Water-Crew verwandelt. Nicht ohne Bedenken geben sie ihre Jobs auf, verkaufen ihr Haus, segeln über den Atlantik und erleben in der Karibik, wie Lebensfreude, neue Freunde und einige Wagnisse ihnen unschätzbare Kräfte und Zuversicht schenken. „Sabbatical auf See“ ist ein einzigartiges Buch, das den Leser zu neuen Lebenserfahrungen ermuntert, ohne die damit verbundenen Schwierigkeiten und Mutproben zu beschönigen - ergänzt mit wertvollen Ratschlägen aus der Praxis der Fahrtensegelei, damit die Nachahmer eigene Segelabenteuer gut gerüstet realisieren können.

(9 January 2012)  Hallberg-Rassy has now opened a Show Room in Ellös where boats will be showed the whole winter. The following models are on display: Hallberg-Rassy 310, 342, 372, 37 and 40. Take the opportunity to come and see the boats in peace and quietness without the crowds on the boatshows.

We presently also have the following boat types under construction: Hallberg-Rassy 310, 342, 372, 412, 37, 40, 43 Mk II, 48, 54 and 64.

The winning family crew of "Meneldor"
 
(19 December 2011)  Dutch Hallberg-Rassy 54 "Meneldor" is the winner of the ARC 2011, class C on corrected time. Also on actual time there were two Hallberg-Rassy 54 first to reach the Caribbean in Class C. Last year another Hallberg-Rassy 54, "Bluewater Mooney" also won her class in the ARC. This proves that a comfortable long distance cruiser doesn't need to lack in performance!

Blog of the winning boat: Hallberg-Rassy 54 "Meneldor"

A warm congratulation to the Meneldor crew!

 
(14 December 2011)  The 2012 Hallberg-Rassy calendar, with only owner supplied photos from all over the world, is here. We have already sent out a couple of thousand calendars to existing owners and prospects where we know the up to date address, but if you don't receive one and would like to have one, please either visit us at the Düsseldorf Boat Show 21-29 January and get one, or send us a note with your name and postal address to
info "at" hallberg-rassy.se .To see a PDF version of the calendar, please go here.

A big thanks to all proud Hallberg-Rassy owners contributing with so many inspiring photos of their boats!

 
(7 December 2011)  Hallberg-Rassy 54 "Feelin' Good" was the first boat to finish in the ARC, category C. She crossed the finish line in St. Lucia after 15 days, 15 hours and travelling
2 847 NM. The crew reports that "She took care of her crew in style and grace and we lived like kings compared to others in the Rally".

Second to finish is another Hallberg-Rassy 54, "Meneldor"

The Hallberg-Rassy 54 finished as first and second on actual time in their group. Results after handicap are not yet presented but must mean top positions as well.

A warm congratulations to both crews!

The blogs of the boats:

• Hallberg-Rassy 54 "Meneldor"

• Hallberg-Rassy 54 "Feelin' Good"

Hallberg-Rassy 54 "Meneldor" leading Group C in the ARC

(30 November 2011)  In the ARC over the Atlantic, there is currently a Hallberg-Rassy 54, "Meneldor" leading Group C. Also the Hallberg-Rassy 54 "Feelin' Good" is doing well with a 3rd place in the group so far. There are 18 boats in Group C

Also in last year's ARC another Hallberg-Rassy 54, "Bluewater Mooney" won her group. It's still a lot of distance to go to the finish, 1 116 NM, but let's hope there will be a Hallberg-Rassy 54 in the lead the whole way to the Caribbean.

You may find up to date positions here: http://yb.tl/arc2011-noflash

Both Hallberg-Rassy 54's are updating their blogs daily from the Atlantic:

• Hallberg-Rassy 54 "Meneldor"

• Hallberg-Rassy 54 "Feelin' Good"

(30 November 2011)  Owners of Hallberg-Rassy 40 with deliveries 2004 - 2008, production numbers 28-101, are requested to contact the mast supplier Seldén Mast under the following link: http://www.seldenmast.com/frameset.cfm?id=6826

There are no reports about any mast coming down, but it is still highly recommended to contact Seldén as per above.

