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At Open Boatyard/Öppet Varv 2026 there was more of everything: a record number of boats, a full 180, between 2 m and 22 m, 42% more than last year, which was a record year at the time.

Welcome to Orust Marin Center who exhibits 43 boats at their plant in Henån, 16 km north-east from Ellös, part of Open Yard/Öppet Varv 21-23 August 2026, Ellös, Orust, West Sweden.

At Open Yard/Öppet Varv 21-23 August 2026, Aron Wärnberg will be on site at RS Sailing Sweden. Aron is the reigning European champion in RS Aero 7 and is happy to share his experiences from training, competition and international elite sailing. During the days there is the opportunity to:

Experience the world premiere of the upcoming new Furl-Fix® ultracompact stanchion block – a groundbreaking innovation in two versions: Glassfiber reinforced nylon or 316 A4 acid-resistant Stainless Steel!!

The press is hereby invited to a press breakfast on Friday, August 21 2026 at 9:30 in the harbour area at Open Yard/Öppet Varv, Hallberg-Rassyvägen 1, in Ellös, West Sweden. The press conference is being held jointly by the Swedish boating industry association Sweboat, and the organizer of Open Yard/Öppet Varv, Hallberg-Rassy Varvs AB. The theme...

At Restaurang Varvet, across the street from Öppet Varv, there will be live music on both Friday evening, August 21 and Saturday evening, August 22, 2026. On Friday, Gåke and Jonte will be playing, on Saturday it will be The Pool. A buffet will be served along with the live music.

The new Hallberg-Rassy 44 Mk II will have its world premiere at Open Boatyard/Öppet Varv 21-23 August 2026 in Ellös on island Orust. The new model is improved in 30 ways compared to the previous 44.

There will be premiere for the all-new Targa 37 at Open Boatyard/Öppet Varv in Ellös on island Orust, 21-23 August 2026. Read more at https://www.targa.fi/boats/37

Welcome to try out sailing with the RS Aira that will be exhibited at Open Boatyard/Öppet Varv 21-23 August 2026, Ellös, Orust, West Sweden. You don't need to be a sailor to join, you will have an instructor and this is for anyone who wants to try out how it is like to sail. This is provided free av charge by RS Sailing Sweden....

It is a great tradition, now for the 30th time, to have an interesting Saturday evening lecture at the Open Yard/Öppet Varv weekend.