BoatsHallberg-Rassy Mistress 32

Hallberg-Rassy Mistress 32

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1969–1974

A 1969-era IOR half-tonner featuring a deep 1.85-metre draft and a skeg-mounted rudder for directional stability

Designed by Olle Enderlein.

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

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 narrow beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 288
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.6
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

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

  • Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2761 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.6
Displacement / length
288.4
Comfort ratio
23.3
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
754
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1969–1974
Units built
110
Designer
Olle Enderlein
Builder
Hallberg-Rassy

Boats like this, on the water

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Mistral 33A former IOR half-tonner that transitioned from the Hallberg brand to the Hallberg-Rassy line during its 1968-1976 runHallberg-Rassy 38A 1970s masthead cruiser featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a substantial 43% ballast ratio for heavy-weather stabilityHallberg-Rassy 29An Olle Enderlein-designed masthead sloop with a high ballast ratio, built for offshore stability and cruising comfortHallberg-Rassy 382A masthead sloop with a 43% ballast ratio, designed for offshore stability and a comfortable, stiff motion at seaHallberg-Rassy 41A masthead ketch designed by Olle Enderlein, offering a split-rig configuration for balanced handling on long passagesHallberg-Rassy 94 KutterA long-keeled motor-sailer with a shallow 1.15m draft, designed for protected coastal cruising and ease of handling

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