Baltic Yachts from Finland

Canova

Baltic Yachts is a builder of high performance sailing boats that are exclusive, tailor-made yachts of high quality material. They build semi-custom (ranging from 50 to 66 feet) and full custom yachts up to 200 feet, and their business objective is to be one of the leading boat building companies in the world. They claim of using skilled boat builders with a heritage in boat building traditions back to the 13'th century. At the moment I write, they have three yachts in construction, a Baltic 108 Winwin, and two customs, a Baltic 107 and a Baltic 47. I want to present in this post what they already did, based more on standard models, or semi-customs. What I saw can be considered masterpieces. [source - their website, the link is on the first paragraph] LOA: 20,40 m DWL: 18,00 m Beam: 5,20 m Draft: 3,80 m Displacement: 19 670 kg The standard Baltic 66 is using Epoxy vacuum bagged carbon laminates in both the hull and the deck. LOA: 19,51 m DWL: 15,70 m Beam: 5,27 m Draft: 3,53 m Displacement: 25 500 kg Baltic 58 represented the third serial production model cooperation with Sparkman & Stephens and followed the same philosophy as the previous Baltic 64 and Baltic 52. LOA: 17,83 m DWL: 14,50 m Beam: 5,07 m Draft: 3,20 … [Read more...]

Yet more yacht manufacturer lists

Alden 1929 model classic schooner

In a previous post, I have compiled a list from the prestigious site yachtworld.com, a site managed by a multinational corporation, and one of the best represented on the internet, in the business. The same corporation owns Boats.com maybe the most connected and logical name for a domain in this branch. Anyway, the research one made there, is dynamic, is always changing, because new names appear overnight and the lists are different on any new search. Unfortunately, sometimes, this is not very good for sellers, they have to be lucky to be contacted after one boat search, otherwise their listing could be lost in a "sea" of new listings, and so on. Anyway, if you are smart, you are not selling your boat or any boat, waiting to be "researched" by potential customers, as the site pretends, :). They are of good help generally speaking, because there are some tricks you have to do to come up in any search there, so your chances to sell as a broker, are greater. Nice, isn't it? It is, indeed. Now because of their dynamic change, I come up with another two or three lists of yacht manufacturers, with some of the names from my previous list, present or not, depending the rank, the number of listing, I don't know, there are a lot of factors, I'll expose maybe later or never. I'm eliminating … [Read more...]

Next 7 Questions on Purchasing

Turkish Gulf

This post is actually a list with the next seven questions to put yourself in case you want to purchase a yacht. 7. Is it better to try the boat before buying? This stupid question, "top" question, I found on the net recently, mingled with the process of buying a yacht. You, what do you think? Is it better or not? In some beliefs, especially in the Muslim world, it is not recommended for the groom to try the wife to be, before wedding. One might be shut, or open up if so. But a yacht? You have to trip it as long a distance as you can buy (metaphorically speaking) from the "broker". A free tip. It’s strongly advised to check the boat without other clients on it. I’ll explain later. 8. Are the brand names important or not, when buying a yacht? Only if you are in the "over 10 Mil" Category. Depends on what you’re ready to throw the money on: the label, or the guarantee coming with the label. Anyway, everything is limited. 9. How to find a good crew? One can find a good crew by searching it. There are forums, there are specialized sites, you can web chatting them and if you like them, you can call them. Referrals work too, but you need to test them. If they can figure what is what, they have potential. Why? The real good crew, is already employed for Johnny … [Read more...]

Know-how on boats

Simi Island

This is a beginning post dedicated to my dearest partner, love and IT mentor. Secrets of buying or selling boats, will be soon developed in the pages of this blog. Tips, personal opinion, technical data, living on board, brands, stories, will find a way to your hearts. The most important thing in this area is that if you want a boat, you’ll get it. Who claims that this was a childhood dream, has the money, but consider that is not the right time to ride the rainbow tail of his wish, is not telling the truth. This guy never wanted a boat for him, he just imagined himself as a yachtsman, maybe a racing one, and this thought frightened him. It takes a lot of character to buy a boat to be yours, even with the pretext of buying it for the loved one, or for the sibling, "for later", as I was told, a few times. Not one that I know, sold everything valuable, to buy a yacht and move effectively on board. This is a real step to make. But what a life he choose. From golf to golf, through the Caribbean, never to stop, never to be bored. Do you believe? If you like what you read, please subscribe to this blog by completing the form at the end of the post or the one in the sidebar. If you want more, start by following me on Twitter and on Google+. You don't know … [Read more...]