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Hallberg-Rassy 29

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1982–1994

An Olle Enderlein-designed masthead sloop with a high ballast ratio, built for offshore stability and cruising comfort

Designed by Olle Enderlein & Christoph Rassy.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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The Hallberg-Rassy 29, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

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Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.83
LightHeavy

278 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 278
EasygoingPowered-up

15.3 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.3
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

What the fleet has seen

The Hallberg-Rassy 29, as the fleet has seen it

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The Hallberg-Rassy 29 is a masthead sloop designed by Olle Enderlein and Christoph Rassy, built by Hallberg-Rassy from 1982 to 1994. It features a fin keel with a skeg-hung rudder, measures 8.9 meters LOA, has a beam of 2.8 meters, a draft of 1.6 meters, and displaces 3801 kg. The sail area with jib is 38 square meters.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
46.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.3
Displacement / length
277.5
Comfort ratio
26.2
Capsize screening
1.83
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
789
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Steel
Production
Years built
1982–1994
Units built
571
Designer
Olle Enderlein, Christoph Rassy
Builder
Hallberg-Rassy

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Tartan Marine 309.12 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop offering versatile interior configurations and a choice of standard or tall rigs
Islander Yachts 309.02 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA raised-deck masthead sloop with a shallow 1.12-metre draft, produced briefly as a distinct variant of the Islander 29
Cal 2-298.84 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn upgraded cruising variant of the standard 29, featuring enhanced equipment and a masthead rig
Islander Yachts Bahama 309.12 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 1973-1985 production masthead sloop sharing its hull with the Islander 30 MKII and featuring a balanced fin keel
Pearson Yachts 309.08 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Bill Shaw-designed masthead sloop with over 1,000 hulls built, balancing a stiff 43% ballast ratio for coastal cruising
Seafarer Yachts 309.13 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA masthead sloop available with a tall rig and keel centerboard, distinct from the earlier Tripp-designed model

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