Hallberg-Rassy 42 (Frers)
Masthead Sloop · Fin w/rudder On Partial Skeg · 1990–2001
A German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for blue-water cruising, featuring a stable fin keel and a 181-unit production run.
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 42 (Frers), on the water
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Character
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LivelyComfort 38Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.72Bluewater
LightD/L 314Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 16.9Powered-up
TenderBallast 38%Stiff
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Heavier than ~84% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2542 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Sailed by the fleet
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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.9
Displacement / length
314.1
Comfort ratio
38.2
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1573
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/rudder on partial skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1990–2001
Units built
181
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Hallberg-Rassy
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Swan 44 (S&S)13.41 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Sparkman & Stephens design also sold as the PJ-44, this masthead sloop features a skeg-hung rudder and a stiff hull
Rustler Yachts 4212.80 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 12.8-metre cutter with a 40% ballast ratio, engineered for heavy-weather stability and long-range blue water autonomy
Henri Wauquiez Amphitrite 4313.03 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA masthead ketch also marketed as the Palmer Johnson 43CR, offering a stable fin keel and skeg-hung rudder configuration
Gulfstar Yachts 4413.62 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA masthead sloop designed by Richard C. Lazzara, featuring a fin keel with a skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability
Mason 4313.36 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn Al Mason-designed cutter or ketch with a fin keel, built for offshore stability and comfort
Pacific Seacraft 4012.85 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA William Crealock-designed cutter built for offshore stability with a conservative capsize screening of 1.73
The family
Related models
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
Hallberg-Rassy 39Produced in two versions over twelve years, this cruiser evolved from the 1991 MK I to the extended MK II with a bathing platformHallberg-Rassy 42 (Enderlein)A 12.9-metre blue-water cruiser offered in both ketch and sloop configurations, featuring a skeg-mounted rudderHallberg-Rassy 43 MKIA masthead-rigged blue water cruiser featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stable, heavy-displacement hullHallberg-Rassy 40A German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for offshore stability with a high comfort ratio and a partial skeg rudderHallberg-Rassy 40 MKIIA German Frers-designed masthead sloop featuring a taller rig and increased sail area over the original HR 40Hallberg-Rassy 45A heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a 40% ballast ratio, engineered for offshore stability and long-range comfort
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