It is important to point out that only the above boats, who have a 10 mm forestay, are affected. Although the same forestay fitting (Seldén part No 517-914) is used also on other Hallberg-Rassy models, for example the 37 with 8 mm forestay, and to cutter stays, that is not affected by this safety alert.

Further info in this PDF (click here)

(17 November 2011)  This year there will be 14 Hallberg-Rassys crossing the Atlantic in the ARC. This is the 12th 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. 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. The 14 Hallberg-Rassys are from 6 different nations. The Hallberg-Rassy 54 "Feelin' Good" has said they will update their web page at least daily during the Atlantic crossing. To see the web pages of the individual boats, please follow the links below.

All participating Hallberg-Rassy yachts in the ARC are contacted by our team.

The Hallberg-Rassy boats in the 2011 ARC are:

• Hallberg-Rassy 62 "Eleanda"

• Hallberg-Rassy 62 "Fair Lady"

• Hallberg-Rassy 54 "Feelin' Good"

• Hallberg-Rassy 54 "Meneldor"

• Hallberg-Rassy 48 "Emillija"

• Hallberg-Rassy 48 "Sana"

• Hallberg-Rassy 42F "Halo"

• Hallberg-Rassy 42F "Saltwhistle III"

• Hallberg-Rassy 42E "Matilda"

• Hallberg-Rassy 42E "Pinta"

• Hallberg-Rassy 38 "Freiheit"

• Hallberg-Rassy 37 "Till"

• Hallberg-Rassy 36 "Perle"

• Hallberg-Rassy 36 "Sailody"

(30 October 2011) 150,000 nautical miles and this Hallberg-Rassy 46 is still going strong. Mahina Tiare's log just turned over 150,000 miles, the equivalent of sailing six times around the world! The fact that she is structurally sound and still looks like a new boat is a huge testimony to the amazing quality of Hallberg-Rassy yachts. Mahina Tiare's original Volvo Penta TMD 31 engine now has 11,400 hours but still doesn't use a drop of oil, doesn't smoke and comes up with annual oil analysis records identical to when new. Even so, Mahina Tiare is booked in for repowering once owners John and Amanda Neal return to Sweden and their favourite Marinssons Brother's boatyard in 2014.

Since 1990 John and Amanda have conducted 162 sail-training expeditions aboard their Hallberg-Rassy 42E, Mahina Tiare II & this Hallberg-Rassy 46, Mahina Tiare III, sailing 220,000 miles in the South Pacific, Caribbean, Patagonia, Antarctica, Atlantic, Scandinavia and the Arctic while teaching their students ocean passage making skills. Many of their over 1,000 expedition graduates have purchased Hallberg-Rassy yachts and completed substantial voyages of their own. Details on www.mahina.com

(8 October 2011) The Hallberg-Rassy 372 is nominated for the "Boat of the Year 2012" award by Cruising World magazine in the USA. All nominated yachts will be thoroughly examined and tested before the final winner is presented in the January 2012 issue of Cruising World magazine.

(19 September 2011) The Hallberg-Rassy 372 just made her US premiere at the Newport boatshow 15-18 September 2011. And the 372 is now nominated for the the "Best Boats 2012" award by Sail magazine in the USA. The magazine writes: "Any cruising boat from the board of Germán Frers is certain to be a good performer under sail, and in its short life the Hallberg Rassy 372 has already won many admirers". The winners of the "Best Boasts 2012" will be announced in the December issue of Sail magazine.

The Hallberg-Rassy 372 will also be shown at the Annapolis sail boat show 6-10 October 2011.

(13 September 2011) Is this the new speed record for Hallberg-Rassys? During the trial sails for European Yacht of the Year in IJmuiden yesterday, the Hallberg-Rassy 64 logged increadible 18.0 knots through the water. Have you logged more? Please email info "at" hallberg-rassy.se and report to us!

