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(5 Jan 2009) (German only) Eine Hallberg-Rassy 37 nimmt teil in dem deutschen Spielfilm "Bella Block" im ZDF Samstag, 10. Januar und Montag, 12. Januar 2009, jeweils 20:15. Die Hallberg-Rassy 37 wurde in mehreren Szenen in diesem Krimi gezeigt.

(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 Solas". 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 price 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 PlexiCore, 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.

 To see more photos of the Rendezvous, please go here.

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:

In Europe's largest sailing magazine, Yacht from Germany, there has been a thorough test between eight 31-32 footers. The results are presented in issues 13 and 14 / 2006. The result: Test winner overall is the Hallberg-Rassy 31 Mk II. A lot of points were evaluated by the magazine: sailing performance, sails, handling under engine, construction, finish, interior,  technical installations, value for money and so on. The magazine says that they were amazed over the good sailing performance. Only the two racing boats in the comparison were faster.  The HR 31 Mk II was ranked number one when it came to build quality, use of the interior space, detail solutions, storage use and comfort. The magazine says that the HR 31 Mk II is ahead of the others because "she offers the most complete and most practical overall concept. She is a distinguished understatement; it is more in her than you might expect."