1972 Hallberg-Rassy Rasmus Nab center cockpit sloop

Classic blue-water sailboat that will keep you safe while crossing oceans or day-sailing on the Bay!  The Rasmus 35 is known as as the first production sailboat to come from Hallberg-Rassy, a name that's become one of the most respected and prestigious in the world of cruising yachts. With a design from Sweden's Olle Enderlein that was well ahead of its time in the late 1960s, the boat had an incredible production run of 760 hulls spanning 12 years (this is hull no. 100), and they remain popular on the brokerage market today.

With its full keel and center-cockpit layout the boat was designed for long distance cruising from the outset, and of particular note is her well protected cockpit which featured a fixed windscreen which was a trendsetting innovation in its day (and much appreciated on typically boisterous days her on the Bay!). The Rasmus is a Lloyds of London certified design that is built like a tank and will take you anywhere in the world in safety and comfort.

The Nab spec refers to boats that were finished out by Reg Freeman Yachts in the UK. The three main differences are a different salon layout than the HR finished boats, a Perkins engine (in my opinion superior to the Volvo-Penta used by HR), and a hard top dodger added to the H-R glass windscreen (the windscreen and hard dodger is awesome for SF Bay!).

The design is conservative, focused more on sea-kindliness and safety than speed. But given the winds we have on the Bay all summer, I've never been wanting for more canvas.

This particular example was repowered in 1989 and only has about 1,300 hours on the bullet proof Perkins diesel; she was last hauled in 2019, shows well and is well priced by a motivated out of state owner. Two to Tango is currently lying Richardson Bay Marina in a potentially transferable slip with unobstructed views of Mount Tam...