PEGASUS is a well-equipped Hallberg-Rassy 49, one of the great Scandinavian bluewater cruising designs and a model long admired for its seakindly motion, serious offshore construction, generous storage, and comfortable long-range accommodations. Designed by Olle Enderlein and Christoph Rassy and built by Hallberg-Rassy in Sweden, the 49 combines a traditional offshore underbody, a protected center-cockpit layout, and the brand's unmistakable flush-deck profile into a yacht built for passagemaking rather than dockside showmanship.
The Hallberg-Rassy 49 is a true world-cruising platform, with substantial displacement, encapsulated lead ballast, a protected rudder arrangement, a secure cockpit, and deep interior volume that makes her practical for extended time aboard. PEGASUS adds meaningful recent updates, including a 2016 Yanmar 110 hp diesel, Doyle sails from 2016, Raymarine navigation electronics, a custom hardtop, Starlink, a 2023 Vari Prop, updated refrigeration, new Dometic freshwater heads, and a 2022 tender package.
For the buyer looking for a proven, comfortable, classic bluewater cruiser under 50 feet, PEGASUS represents a compelling opportunity. She offers the space and feel of a proper ocean-going yacht, the practicality of systems already upgraded for modern cruising, and the timeless Hallberg-Rassy qualities of strength, safety, and livability that continue to make these yachts respected by serious sailors worldwide.
Key Features:
PEGASUS offers the classic Hallberg-Rassy interior arrangement: warm teak joinery, secure offshore proportions, excellent storage, and a practical three-cabin, two-head layout built around extended cruising. The protected center cockpit creates a strong division between the owner's aft cabin and the forward guest accommodations, while the saloon, galley, and navigation area remain central, secure, and usable at sea.
Below, the layout flows from the aft owner's cabin forward through the galley, saloon, navigation area, guest head, bunk cabin, and forward V-berth. This is the type of interior that made Hallberg-Rassy a benchmark among serious cruising sailors - substantial, hand-built, and designed for real use offshore rather than simply maximizing marina volume.
Interior Styling and Additional Features:
MAIN SALOON
The saloon is the heart of PEGASUS, with seating to both port and starboard and an expandable table for meals, passage planning, or relaxing at anchor. As expected on a Hallberg-Rassy of this era, the saloon is arranged with secure proportions, abundant handholds, useful storage behind and beneath the seating, and an atmosphere that feels both traditional and purposeful.
AFT OWNER’S STATEROOM
The aft owner’s stateroom is one of the major strengths of the Hallberg-Rassy 49 layout. Set privately aft of the center cockpit, it provides comfortable accommodations for two adults along with shelf and hanging storage for extended cruising. Its separation from the forward guest cabins gives the owner excellent privacy aboard.
Aft Head
The aft head serves the owner’s stateroom and includes one of the two newer Dometic freshwater heads installed in June 2024, along with a separate shower arrangement.
FORWARD VIP STATEROOM
The forward V-berth cabin provides comfortable guest accommodations for two, with shelf and hanging storage and convenient access to the forward head and separate shower.
Forward Head
The forward head is shared by the forward guest cabin and adjacent bunk cabin. It includes a new Dometic freshwater head with bidet function and a separate shower.
GUEST CABIN
Across from the forward head is an additional guest cabin with bunk berths for two more guests. This cabin expands PEGASUS into a practical three-cabin cruising yacht and can serve equally well for guests, crew, storage, or offshore watch rotation.
The starboard-side galley is practical and sea-kindly, with a gimbaled Force 10 stove/oven, built-in cold plate refrigeration, a deep freezer aft of the navigation station, an ice maker, and ample storage for cookware and provisions.
NAVIGATION STATION
The navigation station is positioned for offshore use and includes the primary communications, electrical monitoring, and navigation systems expected aboard a properly equipped bluewater yacht.
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
PEGASUS carries a substantial Raymarine-based electronics suite supported by modern communications equipment, including Starlink and PredictWind integration for offshore weather routing and connectivity.
HELM STATION
HULL
The Hallberg-Rassy 49 is built as a serious offshore cruising yacht, with rugged Scandinavian construction, substantial displacement, and encapsulated lead ballast carried in a deep bilge pocket. The model is known for its strong hull structure, protected rudder, reliable sea manners, and long-range capability.
DECK
The flush deck and protected center cockpit are signature Hallberg-Rassy 49 features, combining excellent working space on deck with the security and protection needed for offshore passagemaking. PEGASUS is further enhanced by a custom hardtop and stern swim/cocktail platform.
COCKPIT
MAST AND RIGGING
SAILS AND WINCHES
ENGINE AND MECHANICAL
PEGASUS was repowered in 2016 with a Yanmar 4JH110 diesel engine and carries a Northern Lights 7 kW generator. Her drivetrain includes a 2023 3-blade bronze Vari Prop, dripless shaft seal, and stainless-steel propeller shaft.
PLUMBING AND TANKAGE
Tankage is appropriate for long-range cruising, with 160 gallons of fuel, 369 gallons of freshwater, and a two-tank holding system. PEGASUS is also equipped with an Isotherm 30L water heater.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AUDIO/VISUAL AND ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
TENDER
BROKER’S COMMENTS
PEGASUS is exactly the sort of yacht that keeps Hallberg-Rassy at the front of conversations about serious bluewater cruising. The 49 is substantial without being unmanageable, traditional without feeling impractical, and built with the kind of sea-going purpose that appeals to sailors who understand what matters offshore: stability, storage, systems access, comfort at sea, and a protected cockpit.
This particular PEGASUS benefits from meaningful updates to her engine, sails, electronics, communications, refrigeration, heads, batteries, propeller, hardtop, and tender package. She is not a minimalist coastal cruiser; she is a proper offshore yacht with the displacement, accommodations, and equipment profile to support extended passagemaking, liveaboard cruising, and serious coastal or island use.
For buyers considering traditional bluewater yachts from builders such as Hylas, Oyster, Tayana, Little Harbor, or other respected offshore marques, PEGASUS deserves careful attention. The Hallberg-Rassy 49 remains one of the iconic long-range cruisers of its era, and PEGASUS is offered at a compelling price point with a strong list of practical cruising upgrades.
The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.
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