(28 August 2011) For frequent readers of the Hallberg-Rassy web site, it is no surprise that Hallberg-Rassy receives extremely good marks in the annual readers’ survey made by Europe’s biggest sailing magazine, Yacht. In their latest survey, Hallberg-Rassy is again far, far ahead of all other brands when looking at the most-wanted cruising yachts. Hallberg-Rassy got more than five times as many answers as the number two yacht brand.

Also, looking at “Dreamboat all categories”, i e racing, one off boats, multi-hulls, day sailors and so on, Hallberg-Rassy is yet again still far, far ahead of the number two brand.

As already in earlier years, Hallberg-Rassy is also in the lead among all brands when it comes to “Good second-hand value” (92 % of those judging the brand answer that Hallberg-Rassy has a high second-hand value) (click here for image) and is again leading in the “Especially long-lived” (89 %) category.

The news is that Hallberg-Rassy now has taken the lead among all brands also in the “Quality” category. As many as 94 % of those who judged the brand consider Hallberg-Rassy to be of high quality build. click here for image. This figure has been improved year by year, click here to see image.

As many as 3 855 persons had answered the inquiry, which was carried out in October 2010.

31 Hallberg-Rassy yachts gathered for the Hallberg-Rassy Cup 2011 (Click for high resolution)

(23 August 2011) Hallberg-Rassy 310 "Thyra" won the Hallberg-Rassy Cup 20011 overall. 31 yachts gathered and had a good time. They met up at the Ancora Marina in Neustadt in Lübecker Bucht, where Hallberg-Rassy's German sales office is located.

The winner "Thyra" was skippered by Mr Werner Buhtz and he also won Group 2. Group 1 was won by Hallberg-Rassy 40 "Louise", skippered by Mr Karl-Heinz Hilbig. The prize for Best Dressed Crew was won by Hallberg-Rassy 31 "Euterpe", skippered by Dr Ewald Kewitsch.

A handicap system called Yardstick was used. The lower the Yardstick, the faster you have to sail. The sailed time is divided by the Yardstick figure, resulting in the calculated time. The handicap figure compensates for fixed or folding propeller, whether you have spinnaker, gennaker or code zero, if you have a genoa or a jib, if you have traditional mast or in-mast furling, if you have a battenless main or furling main with battens.

The weather was ideal with lots of sunshine and 12-18 knots of wind and the race course was 24 nautical miles long.

To see a photo gallery from the event, please go here

 

Place	Boat type	Boat name	Handicap	Sailed time	Calcul. time
1	HR 310	Thyra	104	05:09:13	04:57:19
2	HR 342	Nordwind	100	05:05:01	05:05:01
3	HR 40	Louise	97	04:56:26	05:05:36
4	HR 40	Vivi	96	04:58:38	05:11:05
5	HR 43 Mk II	Vela	95	04:56:18	05:11:54
6	HR 46, no spi	Lotta	101	05:16:39	05:13:31
7	HR 312, no spi	Arielle	112	05:52:00	05:14:17
8	HR 31, no spi	Endeavour	110	05:48:21	05:16:41
9	HR 43, no spi	Ulla	99	05:14:12	05:17:22
10	HR 372	Ahoi Marie	98	05:12:53	05:19:16
11	HR 342, no spi	True Love	102	05:27:35	05:21:10
12	HR 372	Jan van Gent	97	05:13:57	05:23:40
13	HR 34, no spi	Sycorax	104	05:38:39	05:25:38
14	HR 372	belle amie	97	05:17:12	05:27:01
15	HR 39, no spi	Plankton	107	05:50:32	05:27:36
16	HR 34	Aurel	102	05:37:01	05:30:25
17	HR 372, no spi	Sir Henry	100	05:31:32	05:31:32
18	HR 40, no spi	Elisa	100	05:34:46	05:34:46
19	HR 37, no spi	Sveene	102	05:44:06	05:37:21
20	HR 53	Ikarus	92	05:10:38	05:37:39
21	HR 34, no spi	Colombine	105	05:54:51	05:37:57
22	HR 382, no spi	De Makareel III	109	06:12:35	05:41:49
23	HR 37, no spi	Seavision	102	05:49:04	05:42:13
24	HR 31 Mk II	Lorbass	106	06:04:32	05:43:54
25	HR 38, no spi	Paul Schmidt	107	06:13:10	05:48:45
26	HR 31, no spi	Euterpe	110	06:27:43	05:52:28
27	HR 342	Bribri	99	05:54:01	05:57:36
28	HR 40, no spi	Infinity	99	06:04:56	06:08:37
29	HR 46, no spi	Minni	100	06:09:20	06:09:20
30	HR 34, no spi	Oliva	105	06:29:53	06:11:19
31	HR 342	Oase	99	06:32:15	06:36:13

