Baltic 60

The main goal with this project was to develop a high quality, high performance cruiser/racer with a higher level of performance than normally found in this category of sailing yachts. The way to achieve the performance was to build the yacht lighter then traditionally expected from similar types of yachts. The only way to achieve the weight saving without compromising on the cruising comfort and equipment was to utilize high technology materials and methods in the design and building process of the yacht.

The hull and deck plus main bulkheads were built in Isopthalic / Aramid / UD-glass laminates resulting in a substantial weight saving compared to conventional materials and methods. In order to reach a high stability with a moderate draft and with a moderate ballast weight a casted/welded keel fin was opted for with a lead bulb. The welded/casted keel fin allowed for a much lighter fin and this allowed for higher bulb weight all resulting in a low ballast CG.

The interior layout had to offer very comfortable cruising facilities for the owner and his family plus for occasional guests. However the main bulkheads and main paneling were made from sandwich construction, giving more strength and saving even more on the total weight.

Although this is a custom project, two were acutally built based on the same hull and deck design. The interior layout and equipment specifications were tailor made and varied greatly between the two projects. Boat no 1 was launched in the spring 1998 and no 2 1999. Both yachts are based and mostly sailing in the Mediterranean.

(ID B60-02)