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Hallberg-Rassy 342

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 2005–2018

A German Frers-designed fractional sloop balancing a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio with Hallberg-Rassy comfort

Designed by German Frers.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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The Hallberg-Rassy 342, on the water

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Footage from SEILmagasinet

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

1.98 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.98
LightHeavy

197 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 197
EasygoingPowered-up

20.1 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 20.1
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

What the fleet has seen

The Hallberg-Rassy 342, as the fleet has seen it

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The Hallberg-Rassy 342 is a 10.3-meter fractional sloop designed by German Frers and built by Hallberg-Rassy from 2005 to 2018. It features a fin keel with a bulb and a spade rudder, displacing 5299 kg with a 1.8-meter draft; a shallow draft version was also available. Aboard *Rosa*, a Hallberg-Rassy 342, SEILmagasinet's Truls Berger competed in the Færder regatta, finishing second in his class.1:01 The boat sailed from Son in sunny conditions with consistent winds, rounding the Færder mark in a close fleet. *Rosa* placed behind a Columbie 66 and ahead of an Arcona 400 in a class of eight boats.1:01

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.1
Displacement / length
196.7
Comfort ratio
23.3
Capsize screening
1.98
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1195
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
2005–2018
Units built
329
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Hallberg-Rassy

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