The ship's specifications are impressive: 19.85 metres long, 5.20 metres wide, 215 square metres of sail area on the wind and available for 2.47 million euros. It took eight days to transport the luxury liner by road from Sweden to Düsseldorf.
On the Friday morning before the start of the trade fair, shipyard boss Magnus Rassy is still sitting in the saloon of his new 64 and recovering from the efforts involved in setting up the stand in Hall 17. On the phone to the YACHT editorial team, he talks about the transport of his flagship to Düsseldorf. "It's a real science. We spent eight full days travelling with the ship - a very special feat of strength with many obstacles!"
The special transport with the 36-tonne ship had to take numerous detours to avoid subways, tunnels and bridges. Of course, the entire route had to be precisely analysed in advance and some of it had to be driven by car.
The journey then zigzagged southwards through Sweden. The unusual cargo was transported to Belgium on a special ferry and then onwards to Düsseldorf. "Very slowly and with numerous difficulties," comments Magnus Rassy on the journey. After the trade fair, the HR special transport will take the same route back to the shipyard in Orust. However, the busy shipyard boss doesn't want to reveal how much it all cost. "A lot," he says with a laugh, "so much that we certainly won't be doing this every year!"
The new HR 64 is the largest yacht ever built in Ellös and, with a length of 20 metres, is more than twice the size of the shipyard's smallest model. This demonstrates the broad spectrum of the shipyard's activities and how flexibly Hallberg-Rassy can organise its production capacities.
The new flagship will replace the 62. The Frers design provides for a shorter superstructure and an unobstructed foredeck with flush hatches. And the cockpit is a full 55 centimetres longer than on the 62. It goes without saying that on a boat of this calibre, all functions can be controlled from the cockpit at the touch of a button. There are numerous interior options to choose from in all five sections. Combined, this results in no fewer than 72 possible layouts below deck.
Hallberg-RAssy at boot Düsseldorf: Hall 17, Stand A 56
