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:
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
・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
| 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 |
