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There can be few yacht builders like PG Johansson, who can boast an unbroken career with the company he co-founded almost 50 years ago. In that time PG Johansson has witnessed every twist and turn of a colourful, exciting and technically pioneering industry accumulating a wealth of fascinating stories, some familiar, some still untold. In this blog PG will be recalling his experiences of the yachts he has built, the people he has met and some of the more unusual events on the journey to turning clients’ dreams into reality.


24 November 2017
Baltic 175 Pink Gin nominated for five top design and innovation awards
Pink Gin, the stunning Baltic 175 sloop launched this year, has been nominated in five categories in the world’s leading design competition, the Boat International Design and Innovation Awards, the winners of which will be announced at a gala dinner in Kitzbuhel, Austria on...
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10 November 2017
DSS FOIL GIVES PERFORMANCE EDGE TO GROUND-BREAKING BALTIC 142 CUSTOM
An impressive package of new technology used in Baltic Yachts’ latest carbon composite performance cruising yacht will make her a genuinely remarkable project, underlining the company’s position as the world’s leading builder of super-sailing yachts. Ground-breaking features Performance enhancing Dynamic Stability System (DSS) sliding foil ...
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3 November 2017
Baltic 130 My Song keeps on winning
The Baltic 130 My Song has won the International Superyacht Society’s 2017 award for the Best Sailing Yacht between 24m and 40m. The announcement was made at a gala dinner in Fort Lauderdale and follows wins in the World Superyacht Awards for Best Sailing Yacht...
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29 September 2017
Baltic 175 Pink Gin Wows the Crowds at Monaco
Unveiled for the first time at the Monaco Yacht Show, this spectacular, silver-hulled 53.34m/175ft yacht blends the past with the present, featuring a straight stem and counter stern above the water and a torpedo-style lifting bulb keel beneath it. Two topsides openings are among many...
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8 September 2017
New motor yacht combines advanced design, style and comfort at sea
The recently launched Baltic M78 Bill and Me, which will be unveiled at the 2017 Monaco Yacht Show (27-30 September), is not only an impressive combination of composite construction, advanced naval architecture and stunning exterior and interior design, but also a demonstration of Baltic...
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31 August 2017
Baltic Yachts trio bid for Maxi Yacht honours
Three Baltic Yachts’ built carbon composite yachts are preparing to take to the racecourse in a bid for top honours in the world’s leading regatta for maxi yachts Baltic 112 Nilaya, Baltic 72 Jethou (formerly Stig) and Baltic 108 WinWin will be competing in the...
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25 August 2017
Experts Ponder The Next Generation of Superyachting
Encouraging innovation, the importance of welcoming experts from outside the company and the need for disruptive thinking were key messages delivered by the renowned forward thinker Alf Rehn and Pink Gin’s owner Professor Hans Georg Näder in the first Baltic Yachts’ Symposium. Alf Rehn emphasised...
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23 August 2017
Baltic Family Celebrates
With almost 1000 people attending this unique gathering, the Baltic Family was out in force for the Baltic Yachts Rendezvous and the christening of Pink Gin Celebrations marking two major Baltic Yachts’ events in June, the Baltic Yachts Rendezvous and the christening of the Baltic...
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