TELL TALES
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.
9 December 2022
BALTIC 110 CUSTOM
VERSATILE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE CRUISER WITH A STUNNING INTERIOR With her deck in place and her ground-breaking interior installed, the Baltic 110 Custom high performance cruiser is entering the final phase of construction before her launch in May 2023 This genuine multi-role super-cruiser will feature high performance sailing,...
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1 December 2022
Tell Tales: 152 Pink Gin
In my earlier telltales I mentioned the canting keel 56 footer we made as an interim yacht between the 97 Pink Gin and the 152. This is the 152 story. Sometimes around 2003 – 2004 the Pink Gin owner, Professor Näder, started to talk about...
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24 November 2022
JASI
Style and capacity in focus for interior transformation We formally began the Baltic Yachts’ Service and Refit operation in Palma, Mallorca in 2013. Our facilities, which have been recently expanded, include a multi-disciplinary offsite facility, offices, warehouse and workshops. You will find us at our...
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7 November 2022
NEW BALTIC 80 CUSTOM ANNOUNCED AHEAD OF METS
Baltic Yachts is delighted to announce a contract for a new Baltic 80 Custom as the company prepares for the Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) from 15-17 November As the global yachting industry convenes in Amsterdam this month for METS, the world’s largest marine trade...
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2 November 2022
BALTIC 43 TUULI
Our Service and Refit team has transformed the 1993 classic Tuuli Built in 1993 as hull number 42 of the highly successful Baltic 43 series, Tuuli has recently completed an eight-month refurbishment at our Palma Refit and Service operation and been re-launched as good as...
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6 October 2022
THE BALTIC LOG AUTUMN 2022
Dear Baltic Log Reader, Welcome to the autumn 2022 edition of the Baltic Log, your personal update on what’s happening at Baltic Yachts in Finland and Palma de Mallorca where our Service and Refit division is going from strength to strength. With superyachting back in full...
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13 September 2022
TELL TALES: IN MEMORIAM
September 10th, we got a very sad message. Baltic Yachts first designer and long-term cooperating partner, Robert Wilson Ball, had died. This came as a shock to us. Rob Ball was the chief designer at C&C Design when we started Baltic Yachts, and he was...
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9 September 2022
BALTIC PRESENTS YACHT OF THE YEAR PERSEVERANCE AT THE MONACO YACHT SHOW
The multi award-winning Baltic 117 Perseverance will take centre stage in the Monaco Yacht Show’s Sailing Area from 28 September to 1 October, 2022 The Baltic Yacht’s team look forward to welcoming you on Stand QH4 at the upcoming Monaco Yacht Show, the world’s leading...
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28 July 2022
TELL TALES: NEXT STEP IN THE PINK GIN SAGA
In one of my earlier Tell Tales I covered the first Pink Gin we were involved in creating. This was the 97 FT Yacht we produced and delivered in spring 1999 and as a spin-off we delivered a Baltic 40 as an interim boat...
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