THE improved HALLBERG-RASSY 44 Mk II, sailing August 2026
The Hallberg-Rassy 44 was already well ahead of its time when she was introduced. Soon the improved Hallberg-Rassy 44 Mark II will be here and the first finished boat will be presented at the Open Yard 21-23 August 2026, as model year 2027. The 44 Mk II may be ordered immediately. The new version is improved on no less than 30 points:
30 improvements
Exterior:
- Larger saloon superstructure portlights for more natural light
- Larger size hull portlights
- Hull portlights improved to tempered glass which do not scratch over time
- Hull portlights now also in the forward cabin ps and stb
- Improved swim platform with more comfortable aft end
- Improved swim ladder with erected handholds above the platform when the ladder is folded out
- Improved deck hatch in the aft cabin
- Optional carbon in-mast furling now available
- Optional electric under-deck lightwind-sail furler now available
- Deck locker for storing light wind sail when not in use
- Improved windscreen with less visible supports be- tween tempered glass panels
- Improved space for instruments above the sliding hatch, now allowing the new large Raymarine Alpha
- Improved steering system with alloy moving links
- Improved shape of steering pedestal head
- Improved pedestal head top in Corian
- Improved hand rail at pedestal top, now covering also the sides
- New type of anchor: Epsilon
Interior improvements
- Horizontal grain in the wooden interior stretches the boat to get a wider and more roomy perception
- Lowered bulkheads between saloon to galley and saloon to work table, for further airy feeling
- White painted wooden hull panels in sleeping cabins
- Invisible locking clips for white hull panels
- Hidden technical panels, switches and fuses at work table
- Soft closing drawers
- Light weight marine plywood is now partly used, which not only means less weight, but also increased torsial stiffness
- Improved access to the storage under the soleboards in the port side galley
- Improved access to the storage under the soleboards in the sb side cabin
- Storage access behind the backrest to the sb side work table
- Upgraded colour in interior superstructure skins
- Improved more elegant installation of optional sky screens to deck hatches
- Improved comfort and design of aft cabin seat when an island berth is ordered
DATA SHEET
| Designer | Germán Frers, Argentina |
|---|---|
| CE category | A - Unlimited ocean voyages |
| Hull length | 13.68 m / 44' 11" |
| Maximum length | 14.45 m / 47' 5" |
| Waterline at rest | 12.88 m / 42' 3" |
| Beam | 4.20 m / 13' 9" |
| Draught, empty standard boat * | 2.10 m / 6' 11" |
| Displacement, empty standard boat | 13.3 tons / 29 200 lbs |
| Keel weight | 5.3 tons / 11 700 lbs |
| Keel type | Lead with bulb |
| Sail area with genoajib, standard boat | 106.5 m² / 1 152 sq ft |
| * Also available as a 35 cm/1'2'' more shallow draft version, 610 kg heavier | |
| Sail area with genoajib, optimized sail area | 113.1 m² / 1 216 sq ft |
|---|---|
| Air draft, ex Windex | 21.6 m / 70' 10'' |
| Engine | Volvo Penta D2-75 |
| Power at crank shaft | 55 kW / 75 HP |
| Transmission | Hydraulic with shaft |
| Diesel tank | 420 litres / 110 US gallon |
| Fresh water tanks | 745 litres / 196 US gallon |
| Transport height, including windshield | 4.62 m / 15' 2'' |
| Transport height, no windshield, pulpit, pushpit, steering pedestal, wheel, nor halyard winch | 4.23 m / 13' 11'' |
| Estimated GRT | 21.10 |
| Estimated NRT | 18.99 |
