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.
1 September 2021
Join us aboard the exciting new Baltic 68 Café Racer in Porto Cervo
An invitation to visit the Baltic 68 Café Racer, Pink Gin Verde in Porto Cervo, Sardinia Pink Gin Verde, the first Baltic 68 Café Racer, will shortly arrive in Porto Cervo, Sardinia where she will be available to potential clients and press during the Maxi...
More19 August 2021
Tell Tales: Design, Styling, Trademark
Today, Baltic Yachts is a custom builder hence styling and layouts are fully up to what the client is looking for. Individual styles and layouts are a part of the package. But at the start of Baltic Yachts most part of the production consisted...
More5 August 2021
BALTIC YACHTS’ CUSTOM HATCHES
Baltic workers’ constant quest to improve design and streamline production has recently been directed at deck hatches with every detail of their complex construction being re-examined The humble deck hatch might not attract much attention when considering the attributes of a superyacht, but its prime...
More27 July 2021
Tell Tales: Elizabeth Taylor
I am grateful to Elizabeth Taylor. For those of you that are too young to know who she was, I can say that she was one of the best, if not the best, known super film star for many years, spanning from 1950: s to...
More13 July 2021
Tell Tales: Gotland Runt
When you are in the yachting business you are very busy every day with full working days mostly fully occupied with technical and office work leaving very little time for anything else. For us, that love sailing and having a position like I did...
More5 July 2021
BALTIC 146 PATH SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED
Baltic 146 Path has undergone successful sailing trials off Jakobstad and been delivered on time to her owner Finished in a dramatic grey and orange livery, Path is the very embodiment of a modern, fast, bluewater cruising yacht, built in lightweight advanced composites to Baltic...
More29 June 2021
A DAY TO CELEBRATE THE BOAT BUILDING TRADITION
Since the 18th century, the region of Jakobstad has become famous for its great boatbuilding traditions. The region is home to two of the world’s leading players in luxury sailing, Nautor’s Swan and Baltic Yachts, both of which have been responsible for carrying this...
More24 June 2021
MIDSUMMER GREETINGS FROM THE YARD
As we are getting ready for the Midsummer celebrations after an eventful and busy spring, we’d like to share this footage of our waterfront yard in Jakobstad and highlights from the spring.It’s a reflection of the hard work everyone has invested over the years...
More10 June 2021
Tell Tales: The ultimate dream for a yacht builder
During the, soon to be, 50 years since the start of Baltic Yachts, many extremely interesting projects has been executed. Some large some small most of them challenging but in different ways. Some have been technically very extreme, with use of new materials and...
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