A Hallberg-Rassy 342 on top at the intermediate time clocking. Click for large image.

(21 August 2011)  A Hallberg-Rassy 342 sailed the Tjörn Runt, one of the world's largest inshore race with 428 boats on the start list. At the first intermediate time the Hallberg-Rassy 342 was clocked at place number one in her start group with 40 boats and place 17 overall out of 428 boats. It was a very challenging regatta which was sailed around Tjörn on the Swedish West Coast on 20 August 2011, with winds between 10 and 32 knots and partially very large waves outside Tjörn. Five boats broke their masts and one boat even sank. The Hallberg-Rassy 342 with her SRS/LYS handicap 1,21 ended on place 6 in the group with 40 boats and place 50 overall out of 428.

No less than 41 new Hallberg-Rassy 342 have been registered in SXK the past years

(9 August 2011)  Hallberg-Rassy 342 is reported to be the second most sold sailboat, all categories in Sweden for the past years. The boat magazine “På Kryss” has discovered this by comparing which boats have been registered by the 43 000 members of the Swedish cruising organization; Svenska Kryssarklubben, SXK.The number of Hallberg-Rassy 342 during the period of comparison was 41! Not all, but most Swedish owners of larger boats are members in “Svenska Kryssarklubben”. There are no statistics showing all newly sold sailing boats in Sweden, but the supportive figures from SXK are considered to be significant for all larger boats in Sweden.

The Hallberg-Rassy 372 was the very first boat to cut the start line

(14 July 2011)  En norsk besättning som seglade en Hallberg-Rassy 372 i Pantaenius Bohusracet 2011 rapporterar:

Starten, den tok vi, se bildet ovenfor.

Kryss i lett vind: 0 til ca. 2-3 m/s, her seilte vi med Code 0 og det fungerte meget godt. Etter som vinden økte så ble vi tvunget til å seile litt lavere enn konkurrentene, men i og med at vi seilte med mye høyrere hastighet en det vi ville ha seilt med, med kun fokk, så følte vi at dette var en veldig bra løsning.

Kryss i medium vind: Her syntes vi båten fungerte utrolig godt med den rigg innstillingen den hadde, mulig litt slakk etter hvert som vinden økte.

Kryss i mye vind: Cunningham trenger båten helt klart når det blåser en del. Vi seilte faktisk med fullt storseil og fokk opp til ca. 10-11 m/s og følte vi hadde full kontroll og ikke noe problem med å holde farten. Seilte kun marginalt saktere enn J/109 Blur og bare litt lavere og det imponerte meg. Båten var også utrolig stabil på kryss med få eller ingen tendenser til at roret slapp selv når vi hadde mye press i båten. Det hadde vi i ca. 30-40 min når vinden økte opp til ca. 12-14 m/s, vi var i ferd med å reve da vinden roet seg ned og vi kunne fortsette med full seilføring. Den jeg seiler til daglig, King 40, hadde ikke håndtert så mye press.

Oppsummering av kryssegenskapene er at båten er utrolig lett å seile og har god respons på kryssen i alle forhold.

Slør med Code 0: Fungerte meget godt og både med fokk og Code 0.

