Hallberg-Rassy 40

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|designer = Germán Frers

|location = Sweden

|year = 2002

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The Hallberg-Rassy 40 is a Swedish sailboat, that was designed by Germán Frers and first built in 2002.{{cite web |title=Hallberg-Rassy 40 |url=https://www.hallberg-rassy.com/yachts/previous-models/hallberg-rassy-40/ |website=Hallberg-Rassy |accessdate=12 June 2020}} The yacht is a high quality blue water cruiser capable of extended ocean passages.{{cite web |title=Hallberg-Rassy 40 Mk II review |url=https://uk.boats.com/reviews/hallberg-rassy-40-mk-ii-review-2/ |website=UK Boats |accessdate=14 July 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Robert |first1=Perry |title=Hallberg-Rassy 40 |url=http://sailingmagazine.net/article-208-hallberg-rassy-40.html |website=Sailing Magazine |accessdate=14 July 2019}}

The design is built by Hallberg-Rassy in Sweden and the Mark II version ceased production in 2018.{{cite web |title=Hallberg-Rassy 40 Mk II |url=https://www.hallberg-rassy.com/yachts/previous-models/hallberg-rassy-40-mk-ii/ |website=Hallberg-Rassy |accessdate=8 July 2019}}

Design

The Hallberg-Rassy 40 is a recreational centre-cockpit keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder on a partial skeg controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel with lead ballast. It displaces {{convert|22100|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.

The boat has a draft of {{convert|6.53|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted and mounts an inboard diesel engine.

Awards

The Hallberg-Rassy 40 has won the following awards:

Cruising World’s Boat of the Year in the Cruising Category in 2004.{{cite web |title=Cruising World and Sailing World Announce Boat of the Year Winners for 2004 |url=https://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/cruising-world-and-sailing-world-announce-boat-year-winners-2004/ |website=Cruising World |accessdate=14 July 2019}}
2004 European Yacht of the Year in the 12-15m category.{{cite web |title=European Yacht of the Year announced |url=https://www.yachtingworld.com/news/european-yacht-of-the-year-announced-44895 |website=Yachting World |accessdate=14 July 2019}}
2004 Best Liveaboard Cruising Boat.{{cite web |title=Boat of the Year Winners, 1994-2008 |url=https://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/boat-year-winners-1994-2008/ |website=Cruising World |accessdate=14 July 2019}}
Sailboat of the Show in Stockholm.

Hallberg-Rassy 40

Design

Awards

See also