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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.
14 February 2017
Double award-winning Baltic 130 My Song recognised for innovation and style
The Baltic 130 My Song has triumphed as a double winner in the ShowBoats Design Awards 2017 after being judged the Most Innovative Sailing Yacht and winning the Best Exterior Design and Styling award at a gala ceremony in Kitzbuhel, Austria. With concept, design and...
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9 January 2017
Mikael Strengell
The Baltic design principle is based on functionality, flexibility and freedom. "This means we can offer our customers total freedom of choice. We aim to make a technically ambitious yacht easy to use." Strengell's job is to see that the boat comes together technically...
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10 October 2016
Baltic 130 My Song calls the tune in multi-role, innovative superyachting
Baltic Yachts combines with Reichel/Pugh, Nauta Design and MCM project management to produce one of the most remarkable state of the art, all carbon superyachts ever launched. My Song is not only the latest high performance, genuine multi-role super sailing yacht to be launched by...
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30 September 2016
BALTIC YACHTS & SILVER ARROWS MARINE ANNOUNCE A PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD THE ARROW460-GRANTURISMO STYLED BY MERCEDES-BENZ
Silver Arrows Marine and Baltic Yachts are delighted to confirm their partnership for the series production of the new ARROW460-Granturismo Edition1. Baltic Yachts will shortly start production of the ARROW460-Granturismo Edition1, designed in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz Style. The agreement lays the foundation for a new...
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21 September 2016
BlackCat announces an exclusive alliance with Baltic Yachts
Baltic Yachts has been approached by one of the world's most successful superyacht designers, Malcolm McKeon, regarding BlackCat, a 50m luxury cruising catamaran project. Baltic Yachts has been selected as one of BlackCat’s strategic partners due to our well-established reputation and extensive knowledge of large...
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9 September 2016
Sunny Day Refit
Motor yacht from another era is a masterpiece of rejuvenation The refit brief for the 81ft Sunny Day was not only to modernise her, but to blend features of her original 1989 build with contemporary design. The result is spectacular. Sunny Day has been in the...
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9 August 2016
Kenneth Nyfelt
Kenneth Nyfelt began his career at Baltic Yachts in the 1980s sweeping floors and carrying out small electrical tasks during school holidays. "My father was one of the five founding owners so I’ve got the Baltic Spirit in my blood!" says Kenneth. “One of...
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9 August 2016
Henry Hawkins
“Quality that speaks for itself” "I got to know Baltic Yachts by sailing on one of our products", says Henry Hawkins, CEO of the company. Hawkins started sailing professionally as a teenager and quickly became aware of how a yacht should best serve her owner’s...
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