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Hallberg-Rassy 400

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders · First built 2020

A German Frers-designed aft cockpit cruiser featuring a modern fin keel with dual rudders for balanced performance

Designed by German Frers.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders

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The Hallberg-Rassy 400, 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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.90
LightHeavy

189 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 189
EasygoingPowered-up

18.6 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.6
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Heavier than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2589 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hallberg-Rassy 400, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Hallberg-Rassy 400 is a 13.1-meter fractional sloop designed by German Frers, built by Hallberg-Rassy from 2020, and is the aft cockpit variant of the Hallberg-Rassy 40C center cockpit model. It has a fin keel with a bulb and dual rudders, a beam of 4.2 meters, a draft of 1.9 meters, and displaces 11,000 kg.12:17 At the Båter i Sjøen boat show, the Hallberg-Rassy 400 was displayed alongside other 40-foot cruisers, reflecting a trend toward high-comfort cruising features and advanced electrical systems in this size range.4:00 A Hallberg-Rassy representative noted that the Hallberg-Rassy 370, a newer model, handles more like the 400 than the smaller Hallberg-Rassy 340.7:31

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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On the water

The Hallberg-Rassy 400 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.6
Displacement / length
189.4
Comfort ratio
28.8
Capsize screening
1.90
Hull speed
8.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1887
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2020
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Hallberg-Rassy

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The family

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