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Open Yard 2018 has seen the best sales result ever in the 25 year history for Open Yard. The magazine International Boating Industry made the following report: https://www.ibinews.com/hallberg-rassy-reports-best-ever-open-yard/32652.article

Freddan & Tomas will play live music Friday and Saturday night 24 and 25 August 2018. They will play until 11 pm. This will take place at Sjögården / Verhas, just on the other side of the street from the Open Yard / Öppet Varv area in Ellös, Orust.

Also the Hallberg-Rassy 340 has been nominated to the honourable title European Yacht of the Year 2019, in the category "Family cruiser". That means that also the Hallberg-Rassy 340 has been ranked as one of the most interesting and promising newcomers of its class.

The second nominated boat for European Yacht of the Year, out of three, exhibited at Open Yard / Öppet Varv, is the Lite XP by Liteboat from France, which has Scandinavian premiere at Open Yard / Öppet Varv.

We are pleased to report that the all-new Hallberg-Rassy 57, world premiere at Open Yard 24-26 August 2018, has been nominated to the honourable title European Yacht of the Year 2019 in the category "Luxury cruiser". That means that the Hallberg-Rassy 57 has been ranked as one of the most interesting and promising newcomers of its class. The...

We are happy and proud to announce that the Open Yard / Öppet Varv marina will be the official center for the European Yacht of the Year tests in northern Europe. The prize is given by the twelve leading European sailing magazines after thorough tests of nominated boats. The tests will take place 28-30 August 2018.

Here the all-new Hallberg-Rassy 57 sees daylight for the first time. The world premiere wil be at Scandinavia's largest sailboat show, the Open Yard weekend in Ellös, Orust, Sweden, 24-26 August 2018.

Sjögården, overstreet from the Open Yard/Öppet Varv area, will open again. From the 4 June 2018 daily lunch will be served every working day all year around. Later, well before the opening of the Open Yard/Öppet Varv 24-16 August 2018, the restaurant will be open with a la carte also in evenings and at the weekends. The name of the...

As a result of a very strong demand, the Open Yard / Öppet Varv marina will be extended to accommodate another 100 yachts for this year's event. In 2017, 105 yachts were on display, in 2018 it will be 205 yachts, thanks to an extending of the marina. Welcome to Open Yard / Öppet Varv, 24-26 August 2017, Ellös, Orust,...