Lens med Code 0: Fungerer egentlig kun når det blåser lett til medium føre, dvs. opp til ca. 5-6 m/s da Code 0 akterliket er blir for stort og seilet blafrer en hel del i akterliket. Vi seilte med Code 0 og storseilet på hver sin side og det fungerte forholdsvis godt. Vi fikk dessverre ikke ordnet en asymmtrisk til båten og det hadde nok gjort at vi hadde fått ca. 1 time mindre seilt tid, kanskje mer.

Eivind Bøymo-Malm og Lena Having

(7 July 2011) For yachts with model year 2012, the following improvements will be implemented:

Hallberg-Rassy 310

• Galley countertop in white composite stone, as already shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• More elegant ventilation of the lockers

• Teak shower grating in new design, as already shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• Halyard winches are upgraded from size 16 to size 30

• All winches in new design ”Lewmar Evo” with stainless top

 Hallberg-Rassy 342

• Galley countertop in white composite stone, as already shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• More elegant ventilation of the lockers

• Teak shower grating in new design, as already shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• Halyard winches are upgraded from size 16 to size 30

• All winches in new design ”Lewmar Evo” with stainless top

  Hallberg-Rassy 372

• Galley countertop in white composite stone, as already shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• In the galley mid console, there is a new alcove in the lower end facing the stove, to utilize storage facilities even better

• The top opening waste bin access hatch has been made larger

• Teak shower grating in new design, as already shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• Reading lights in new design, styling similar to what is installed in the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• Genoa sheet winches are upgraded from size 46 to size 50

• All winches in new design ”Lewmar Evo” with stainless top

 Hallberg-Rassy 37

• Galley countertop in white composite stone, as already shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• Teak shower grating in new design, as already shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• Reading lights in new design, styling similar to what is installed in the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• Genoa sheet winches are upgraded from size 48 to size 50

• All winches in new design ”Lewmar Evo” with stainless top

 Hallberg-Rassy 40

• Galley countertop in white composite stone, as already shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• Teak shower grating in new design, as already shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• Reading lights in new design, styling similar to what is installed in the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• All winches in new design ”Lewmar Evo” with stainless top

  Hallberg-Rassy 43 Mk II

• Galley countertop in white composite stone, as already shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• Teak shower gratings in new design, as already shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• Reading lights in new design, styling similar to what is installed in the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• Genoa sheet winches are upgraded from size 54 to size 55

• All winches in new design ”Lewmar Evo” with stainless top

 Hallberg-Rassy 48

• Galley countertop in white composite stone, as already shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• Teak shower gratings in new design, as already shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• Reading lights in new design, with built-in dimmer, the same model as showed on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• New design on the steering pedestal top, similar to what is shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64, with space for chart plotter and more control buttons

• All winches in new design ”Lewmar Evo” with stainless top

  Hallberg-Rassy 54

• Teak shower gratings in new design, as already shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• Reading lights in new design, with built-in dimmer, the same model as showed on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• New design on the steering pedestal top, similar to what is shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64, with space for chart plotter and more control buttons

• Genoa sheet winches are upgraded from size 68 to size 70

• All winches in new design ”Lewmar Evo” with stainless top

• Boom in new design; more narrow and taller, for increased vertical stiffness

 Hallberg-Rassy 62

• Teak shower gratings in new design, as already shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• Reading lights in new design, with built-in dimmer, the same model as shown on the Hallberg-Rassy 64

• All winches in new design ”Lewmar Evo” with stainless top

• Boom in new design; more narrow and taller, for increased vertical stiffness  

 Hallberg-Rassy 64

• Genoa sheet winches are upgraded from size 77 to size 80

• All winches in new design ”Lewmar Evo” with stainless top

(1 July 2011)  The Hallberg-Rassy 64 is nominated to the honourable title European Yacht of the Year 2011/2012 in the category "Luxury cruiser". That means that the Hallberg-Rassy 64 has been ranked as one of the most interesting and promising newcomers of its class. The 64 has already been tested by eleven different yachting magazines, all reports are yet to be published. 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 2011 and the result about the winner will be revealed in connection with the Düsseldorf boat show in January 2012.

