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Hallberg-Rassy 312

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1979–1993

A robust masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, designed by Enderlein for offshore stability and cruising comfort

Designed by Christoph Rassy & Olle Enderlein.

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

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The Hallberg-Rassy 312, on the water

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Is it for you?

Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.83
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 299
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.6
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

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 312, as the fleet has seen it

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The Hallberg-Rassy 312 is a masthead sloop designed by Christoph Rassy and Olle Enderlein, built by Hallberg-Rassy from 1979 to 1993.2:40 It measures 9.4 meters LOA, with a 3.1-meter beam, 1.6-meter draft, and 4900 kg displacement. The hull features a fin with a rudder on skeg. An MK II update in 1986 retained the original hull and sail plan but improved the superstructure, increasing saloon headroom from 1.83m to 1.85m and moving larger portlights higher.2:18 Later models were equipped with a Volvo Penta 2003S/120B 28 HP engine.

The living fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.6
Displacement / length
299.2
Comfort ratio
28.5
Capsize screening
1.83
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
912
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1979–1993
Units built
690
Designer
Christoph Rassy, Olle Enderlein
Builder
Hallberg-Rassy

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The family

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