After the cancellation of the Captains Dinner, I was wondering how you and a number of other HR owners I have described in a previous column are doing. But to start with you, the HRC members. Is your boat on the shore or in a heated shed so you can pamper her again? Or is […]
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Today we have received the sad news that Christoph Rassy has died at the age of 87 years. Christoph Rassy was a legend, a visionary entrepreneur, who made history in the global yachtbuilding industry when he purchased Harry Hallberg’s yard in Ellos to launch the world famous Hallberg Rassy marque in 1972. Our sincere condolences […]
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For the HRC Reporter there is a dilemma. Because as a reporter you want to report on as many events as possible. And now there are two events on the same day, namely a Meet & Greet in Lelystad and a Sail and BBQ at the Ossehoek on the Grevelingen. Normally, as a sailor from […]
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Cancelled due to COVID Unfortunately, due to the recent Corona developments, the Captains Dinner 2021 could not take place at the very last moment. In consultation with Leon Schulz who would give an introduction and the Kaag society we have moved the dinner to February 2022. As a start of our first lustrum year we […]
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This autumn special can be downloaded via the link: klik hier In this special there is a nice article, “How long can you sail?”, on page 88 with perhaps the most special Hallberg-Rassy ever; the HR 94!
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What a treat to meet again live after 1,5 years! On Saturday 18 September, we had a Meet & Greet in Lelystad. With 10 ships we had a wonderful drink, dinner, but most of all we caught up with each other and strengthened our connections. It was not easy to get to Lelystad via the […]
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The HR Connectie is growing up and now also has a beautiful (gavel)! At the JALV of 7 September last, our re-elected chairman Robbert-Jan Poerstamper received a (gavel) from the hands of secretary Frederik van der Dussen, which was donated to us by the Hallberg-Rassy shipyard. With the support and efforts of Paul Hameeteman – […]
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Hello HRC fellow members! My name is Marco and my wife is Francesca, we are both Italian and we are the happy owners of FREEDOM, an HR36 built in 1990 (hull #63). I have been sailing since I was a teenager and I obtained my licence in 1984, but only more recently I had the […]
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We have already informed some members about the sale of our HR VLIETSTROOM. As co-initiator of the HR Connectie I know that no Hallberg-Rassy means no member of our association and that is how it should be. We have sailed for 20 years on our own boats of which the last 9 years on our […]
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Eindelijk is het dan zover en kunnen we, met inachtneming van de beperkingen rondom Covid, elkaar treffen op 18 september in de Flevo Marina in Lelystad. We hopen dat we veel schepen mogen verwelkomen, maar weet dat je ook prima met de auto kunt komen en makkelijk en ruim kunt parkeren. Adres is Overstag 20 in […]
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Op 7 september vindt onze Jaarlijkse Algemene Leden Vergadering (JALV) plaats in de Sociëteit van de Koninklijke Watersport Vereeniging Loosdrecht (KWVL) aan de Oud Loosdrechtsedijk 153. Deelnemers aan de JALV van de Hallberg-Rassy Connectie kunnen gebruik maken van de parkeerplaatsen op het parkeerterrein P-Noord van de KWV, schuin tegenover de ingang van de Sociëteit. Bij […]
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Sail and BBQ event Grevelingen Saturday 18 September is finally the day: a new HRC Sail & BBQ event at the Grevelingen. Time to see each other again and share our stories from the cockpit. Finally! Sail and subsequent drinks on the jetty and BBQ on the island Ossehoek The plan is that the participating […]
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We, Anneke Slob and René Dubbeldam, introduce ourselves to the HR-Connectie as new members. Since November 2020 we are the proud owners of the HR39 MKII ‘Datcha’ (PH7225; MMSI: 244002311). Our berth is Strijensas. In 2021 we have already had a chance to get used to this very beautiful, spacious and complete boat; we have […]
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As I shared with you earlier the progress of the refit of Ellös (sea4see.org and on Youtube), it is now time: Ellös has been launched. See Hallberg-Rassy 312 “Ellös”: THE SPLASH OF “ELLÖS” In this video you will first of all see how Gabriele thanks the Connectie for the gift that was offered to him […]
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As you can see in the picture, I am standing near a buoy. It is the old BvK (Blocq van Kuffeler) buoy at the entrance of our sailing club (WV Blocq van Kuffeler). Within our association, self-reliance is mandatory and Nicolette and I have adopted this buoy. That means cleaning and painting. But a buoy […]
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We joined in the spring of 2021, having bought the HR 34 Wassily at the end of 2020. She is from 2004 and with hull number 448 one of the more recent ones in this series. We find 34 feet very large, as we are used to small open boats: we have had a Polyvalk […]
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It’s May 2021 and the Covid situation seems to be getting better. In the middle of winter 2020/21, Ngahue IV was unloaded in Southampton and handed over to the English Hallberg-Rassy dealer. At the last minute, Sevenstar suggested taking the boat to IJmuiden. A nice offer, but not really helpful anymore at that time. What […]
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We would like to introduce ourselves here at the HRC: We, Lydia and I , bought the HR 42 E “Marra” from Lemmer in January 2021 and are now exploring and maintaining the ship. The name has been changed to Erlano, named after our 3 children (2 from Ly and 1 from me): Eric, Laura […]
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Dear HRC members, On request, we are starting a closed WhatsApp group HRC Support to help each other quickly with advice and assistance. Every member is welcome in this group. Do you have a short question for advice or help, or do you for example have a tip which is useful for many other members, […]
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The HRC has recently expanded the ship register. It is now also possible to include the MMSI number and callsign of your Hallberg-Rassy. MMSI stands for Maritime Mobile Service Identity. Members can fill in this information themselves under tab profile at “change my data”. New members will be asked for this information at registration. During […]
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