Hallberg-Rassy 340

Sailboat specifications

The Hallberg-Rassy 340 is a 34’ (10.36m) cruising sailboat designed by Frers Naval Architecture & Engineering (Argentina). She is built since 2017 by Hallberg-Rassy (Sweden).

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Hallberg-Rassy 340's main features

Model: Hallberg-Rassy 340
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Offshore cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder: Hallberg-Rassy
Sailboat designer: Frers Naval Architecture & Engineering
Country: Sweden
Construction: GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich fiberglass polyester
First built hull: 2017
Last built hull: Still in production
Appendages: Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
Helm: Twin helm wheels
Rudder: Twin spade rudders
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: No
EC design category iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions) A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m: A
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): About
201 000 €
(2020)

Hallberg-Rassy 340's main dimensions

Overall length: 35’ 11”10.95 m
Hull length: 34’10.36 m
Waterline length: 33’ 1”10.1 m
Beam (width): 11’ 5”3.47 m
Draft: 6’ 2”1.9 m
Mast height from D_WL: 53’ 11”16.42 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 13184 lb5980 kg
Ballast weight: 5071 lb2300 kg
Ballast type: Lead on deep GRP bilge

Hallberg-Rassy 340's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 709 ft²65.9 m²
Mainsail area: 344 ft²32 m²
Genoa area: 365 ft²33.9 m²
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 2
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire

Hallberg-Rassy 340's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 215 ft²/T20 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 164
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 38 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 7.71 knots