Hallberg-Rassy 40
Masthead Sloop · Fin w/rudder On Partial Skeg · 2002–2015
A German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for offshore stability with a high comfort ratio and a partial skeg rudder
Designed by German Frers.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/rudder On Partial Skeg
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The Hallberg-Rassy 40, on the water
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Footage from Leon Schulz, Reginasailing
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Character
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Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.
1.79 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
234 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
17.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
- Heavier than ~78% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2746 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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