Hallberg-Rassy Varvsaktiebolag (HR) is a

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shipyard internationally known for producing high quality blue water

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. The company's yard is located in Ellös on the island of

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, Västra Götaland.

History

Harry Hallberg founded his yard in 1943, and in 1965 Christoph Rassy founded a yard, in premises recently vacated by Hallberg. Harry Hallberg’s most distinguished contribution was his understanding of the advantages of using GRP and to build boats in a series. Hallberg-Rassy was formed when Rassy purchased the Hallberg yard after Harry Halberg's retirement in 1972. Since 1989 all boats have been designed by the

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engineer and yacht designer

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. To date, more than 9,400 yachts have been completed by the yard. The company is owned by the Rassy family, and is managed by Magnus Rassy.

Models

Hallberg-Rassy Owners Associations

A number of associations for current and potential owners of Hallberg-Rassy yachts are active worldwide. They are based in the

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and

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. The associations promote sailing, regattas, information exchange, social and other activities. They include: * Hallberg-Rassy Owners Group, global discussion board with 791 members. Contains a large searchable database on a range of HR related discussions and documents. Restricted to Hallberg-Rassy owners and their regular crew. * The Hallberg-Rassy Owners Association, based in the

. * Hallberg-Rassy Connectie, based in the

including members from

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and

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Regattas

HR hosts annual Hallberg-Rassy Regattas in Sweden, plus a number of regattas have been held in the UK, the Netherlands, in the USA and in Italy.

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