Although the name might suggest Harry Hallberg and Christopher Rassy never worked together. They even were competitors at some point.

Harry started in the late 1940s building wooden Folkboats, quite famous yacht class. He also was one of the pioneers who in the early 1960s began building boats from GRP.

Christopher started by working for other boatbuilders. He was also a keen racer and won a lot of peises. In the early 1960s, he decided to begin on his own. Coincidently he bought his first yard from Hallberg when it became too small for him and he moved to a larger yard.

Two names merged in 1972 when Henry Hallberg retired. Then Rassy again bought his large shipyard. For his new yard, Christopher decided to make both names of the most successful Swedish boatbuilders as one – Harllberg Rassy.