Baltic 78

For some time now, another exciting 78 FT project has been under planning. In the past Baltic Yachts has produced a couple of similar size yachts and has presently a third under construction resulting in a vast volume of experience being collected from this size of projects. It would be natural to assume that this project would be based on some of the previously built designs but this is not the case. Naturally, the experience gained is very useful for this project but the design itself is brand new developed in cooperation between Judel/Vrolijk, R&J Design and Baltic Yachts especially for this particular client’s needs and wishes.

This high performance racer cruiser project went through a design phase consisting of detailed layout work done by our in-house design partner R&J Design in cooperation with the client and their team. A number of layout drawings and 3D presentations have been prepared and considered in order to find final optimum solutions.

A detailed specification and a comprehensive weight calculation have been produced for the naval architecture and performance studies, giving Rolf Vrolijk and his team a good base to do extensive and accurate VPP studies on a number of design variations. All in all, the design stage has resulted in a well thought out concept and detailed design and performance work. Therefore this project is better prepared than most other projects, and we are looking forward to starting making reality out of all the planning work done.

For this type of a project, where performance is of high priority but comfort cannot be compromised, building a light boat without sacrificing its strength is one of the main issues. It is essential that the theoretical weight figures are in balance with the final ones. All this can only be achieved by using very high-tech materials and methods, and by a very good and detailed planning, calculation and preparation stage. This is one of the key factors in producing a good result.
As always, there is still some fine-tuning missing in layout details etc. that will be done during the manufacturing process, but all the major decisions have been made and we are looking at a well-prepared project.

Delivery will take place summer 2009.

(ID B78-03)