Is YOUR boat BLUE WATER?? Hallberg-Rassy - Episode 121 - Lady K Sailing 

Agreed, ALL Swedish built yachts are very good boats, I was tempted to say as much in my comment, you said it for me

True. Hard dodger and center cockpit on the west coast of Sweden. Performance on the east, Linjett, Arcona, CR. Same superior quality, different type of boats.

You need a stout boat just to get out of Sweden imo

Didn't Huges build alot of Columbia & some Coronado designs a long time ago?

Wild we roam - RU-vid channel

@@mikakari9498 yes, and they quit sailing right?

LOL thank you

Only force 8 then! Any offshore sailing yacht should be be fine in a force 8 gale . It is very high seas and severe gale 9 and storm 10 that is more testing.

and najad, malo, etc

And Contest (NL) and Oyster (UK)

@@Fr99763 add Victoire, AluBat, Tartan, Island Packet, Wauquiez, Rustler, Contessa, .... I would take the modern Oysters out...:)

And don't forget Little Harbor, Bristol, Valiant, Pacific Seacraft, and Shannon.

… and that’s well deserved. Just talk to several long term HR owners. It also reflects in HR price stability. Even older boats won’t be a bargain unless there’s something really wrong with that particular boat.

I know. Finding a pic of Chris is hard lol

Thank you!!

That is 100% true, but if you buy a HR Rasmus 35 with a bad teakdeck you could have it redone (20k - 35k) and i suspect that you would not loose more than the rest of us, maybe less, if you decide to sell after 10-15 yrs.

Thank you!!

It's an amazing boat right?

Thank you!

Thank you!

You can do it!

Your observation is correct. That said, you’re also comparing more expensive boats to mass-production boats with cheap, monolithic construction hulls (as opposed to the sandwiched construction on the pricier ones) that cost a lot less and offer an entry point to cruising for people who couldn’t afford an HR or a Najad, let alone a Swan (which belongs in a separate category with Baltic, Contest, and the likes). Jeanneau, Beneteau, Hanse, Dufour, etc. have their place in the cruising world. A new HR is not “affordable”, even if you get good value for money. A 15-year old HR costs as much as a new Hanse.

Can see that Bohuslen was Norwegian, aye.

i do every time , I have 99 Catalina 380

Ummm everyone? Duhuh...

Me!!

I’m one of them. Looking at Ohlson 38. In the middle of a negotiation. 🤞

ME! I own nothing but it is my dream!

Thank you

Good on you

Congratulations!

Congrats, I'm looking as well. What is the base price on the 44 ?

Forgot to mention #4: Very high and so comfortable cockpit coamings, located fairly close to the center of the hull. Add the hard dodger and Bob's your uncle.

That sounds like a great podcast! I would love to listen can you send me a link??

I also found it by searching on Overcast (my current podcast app. I’m really digging your channel as i finish the refit on my Catalina 22. Loved your episode on Catalina, I’m finding tons to love about this boat even though I’m not sailing yet. Not in the same league as an HR, but this little trailer sailor I believe shared that spirit of integrity for maintenance. I’m in my backyard, not an exotic anchorage, but I,be been able to do everything on a 1981 boat with easy access to parts and knowledge. Keep up the awesome shows!

@@PepeLePewPew-qy3en yeah - I’m a big fan of Kraken Yachts. Definitely recommend the reviews from the Millenial Falcon RU-vid channel…

I had an Albert design 22.5 ft Pearson Electra sloop in the 1970’s. It had a solid fiberglass hull with a full keel with the weight enclosed in the hull. I sailed it every weekend in the CA Channel Islands in usually fair conditions. It was a wonderful sailboat, built like a brick with heavy rigging. I sailed to Anacapa Island in a strong windstorm one time with winds over 60 kts. The seas were huge, but the boat could take it just fine. I was sailing with the port rail in the water with a heavily reefed main and a storm jib. Anchored on the backside/lee of the Island and went scuba diving all day. The wind never subsided and actually got worse. No problem we sailed back to Channel Islands Harbor with the starboard rail now in the water. I recall the time of the crossing was exceptionally short for the 11 miles in very heavy seas. The seas that day were not as bad as the three days in the Gulf of Tonkin in a Typhoon in 1968 aboard the USS Joseph Strauss, DDG16. There the seas were 30-50 ft. All we could do was to run slowly into the storm. Green water came over the bow and washed up on the bridge deck and the screws would come out of the water on the stern. The whole ship would rattle. I was on the bridge and regularly looked at the clinometer which had its arrow in the red on the rolls to port and starboard. The ship had an aluminum super structure which helped immensely. A WWII DD may not have survived those seas. Various capital ships were lost in those conditions in the 1940’s.

@@lrmorrison999 Wow cool story !

There are lots of blue water boats built with the same integrity as Halberg-Rassy, but Halberg-Rassy has the most well known brand name in this market. Well, maybe Amel and Oyster as well. I think most experienced cruisers know about Najad and Island Packet and Tartan and the others, but people who are new will have heard about Halberg-Rassy long before they hear about the others.

HR, Najad and Malo are all built to sail Scandinavia in safety and comfort, so whole of Norway and Baltic is cold conditions, they have to reach a certain quality, and they do. And I would prefer the layout Malo and Najad uses ahead of Hallberg-Rassy, but that is subjective. HR has gained good a reputation for good reason, but they are not alone.

Must be the Canadian pronunciation :-)

Hans Christian, the best in my opinion 👍

@@robburnet4530 Those boats are sweet. All that wood makes for a very labor intensive ownership though.

@@operator0 very true it’s a load of work keeping them in nice condition

I used to own a Gozzard 36 1986. sailed good nice boat but they are way over priced in my opinion. The interior on mine was average there are way better boats in Gozzards price point in my opinion.