She is now the fifth ship of the new HR generation from designer Germán Frers with the wide sterns, double rudder blades, bathing platforms and permanently attached bowsprits. Shipyard boss Magnus Rassy announced the blue water cruiser at the boot trade fair in Düsseldorf in January, at the same time as the world premiere of the smaller Hallberg-Rassy 40C (test in YACHT 3/20). The concept for the new Hallberg-Rassy 50 has already been presented in detail on YACHT online.However, the announcement did not come as a complete surprise, as the 50-footer corresponds to a perfectly logical expansion sequence within the new model series. The shipyard started the first tests at the beginning of December, and the first photos are already available, summarised in the following gallery.
Visually, the new 50 is almost indistinguishable from its larger sister, the Hallberg-Rassy 57 (tested in YACHT 20/18). It has the same elegant lines that characterise the yachts from the traditional Swedish shipyard. The short, forward-stepped cabin superstructure is striking, allowing a panoramic window behind the mast and looking pretty sexy to boot. The enormous volume of the ship allows this design without restricting the headroom below deck. The new HR adopts the idea of the bathing platform from its smaller sister, which only closes halfway and can therefore be moved easily and without complex electrical or hydraulic mechanisms. And: the 50 also has a layout in the centre cockpit with two helm stations.
In direct comparison to its larger sister, the new Hallberg-Rassy 50 has no lazarette in the stern, which is the main reason for the two metre difference in length; however, the interior fittings and the variants for the layouts below deck remain almost identical for both HR models. There will be options for the foredeck and for the aft owner's cabin. Customers will also have to choose whether they want the galley in a U-shape on the starboard side or recessed as a long row on the port side in the passageway to the aft cabin. The following view illustrates the variants and the feasibility.
Shipyard boss Magnus Rassy is planning to present the Hallberg-Rassy 50 as a world premiere at the boot trade fair in Düsseldorf. However, due to the pandemic, the trade fair will not take place in January as usual, but in April (17-25). The shipyard in Ellös has also published the price list in the meantime. The new HR 50 will be available from the shipyard for a basic ex-shipyard price of 1.43 million euros, including 19 per cent VAT.
Stormy test of the new centre cockpit yacht
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Michael Good
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