(30 June 2011) In the traditional "Hallberg-Rassy Regatta where everybody wins" 17-18 June 2011, there were only winners. All 52 participating sailors on 18 boats from 6 countries won some kind of category. Instead of racing or time keeping, there were as many categories as boats. One category was crazier than the other. The prize table was generous with for example a folding bicycle from Watski, three automatic life vests from Navimo,Watski and Spinlock, emergency flares from Syversens and Navimo, Musto sailing clothes from Raymarine, crystal glass from Furuno, spare parts kits for Yanmar and Volvo Penta engines, a cordless internet router from Kallbergs, an inverter from Mastervolt, a cordless drilling machine from Tools, boat equipment from Båtsystem, clock and barometer from Watski, just to mention a few prizes. All crews had two dinners and breakfast together. Boats from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Germany, and the USA participated.

Photos here

Results here

Next Hallberg-Rassy Regatta where everybody wins, will be held in Ellös 15-16 June 2012, so book that into your calendar already now!

(19 June 2011) To see a photo gallery from The Hallberg-Rassy Regatta where everybody wins 2011, please go here

(2 March 2011)  The delivery season has started and this week Hallberg-Rassy delivers twelve new yachts, of which ten are to one repeat customer. It is the fourth time British Kiel Yacht Club (BKYC) renews their fleet to a new Hallberg-Rassy fleet. Ten new Hallberg-Rassy 342's are delivered in the water, among much ice in the harbour. To see a photo gallery, please go here

(17 February 2011)  Arne Mårtensson and Heléne Mårtensson are going to release the second book about their round the world trip in their Hallberg-Rassy 62 "Yaghan". The book name is "I Cooks kölvatten" and is describing their second part from the trip; to New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and the Caribbean. The book is planned to be released in May 2011 and the language will be Swedish. You will then be able to order it at www.hr-parts.com

Sune Abrahamsson, to the left, has worked 50 years for Hallberg-Rassy

(10 February 2011)  Sune Abrahamsson has worked 50 years for Hallberg-Rassy. He started 50 years ago when the company was only Harry Hallberg's yard. Many workers have been loyal to Hallberg-Rassy their entire working life and many have been working close to 50 years for the yard but so far many retired just before achieving 50 years for the company. Sune is the first to reach 50 years, a warm congratulation!

The overall winners, Cosimo´s crew

The overall winner in the cruising division, Cosimo

German Hallberg-Rassy 54 "Bluewater Mooney" won Class D


Monica and Wilhelm Klaas in the German Hallberg-Rassy 54 "Bluewater Mooney" won Class D

(21 December 2010)  Hallberg-Rassy has been successful many times before in the ARC. This year a German Hallberg-Rassy 54, "Bluewater Mooney" won Class D in Division 1, Cruising Division. Congratulations to Monica and Wilhelm Klaas with crew. And the French flagged Hallberg-Rassy 42F "Cosimo" with Italian crew not only won Class H in division 1, Cruising division, but also won the Cruising Division overall! Warm congratulations to Mr Marco Rasimelli and his crew who won the Jimmy Cornell Trophy. 171 boats participated in the Cruising Division. The distance from the Canaries to St Lucia in the Caribbean is 2 680 nautical miles.

To see the full result list, please go here

To visit the ARC organizer, World Cruising, please go here

Hallberg-Rassy 43 "Smidge" wins Caribbean 1500 overall

The winning crew of Hallberg-Rassy 43 "Smidge"

(25 November 2010)  American Hallberg-Rassy 43 "Smidge" recently won both her class and overall in the famous Caribbean 1500 Rally.

