Long distance sailing lecture by Helena Schneider at Open Yard 2026

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

The 2026 lecture will be held in English by Helena Schneider, who has sailed her Hallberg-Rassy 31 Mk II "Freedom" both ways solo over the Atlantic.

Application needed

The lecture will be held on Saturday 22 August 2026 at 19.00 in the cantine up at the boatyard, at the big wooden stairs, and we will start with dinner, followed by the lecture.

As the number of seats to the lecture are limited and a dinner will be served, we request a pre-payment of tickets from you. The Saturday night lecture including dinner by star chef David Lundqvist and beverage costs SEK 695 (roughly 64 Euros) per person. The dinner is: Pepper-fried Corn Chicken, thigh fillet, Focaccia with whipped butter, Green salad – tomato, cucumber, virgin mix – vinaigrette aparte, Roasted broccoli with citronette, Roasted potatoes – herbs, aged cheese, Creamy pepper sauce, Parsley, - Coffee, Raspberry cake with sour cream and mint.

Please contact us at https://www.hallberg-rassy.com/contact/main-office-in-sweden and state your name, number of persons, address, mobile phone number, email address and if you should have any food intolerances. We will then send you a pay link for your card.

Parking within the yard to visit the boatyard and see the yachts in the water as well as exhibitors of yacht equipment is free of charge.