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Hallberg-Rassy 36

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1989–2003

A German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for offshore stability with a skeg-hung rudder and high ballast ratio

Designed by German Frers.

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

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The Hallberg-Rassy 36, on the water

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Footage from Berthon International

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 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.83
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 315
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.7
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 36, as the fleet has seen it

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The Hallberg-Rassy 36 is a masthead sloop designed by German Frers and built by Hallberg-Rassy from 1989 to 2003, with the MKI version produced until 1994. This model features a fin keel with a rudder on a skeg, measures 10.9 meters LOA with a 3.5-meter beam, a 1.9-meter draft, and displaces 7499 kg. Swedish-built boats like the Hallberg-Rassy 36 are noted for their durability, often stored on land for six months annually in heated, dehumidified conditions, and sailed in lower-salinity waters on Sweden's east coast, which reduces corrosion.2:39 When purchasing such boats, buyers are advised to secure original VAT documentation, such as the yard invoice or a customs import document, especially for sailing in strict EU jurisdictions like France or Spain.23:46

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.7
Displacement / length
315.2
Comfort ratio
31.6
Capsize screening
1.83
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1191
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1989–2003
Units built
602
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Hallberg-Rassy

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