Maury Benbow reports: "This was the first extended ocean passage for Smidge, our Hallberg-Rassy 43, and we were extremely pleased with her performance. Crossing the Gulfstream in a 20-25 knot northwest wind was never threatening. Our crew of Mike Beckmann, Rob Sharp, Nate Benbow and Bonnie and me gelled into a tremendous team. When conditions were at their toughest, they cracked jokes and hot meals appeared from the galley. They pushed the boat speed day and night, resulting in our placing first on corrected time. I appreciate the efforts of Steve Black and his team in helping to make this a beautiful passage that produced wonderful memories that will last a lifetime. I hope circumstances are such that we can participate in a future Caribbean 1500."

This is the second time a Hallberg-Rassy wins the Caribbean 1500 overall.

Congratulations to the entire crew of Smidge! To learn more about Caribbean 1500 please visit www.carib1500.com

Mr Peter McGonagle

(8 October 2010)  Swiftsure Yachts is the new Hallberg-Rassy importer for North West USA. Swiftsure Yachts has for many years been successful brokers for new and pre-owned yachts and have sold a lot of pre-owned Hallberg-Rassys. Pete McConagle has also been broker for new Hallberg-Rassys some years ago. Swiftsure Yachts have their offices at the water in Seattle.

Swiftsure Yachts
2500 Westlake Ave. N.
Suite F
Seattle WA 98109
USA

Tel 206 378 1110
info "at" swiftsureyachts.com
www.swiftsureyachts.com

(4 October 2010)  Stay Náutica is the new Hallberg-Rassy dealer for Spain. Contact persons are Mr Miguel Carrion and Mr José Manuel Arjona Santana, who both have a long and successful experience form the yachting business, Miguel over 15 years with Hallberg-Rassy. Their offices are located in El Masnou, near Barcelona.

Stay Náutica
Puerto Deportivo
Local 32
ES-08320 El Masnou (Barcelona)

Tels 93 540 28 25 – 93 540 28 83
Fax 93 540 28 35
infohr "at" staynautica.com

Start category 15 winner: Hallberg-Rassy 372 "Rassker 372"

(21 August 2010)  The Hallberg-Rassy 372 "Rassker 372" has today won her group in one of the world´s largest inshore races, Tjörn Runt. Congratulations goes also to Stefan Pavia, a skilled carpenter at Hallberg-Rassy, who also won his class in a Melges 24. For full results, please go here.

(10 August 2010)  A Volkswagen Golf has crashed into a Hallberg-Rassy 31 in Deauville, France. The car driver lost control over his vehicle and landed on this boat, moored in the marina. The mast of the Hallberg-Rassy 31 was broken in this crash. The young driver was under the influence of alcohol. Don't drink and drive!

(15 July 2010) A Hallberg-Rassy 40 is covergirl on the July 2010 issue of one of the world's largest sailing magazines, Sail from the USA.

(14 June 2010) The Danish Hallberg-Rassy 342 "Olivia" won the Morsø Cup 2010 overall. This is a race around island Morsø in the Limfjord, Denmark. The distance to sail is 50 nautical miles. The conditions were rough. Wind conditions were fresh westerly winds averaging 30-40 knots with gusts up to 48 knots. Only 20 out of 85 participating boats made it the whole way into the finish line. Two boats lost their mast. Several had their sails damaged. Three boats went aground. The winner "Olivia" is a Hallberg-Rassy 342 number 88 from 2007 and suffered no damages. Congratulations to Kristian Brøns Nielsen and his crew for this victory.

To see a complete result list, please go here

(31 May 2010) In one of the world's largest offshore races, Fyn Rundt in Denmark, the Hallberg-Rassy 372 "Rassker 372" got an honourable 22nd place overall out of 383 participating boats. The boat was sailed by Hallberg-Rassy's Danish distributor, Bo Hold from Marineparken Yachts. Bo says "I am honestly impressed with the boat. It performed really well in the fresh winds. Before the start there were many of the guys in the racing boats who smiled when they saw that we wanted to race in a Hallberg-Rassy, but they all got embarrassed when we took the start and the following hours we left almost all racing boats behind us."

