BoatsHallberg-Rassy 57

Hallberg-Rassy 57

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders · First built 2019

A 18.44-metre flagship featuring a bulb keel and dual rudders for high-speed, stable long-distance cruising

Designed by German Frers.

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

See her sail

The Hallberg-Rassy 57, on the water

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

Footage from Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 39 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 39
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.71
LightHeavy

165 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 165
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.1
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Heavier than ~92% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~88% of boats her size on file

Compared with 691 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hallberg-Rassy 57, 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 57 is a 2019-present fractional sloop designed by German Frers, built by Hallberg-Rassy, and characterized by its fin keel with bulb and dual rudders. With an LOA of 18.4 meters, a beam of 5.2 meters, and a draft of 2.4 meters, it displaces 27,999 kg. Aboard *Halcyon Yachts*, a Hallberg-Rassy 57 named *Michaela* completed a delivery from Tromsø, Norway, to Båstad, Sweden, navigating fjords, dense fog, and 20-knot winds, maintaining 7 knots in 10 knots of breeze.15:13 The yacht features a full-beam owner’s cabin aft, an induction galley, and a spacious engine room housing a Spectra watermaker, Mastervolt charger, and Onan generator.4:06 On deck, it includes a recessed furler, deep chain locker, Seldén hydraulic rams, and integrated coach-roof solar panels.5:19 The cockpit is equipped with twin pedestals, hydraulic backstay adjusters, and powered winches, while a transom garage stores the dinghy.7:30 The navigation suite includes four chart plotters for radar and chart display.14:01

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Hallberg-Rassy 57 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.1
Displacement / length
165.4
Comfort ratio
39.0
Capsize screening
1.71
Hull speed
9.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
3322
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2019
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Hallberg-Rassy

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The family

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