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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.
5 September 2024
BALTIC’S FIRST MULTIHULL AND MONACO YACHT SHOW
Exploring new avenues of yachting innovation Baltic Yachts is heading to Monaco Yacht Show (25th-28th September) with some exciting news. The Finnish shipyard, which for more than 50 years has been a world leading innovator in cutting-edge composite monohull yachts, is about to start the...
More24 June 2024
Baltic 121 Custom
POWERFUL AND COMFORTABLE 37-METRE BLUE WATER CRUISER Baltic Yachts is delighted to announce a new contract for a 121ft (37m) high-performance blue water cruising sloop. Naval architecture and exterior styling are by Malcolm McKeon, interiors by Adam Lay Studio. Construction has started with delivery in autumn...
More6 May 2024
Baltic Yachts’ double success at the World Superyacht Awards
The Baltic 110 Zemi has won a major award and the Baltic 111 Raven receives the Judge’s Special Award in the same category. At the World Superyacht Awards in Venice on 4 May, Zemi won the Sailing Yachts 30m to 39.9m Award against a...
More26 April 2024
SUPER FAST BALTIC 80 CUSTOM
An 80ft full custom project with an impressive power-to-weight ratio is nearing completion at Baltic Yachts in Jakobstad, Finland and due to launch in early summer. Commissioned by an experienced yachtsman – his first build with Baltic Yachts – the 23.99-metre Baltic 80 Custom is...
More19 April 2024
TWO EVENTS AND A LANDMARK PROJECT FOR BALTIC YACHTS SERVICE & REFIT
Baltic Yachts Service & Refit is starting the new sailing season with two events in Palma, Mallorca and the completion of a landmark project at Baltic Yachts HQ in Jakobstad, Finland. Baltic Yachts is a headline partner at The Balearic Superyacht Forum on 24-25 April...
More5 March 2024
TIDE MAGAZINE: FROM LAND TO SEA
Featuring a contemporary, warm and crafted look by Swedish architects Andreas Martin-Löf Arkitekter, the 34m sailing yacht ZEMI is a fine example of how shore-side designers can adapt to create stunning, boundary-pushing yacht interiors Forward-thinking shipyards and owners are becoming increasingly creative and inviting designers...
More12 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...
More23 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...
More18 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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