To see a complete result list, please go here: http://www.bogense-sejlklub.dk/overaltplacering2010.htm

The all-new Volvo S60 presented in the Hallberg-Rassy harbour

(20 May 2010) This picture show the only official new Volvo S60 in Sweden. It was tested by Norwegian TV2 and to get the right atmosphere the TV channel took this car for photo shooting to the Hallberg-Rassy marina. To see a pcture gallery, please go here.

Mr Arne Mårtensson's Hallberg-Rassy 62 "Yaghan" in Antarctica

(27 April 2010) The 20 YouTube movies about a Hallberg-Rassy 62 around the world are now available with subtitles in 50 different languages. This is possible by clicking the symbol in the lower right corner. This is evidently contributing to even more views of those films. Recently viewer number 100 000 looked at those films! YouTube top viewers list is ranked in relation to the number of citizens in the country and other factors. The top ten list among the viewers of those films are

1 Sweden
2 Norway
3 Namibia (!)
4 Germany
5 Slovenia
6 Great Britain
7 USA
8 Denmark
9 Netherlands
10 Croatia

Toni Hellman and Lassi Hellman from Helmarin are Hallberg-Rassys new faces in Finland

(11 March 2010) Helmarin is new distributor for Hallberg-Rassy in Finland. Helmarin is owned by Lassi Hellman and the yacht sales is handled by Toni Hellman, Lassi Hellman and Leena Dahl. Lassi has no less than 26 years of experience from the yachting business, where he has sold boats all the way since 1984. The company is located in Turku.

Contact details:
Helmarin
Tammistontie 256
FIN-20900 Turku
Finland

Tel +358 (0)2 2581 600
+358 (0) 400 520 454

lassi.hellman"at"helmarin.fi

(18 February 2010) A 24 hours test of the Hallberg-Rassy 310 is presented in the March 2010 issue of Yachting Monthly. Her some quotes from the magazine:

Hallberg-Rassy is leading, not following.

After 24 hours of barnstorming sailing in winds of up to 40 knots, finally the 310 behaves like a lady. She felt gloriously responsive, easily controlled and well weighted. Main and jib were easily managed, which is quite something in our test conditions. Finding the right balance was simple and we were able to make any tweaks from the cockpit.

The saloon is huge, with amazing light and ventilation. Two hatches and four large, opening sideports bathe the interior with light and air. There are thoughtful details like the small pressurized water reservoir so the pump doesn’t fire up at the slightest twitch of the tap.

She is a good looking boat. The sheerline sweeps gracefully up to the bow, improving volume below the foredeck and softening the look of the coachroof. Coamings and windscreens enclose the cockpit, creating a secure feeling and keeping you dry. Above the huge cockpit locker to starboard, there’s another simple idea we liked – the nav light switches are built into the coaming, beside the autopilot and engine controls. You don’t have to yell below to get them turned on. Had we needed to move forward, there’s an excellent handrail on the side screen, handrails running the length of the coachroof and deep, teak-capped toerails. We also liked the bronze scupper drains that empty any shipped water below the boot top to prevent streaky topsides. Moving forward, between the cap shrouds outboard and the genoa tracks and lower shrouds inboard, is simple and secure.

She’s quick, pretty and the space below is remarkable in a yacht of this size. Construction is up to the standards you would expect of Hallberg-Rassy

This is a hugely entertaining yacht – fast and fun, spirited but secure, comfortable and capacious, impeccably built and, because of the name, sure to hold her value.

(13 February 2010) The Hallberg-Rassy 372 has been nominated to the Best Boat Interior Award by the Serbian Nauticki Magazin. The winner will be announced on 1 March 2010, and the Prize ceremony will be held during the Boat Show in Belgrade 25 – 28 March 2010.

The latest survey


The development during three years

The question asked specifically for cruising yachts


New boat buyers intention to buy

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(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 the question was asked: "From which shipyard does your personal 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 in 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: incredible 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 dramatically 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!

(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."

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

(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
 

(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.

(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.

(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 June 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 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.
 

(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. 

(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