Built in Sweden in 1977, Alcyone is a Hallberg-Rassy 41 ketch hailed out of Newport, RI. A long distance cruiser the HR-41 was the first boat with a proper walk through to the aft-cabin below deck. The basic principle for the layout, though greatly improved, is used to this day. The size of the boat and the outfitting was spectacular for its time; pressured and heated water, shower, electric anchor winch, headsail furling system, two heads, a powerful engine, solid and elegant wooden interior and gracious lines. Only 105 HR 41s’ were built during a short but intense period from 1976 to 1979.