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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.


12 February 2024
BALTIC YACHTS APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
The world’s leading advanced composite yacht builder Baltic Yachts, Finland announces the appointment of new CEO, Tom von Bonsdorff, who joined the company on 5th February, 2024. With a successful background in management for Swedish automotive giant Volvo and more recently for Kesko, where he...
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23 January 2024
TIDE MAGAZINE: BALTIC YACHTS HITS 50
At the crest of boat-building since 1973, founder PG Johansson looks back at the making of Baltic Yachts Fifty years is a long time in anybody’s book, but doubly so in the gruelling world of boatbuilding. Simply in reaching its half-century, Finland’s Baltic Yachts is...
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18 January 2024
CAFÉ RACER FLEET EXPANDS AS FOURTH BALTIC 68 IS SOLD
Baltic Yachts has announced the sale of its fourth Baltic 68 Café Racer with the new yacht due to be delivered in early 2025 The success of the Javier Jaudenes-designed, high performance day sailer began with Pink Gin Verde in 2021, so called because Baltic...
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12 January 2024
TRIBUTE
For the Baltic Family 2023 was a year filled of celebrations to mark the company’s foundation 50 years ago and recognize its success not only through the many boats it has built, but also the very special people involved. One of the many highlights...
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16 November 2023
BALTIC 175 GETS A MAKEOVER
The iconic Baltic 175 ex-Pink Gin is currently undergoing a 10-month refit at the company base in Jakobstad, Finland which will result in a décor change throughout the accommodation and sail plan and deck gear upgrades to further exploit her sailing potential. The yacht’s new...
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10 November 2023
TIDE MAGAZINE: TAKE TWO
Baltic Yachts created quite a stir when it launched its 68 Café Racer, Pink Gin Verde. Now hull number two, Open Season, is on the water and the devil is in the difference Every now and again a yacht comes along that makes waves: case...
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17 October 2023
THE BALTIC FAMILY CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF YACHT BUILDING WITH SPECTACULAR RENDEZVOUS REGATTA
A fleet of 29 yachts and more than 400 guests, owners and crew recently enjoyed three days of sailing and celebration in near-perfect conditions in Sardinia as they marked the 50th anniversary of Baltic Yachts, the world’s leading advanced composite sailing yacht builder. Returning to...
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27 September 2023
BALTIC 111 RAVEN REACHES SUSTAINED SPEEDS IN HIGH TWENTIES AS SUCCESSFUL TRIALS ARE COMPLETED IN FINLAND
Early sailing trials for the foil-assisted Baltic 111 Raven have been described as ‘very successful’ as the super-lightweight sloop showed impressive reliability and reached sustained speeds in the high 20s during 10 consecutive days of sailing off Baltic Yachts’ head-quarters in Jakobstad, Finland The revolutionary...
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8 September 2023
BALTIC 111 RAVEN OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED AHEAD OF FOILING TRIALS
As Raven prepares for her much-anticipated foil-assisted sailing trials, equal attention is being paid to her interior which combines dramatic styling and weight saving with the yacht’s structure and systems Baltic Yachts has officially launched the ultra-light, foil-assisted 111ft Raven in preparation for further sailing...
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