[1] The yacht is a high quality blue water cruiser capable of extended ocean passages.

[2][3] The design is built by Hallberg-Rassy in Sweden and the Mark II version ceased production in 2018.

The Hallberg-Rassy 40 is a recreational centre-cockpit keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim.

It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder on a partial skeg controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel with lead ballast.

[1] The boat has a draft of 6.53 ft (1.99 m) with the standard keel fitted and mounts an inboard diesel engine.