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Hallberg-Rassy 50

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

A German Frers-designed bluewater cruiser featuring a modern fractional rig, dual rudders, and a high-stability hull

Designed by German Frers.

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

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The Hallberg-Rassy 50, on the water

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

Footage from SEILmagasinet

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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 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.83
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 181
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.3
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Heavier than ~89% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1270 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hallberg-Rassy 50, as the fleet has seen it

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The Hallberg-Rassy 50 is a 16.3-meter fractional sloop designed by German Frers and built by Hallberg-Rassy since 2020, featuring a fin with bulb and dual rudders. This center-cockpit yacht emphasizes performance, with a wider hull than previous models and an optional carbon mast. During sea trials, the Hallberg-Rassy 50 maintained 8 knots in rough seas and exceeded 12 knots downwind, requiring a reef in 20 knots of true wind.0:55 Its cockpit offers protection and a secure steering position, though it has less lounging space than some aft-cockpit designs.1:53 Deck operations are simplified by hydraulic halyards and push-button controls.3:10 The interior includes a single-level floor plan, three cabins, two heads, and a galley with an induction cooktop.3:28 The Hallberg-Rassy 50's hydraulic boom vang is a feature that other yachts, like the Amel 50, seek to emulate.1:40 Base pricing for the Hallberg-Rassy 50 starts at 1.5 million euros.4:15

The living fleet

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Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Hallberg-Rassy 50 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.3
Displacement / length
180.5
Comfort ratio
34.5
Capsize screening
1.83
Hull speed
9.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2846
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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