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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.
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...
More9 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...
More9 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...
More9 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...
More7 August 2016
Baltic 67 Performance Cruiser
Genuine speed advantage for a safe, easy-to-sail, family cruiser built in advanced carbon composites Lighter, stiffer, faster– Baltic Yachts’ new long distance cruiser offers all the advantages of carbon composite construction and the chance to personalise your ideal performance cruising yacht Baltic Yachts are to build...
More9 June 2016
Roland Kasslin
“Everyone’s ideas can be heard and considered” Roland Kasslin was fresh out of engineering school in 1978 when he first passed by Baltic Yachts. "I noticed they had boats in the yard so went in to ask for a job." Kasslin was at the right...
More5 June 2016
MEDIA CONTACT
Key Facts about Baltic Yachts Unique selling point - top quality advanced carbon composite construction of sailing and motor yachts up to 200ft + Based in Jakobstad, on the west coast in Finland since the company was founded in 1973 Large Service and Repair bases...
More17 April 2016
Baltic Yachts unveil revolutionary Retractable Propulsion System
In our on-going programme of innovation aimed at improving performance and efficiency aboard yachts, Baltic Yachts have developed a new version of their Retractable Propulsion System (RPS) in conjunction with propeller experts Hundested. The revolutionary new system combines the ability to retract the propeller...
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