THE HALLBERG-RASSY RALLY

WHERE EVERYBODY IS A WINNER 14-15 JUNE 2024

Applicate now! The Hallberg-Rassy Rally where everybody is a winner will 2024 be held June 14-15. The very last date to applicate is Wednesday 12 June at 23.00.

All Hallberg-Rassy sailors are hereby invited, Friday 14 June - Saturday 15 June 2024 in Ellös.

As the tradition says with this popular Rally, there will be no time keeping and no racing but only winners. Every boat that sails will win some kind of category. One category is crazier than the other. That could include for example Happiest Crew, Oldest Boat, Youngest Crew Member and a lot more.

You may use or not use gennaker, code zero, spinnaker or even use the engine if you think that is useful.

Prizes will be generous, previous Rally prizes included for example a Raymarine Axiom MFD chart plotter, an inverter, a sprayhood, several automatic life vests, led lights, tool kits, sailing jackets, bags and a lot more.

The program looks like this:

Friday 14 June 2024

14.00-17.30 Hallberg-Rassy Parts Open House, located in the marina area. Take a chance and see the 260 m2 Hallberg-Rassy shop and the latest Hallberg-Rassy clothing. 20 % sale on clothing, shoes and the Hallberg-Rassy book! Drinks and finger food.

14.30-15.30 Possibility to buy the Hallberg-Rassy book and get it personally signed by Magnus Rassy in the Hallberg-Rassy Parts shop. The book is available in both an English and a Swedish version.

15.35-15.55 Possible to have an onboard view of the new flagship, the Hallberg-Rassy 69.

16.00-17.30 Possible to have a look at the Hallberg-Rassy production halls with 23 yachts under construction. We meet up outside Hallberg-Rassy Parts entrance.

18.00-18.45 Pre-meeting. Location: The Hallberg-Rassy sales office in the harbour; the white T shaped sales building. All participating crews become a Rally T-shirt.

19.30 - 21.00 Dinner, included in the start fee. Swedish West Coast buffet with graved salmon, mustard sauce, shellfish cake, egg halves with shrimps, poached salmon, mussels, mixed salad, butter, bread, fresh potatoes and fish soup. (In Swedish: Västkustbuffé med gravlax, senapssås, skaldjurstårta, ägghalvor med handpillade räkor, inkokt lax, musslor, mixad sallad, smör, bröd, färskpotatis samt fisksoppa) Location: In the travellift garage, the tall white building closest to the mountain in the harbour area.

Saturday 15 June 2024

10.00-10.15 Skipper´s meeting in the sales office. Explaining of the route to sail and the latest weather forecast.

11.00-15.00 Relaxed sailing. No time keeping, you are allowed to use any sails and even the engine. As we will take many photos, we kindly ask you to fold the sprayhood down if there is no rain, fly the flag and not to keep any fenders on deck or transom.

15.30-16.15 After Sail in the sales office, included in the starting fee.

19.00-20.30 Dinner, included in the starting fee. Pepper steak "Classic" - fillet of beef, roast potatoes, pepper sauce and mixed salad. (In Swedish: Pepparstek "Classic". Oxfilé, rostad potatis, krämig pepparsås samt blandsallad.) Location: In the travellift garage, the tall white building closest to the mountain in the harbour area.

20.30 Prize giving. Every boat that sails will win some sort of prize.

Application

The application fee is 850 SEK per boat plus 830 SEK per adult person onboard, for children up to 13 years 630 SEK per person. That includes two delicate dinners with beverage and after sail, generous prizes, and harbour fee in the yard marina Thursday-Sunday. Please write boat type, boat name, number of persons onboard. Within Sweden, payment with Swedish Bankgiro is preferred, 541-2051, alternatively the Swedish Swish to 123 346 92 93. For non-Swedish participants: Please send us an email toPlease enable JavaScript to render this link! and write the name of the boat, boat type, name of the cardholder that will later pay the fee by card, postal address, mobile number, email address and number of persons onboard (adults and children up to 13 years). Please do not email us any credit card details in the application email. After that, you will receive an email with a secure link to make a card payment.

Route to sail 2024

Results list of the winners in the Hallberg-Rassy Rally where everybody is a winner 2024:

Hallberg-Rassy 26 ”Mirelle”, Sweden Fastest (and only) yellow boat

Hallberg-Rassy 26 ”Medusa”, Sweden Hallberg-Rassy 26 with most people onboard

Hallberg-Rassy 26 ”Grace”, Sweden The "one-eyed" boat (one portlight covered with tape)

Hallberg-Rassy 29 ”Pim's”, France Longest way to sail home

Hallberg-Rassy 29 "Hedvig", Sweden Hallberg-Rassy 29 with the strongest engine

Hallberg-Rassy 31 ”Drott”, Sweden Most relaxed crew, hoisted a new main first time ever 5 minutes before start

Hallberg-Rassy 312 Mk II  ”Cara Mia”, Sweden Best looking (and the only) 312 in the fleet

Hallberg-Rassy 34 ”Mare Uti”, Sweden Most current against them when sailing to the Rally, 2.5 knots

Hallberg-Rassy 34 ”Glittra”, Sweden The only screwed teak deck without screws

Hallberg-Rassy 340 ”Hallberg-Rassy 340”, Sweden Fastest (and only) 340

Hallberg-Rassy 342 ”Filuren”, Sweden Fastest 342 with most Rally appearances among this year's 342s

Hallberg-Rassy 342 "Wilma", Sweden Best 342 with stylish Epex sails

Hallberg-Rassy 36 Mk I ”Reha”, Germany The only 36 from Germany

Hallberg-Rassy 37 ”Bamse”, Sweden Last to leave the marina before the Rally

Hallberg-Rassy 372 ”Tabaluga”, Germany Most fond of the marina, leaving the boat in the harbour for weeks after the Rally

Hallberg-Rassy 372 ”Akasha”, Sweden Happiest crew again

Hallberg-Rassy 372 "Jovel", Germany Fastest boat only using the jib

Hallberg-Rassy 372 "Ingrid, Norway Fastest, best looking and coolest boat and crew from Norway

Hallberg-Rassy 372 ”Tess”, Sweden The only one to fly a gennaker in the fresh winds

Hallberg-Rassy 40 Mk II ”Curry”, Germany Best (ond only) 40 Mk II with black sails

Hallberg-Rassy 400 "Vår Ö", USA Best American boat with Swedish name (Vår Ö is Our Island in English)

Hallberg-Rassy 400 ”Hallberg-Rassy 400”, Sweden Longest dragging of the start buoy

Hallberg-Rassy 412 ”Valborg”, Sweden Fastest, and only, 412 with conventional mast

Hallberg-Rassy 412 ”Alida”, Sweden Best matching colours; crew and light wind sail orange

Hallberg-Rassy 43 ”Ulla”, Germany Fastest (and only) 43 from Germany

Hallberg-Rassy 43 Mk II ”Rackar’n”, Sweden Best (and only) 43 Mk II from Sweden

Hallberg-Rassy 44 ”Yellow Rose”, USA Youngest crew, Fred, 7 months old

Hallberg-Rassy 48 ”Spin Echo”, Ireland Winner in the Irish Open, taking the lead from start to finnish

Hallberg-Rassy 69 ”Rassker 69”, Sweden Biggest yacht in the Rally