Hallberg-Rassy 69: Fascination at 21 metres - the new flagship at boot Düsseldorf
YACHT-Redaktion
· 24.01.2024
Every day, crowds of people gather at stand B58 in hall 16 just a few minutes after the trade fair opens, and for good reason: the Hallberg-Rassy 69 is the largest sailing yacht at boot Düsseldorf 2024 - also the largest HR in the history of the traditional shipyard. The models also on display Hallberg-Rassy 340 and 400 seem almost like toys next to her.
From morning to night, sailing enthusiasts from young to old marvel at the giant, which weighs around 46 tonnes and almost six million. Whole families go exploring together, no one has to stand in front of the stairs to the cockpit.
At 21 metres long and almost six metres wide, the dimensions of the new boat alone are pretty impressive: the Hallberg-Rassy 69 is a yacht of absolute superlatives, and not just for the Swedish builders in Ellös on the "boatbuilding island" of Orust. With her, the Hallberg-Rassy 64 was retired as the previous flagship.
The details and special features of the flagship
The HR 69 impresses with a spacious, well-protected centre cockpit and two helm stations. The front area of construction number one is dominated by a beautifully designed hardtop. Unlike most yachts in the XXL luxury class, there is no clear separation between the working cockpit and guest area. A key special feature: despite its size, the yacht is designed for operation with a small crew if the owner so wishes. The sails can be set and trimmed directly from the steering columns at the touch of a button. This gives the helmsman full control over a wide range of hydraulic winches, furling systems and outhauls. As an option, the pull on halyards and stays can be measured and shown on a Raymarine display.
The retractable bow and stern thrusters are designed to make manoeuvring this majestic yacht as easy as possible. Magnus Rassy, who initially built the HR 69 for himself, plans to sail her without a skipper or paid crew in the coming season. The Sleipner spotlights, which are powered directly by nearby Mastervolt lithium batteries to keep cable runs to a minimum, will also help with this.
Like all of Germán Frers' newer models for the Swedish yacht builders, the new flagship also has a wide stern and a strongly indented waterline, which requires two rudder blades that protrude from the hull at a distinct angle. A 3.40 metre long highfield dinghy can be stored transversely in the stern storage space. A swivelling mechanism mounted on rails facilitates launching and recovery.
Many zeros - the price of the new Hallberg-Rassy 69
Below deck, the Rassy offers the usual cosy Scandinavian atmosphere. The view through the almost two-metre-long hull windows and the equally large superstructure windows is spectacular - even if currently only of the surrounding exhibition stands. The lines of sight in the HR 69 are impressive.
The YACHT test editors were able to go on board the large Swede in December 2023 and carry out an extensive test. The result was her impressive sailing performance, more on this in the full test in YACHT 3/2024.
The price tag on the HR 69 is also astonishing: it costs around 57 million Swedish kronor, which at the current exchange rate corresponds to around 5,965,000 euros including 19% VAT.
Technical data Hallberg-Rassy 69
- Designer: Germán Frers Naval Architecture
- CE category: A - unlimited ocean sailing
- Torso length: 20,96 m/68' 9"
- Maximum length with bowsprit: 22,22 m/72' 11''
- Waterline: 19,70 m/64' 8''
- Width excl. skirting board: 5,89 m
- Draught, empty standard ship: 2,70 m
- Displacement, empty standard ship: 46.5 tonnes
- Keel weight: 18.1 tonnes
- Keel material: Lead
- Standard sail area: 224,4 m²
- Sail area, surface-optimised: 257,4 m²
- Height above water, without Windex or antennas: 31,3 m
- Motor: Volvo Penta D6-300
- Power at crankshaft: 221 kW/300 hp
- Reversing gearbox: Hydraulic with axle
- Number of cylinders: 6
- cubic capacity: 5.5 litres
- Diesel: 2,200 litres
- Fresh water: 1,700 litres
