Awards
Hallberg-Rassy 40
At Scandinavia’s largest in-door boat show, Scandinavian Boat show 2002 in Stockholm, Sweden, the new Hallberg-Rassy 40 was voted Sailboat of the Show. The prizewinner is chosen by several yachting journalists. The jury says:
“The Hallberg-Rassy 40 is a long distance cruiser of highest quality from the Swedish island Orust. The boat is the result of the yard’s long experience in boat building. This has in the Hallberg-Rassy 40 been further developed to a discrete elegance. Without looking at trends, this is a modern yacht built to highest standards in respect of equipment and comfort.”
Journalists from 11 European yacht magazines were asked to judge and vote for the "European yacht of the Year 2002". The 11 marine editors compared all 80 new boats introduced in 2002. They compared data, such as sailing performance, interior layout, build quality, innovation, design and value for money. The editors were given the working time frame from October to December 2002. On 18 January 2003, at the Düsseldorf Boat Show, the winners were announced. There were three classes: under 10m, up to 12m and up to 15m. In the class "Yachts up to 15 metres", the HR40 gained most points and won. Second came Sweden Yachts 41, also built on the island of Orust in Sweden, close to Hallberg-Rassy.
The editors were from:
Yachting World (UK), Yacht (Germany), Segling (Sweden), Seilas (Norway),
Badnyt (Denmark), Yacht Revue (Austria), Swiss Boat (Schweiz), Voiles (France),
Fare Vela (Italy), Yate (Spain), Yachting (Greece)
Hallberg-Rassy 40 wins two Awards from Cruising and Sailing World 2004
For the second time in a row, Hallberg-Rassy wins the prestigious American Cruising World Award as the best Boat of the Year for 2004. In addition to the overall winner price, the Hallberg-Rassy 40 also wins the class "Best Liveaboard Cruising Boat". In the previous year, the Hallberg-Rassy 43 won this overall best cruising boat award for 2003 (see below).
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Judges for Cruising World raved about the Hallberg-Rassy 40, calling it a true sailor’s boat. “The Hallberg-Rassy has maintained a lot of traditional types of quality while updating the underbody to produce a boat that sails and handles well,” said judge Steve Callahan. Judge Nonnie Thompson added, “It met my desire for balance, comfort and safety with class. I would be proud to row away from this yacht.”
For more information, please read Cruising World's January 2004 issue, page 52-61.
Hallberg-Rassy 43
The Hallberg-Rassy 43 won not only the American Best Midsize Cruiser Under $400,000 but was also elected Overall Cruising Boat of the Year inAmerican Cruising World Magazine.
The Boat of the Year jury consists of professional yachting journalists who have sailed the 30 nominee boats for ten days. The Jury says:
“The German Frers-designed Hallberg-Rassy 43 was the one boat out of this year's fleet of 30 that most effectively brought together all the complementary features that make a seaworthy, ergonomic cruising boat. From gasketed deck lockers that drain to underwater lines that make her "track like a locomotive,” the Hallberg-Rassy brought it alltogether. She's a Divinycell-cored boat, and BOTY judge Ralph Naranjo was impressed with her alacrity under sail compared to older H-R's that he's sailed. "Her performance was that of a Frers pedigree," he said. "On the Hallberg-Rassy, everything seemed so logical to me: where things were placed, where my movement would go," said BOTY judge Carol Hasse. "If I were going to take a boat anywhere around the world, and I mean anywhere, for me it would be the Hallberg-Rassy."
Hallberg-Rassy 43 wins Die YACHT's "Yacht of the Year"
The new Hallberg-Rassy 43 has won the prestigious Yacht of the Year 2001 award in the biggest category in the respected German magazine Yacht. Readers were asked to choose their favorite yacht for the title and the HR 43 received most votes.
This is the third time a Hallberg-Rassy has won. Ever since the award was introduced in 1996 every new Hallberg-Rassy model has won. First the HR 46, then the HR 62 and now the HR 43.
The Hallberg-Rassy 43 is "Top 10 winner 2003" in American Sail magazine. The prize, a beautiful crystal sculpture, was handed over at the Atlantic Sail Expo in Atlantic City, USA, and is followed by a feature in the February 2003 issue of Sail.
In eight full days of testing, Sail's judges test-sailed, critiqued, analyzed, and debated the pros and cons of 37 new boats. Here’s what they found-and what you need to know about the winner:
"The Hallberg-Rassy 43, designed by Germán Frers, is a comfortable offshore cruiser from a well-respected Swedish builder. Hull and deck construction meet the high standards we have come to expect from Hallberg-Rassy, as does the excellent mahogany joinery down below. The interior accommodation includes many features we like to find on long-distance cruising boats: a well-positioned wet locker, lots of solid handholds, lots of general stowage space (though it is somewhat limited in the galley), and generous fuel and water capacity. We liked the commodious staterooms fore and aft and were agog at the large heads. The forward head has room for an optional washer/dryer installation; this seems the most logical place for such equipment. We found the systems to be above average and were particularly impressed by the DC high-current panel and clean AC installation. There were some anomalies, such as untinned wire and less-than-optimal battery clamps and cables, that are commonly found on European boats.
We were unable to press the boat in the light conditions on Narragansett Bay, but we have no reason to believe this Hallberg-Rassy will not be up to more rigorous conditions. Buyers can safely expect to do some very serious sailing in a vessel of this ilk, and our judges agreed that, at the relatively modest asking price, the 43 is a lot of bluewater boat for the money."
