Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

Hr 342

HALLBERG RASSY · German Frers · 2006

Updated

Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)

The Hr 342 is a 10.30 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by German Frers and built by HALLBERG RASSY, first launched in 2006. It races in Class C.

Hr 342 - German Frers - HALLBERG RASSYP 12.77 mLOA 10.30 m

Length

10.30 m

33′ 10″

Beam

3.45 m

Draft

1.87 m

Displacement

6.2 t

Sail area

71 m²

No boat of this design has been measured under the current VPP. The figures below come from measurement records issued between 2021 and 2024, on the earlier scale, so this design carries no Race Edge.

On the podium

Where a Hr 342 finishes when she goes racing.

Not enough data yet to show how this design finishes. It has not been found in the race results we have collected so far.

Recent regattas

The latest events where a Hr 342 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

No regattas found yet.

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.

Round the buoys

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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

The designs a Hr 342 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.

Not enough data yet to say who this design races against. No result we have collected puts it on the water beside another design we track.

Speed at every angle

The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.

3630°60°90°120°150°WIND

Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

How fast is a Hr 342

Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.

Angle6 kn10 kn14 kn20 kn
Beat VMG3.934.554.73—
52°5.886.556.70—
60°6.126.736.90—
75°6.306.897.18—
90°6.366.967.36—
110°6.427.197.62—
120°6.357.197.79—
135°5.957.007.70—
150°5.186.617.20—
Run VMG4.485.816.69—

How they are set up

The range each sail spans across the fleet.

Mainsail35 m² – 36 m²
Headsail29 m² – 42 m²
Gennaker72 m² – 119 m²

Most run a fixed propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 480 kg.

Rigging

Hr 342 rig and sail dimensions

A Hr 342 carries 12.77 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.50 m boom, a forestay 13.41 m above the deck and a 4.35 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.

Rig

Mainsail hoistP12.77 m12.70 – 12.85
Boom lengthE4.50 m4.50 – 4.50
Forestay heightIG13.41 m13.40 – 13.41
Fore triangle baseJ3.91 m3.90 – 3.92
Spinnaker hoistISP14.14 m14.09 – 14.20
BowspritTPS4.35 m4.20 – 4.50
Boom above deckBAS1.60 m1.60 – 1.60

Sails

Mainsail35.7 m²35.0 – 36.4
Headsail35.1 m²28.6 – 41.5
Gennaker95.5 m²71.9 – 119.1

The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 72 to 119 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.