Baltic Yachts is a shipyard specialized in sailing
yacht
A yacht is a sailing or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a , as opposed to a , such a pleasu ...
s. It is located in the municipality of
Larsmo
Larsmo ( fi, Luoto) is a municipality of Finland, located in the Ostrobothnia region.
''Larsmo'' is also the name of one of the villages in the municipality of Larsmo. The municipality is bilingual with Swedish as the majority language and Finn ...
in
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
, where it is the largest employer.
The shipyard was established in 1973 and now produces sailing yachts between and in length. Advanced and light materials, such as
carbon fiber
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers (Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon compo ...
and
Kevlar
Kevlar (para-aramid) is a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora. Developed by Stephanie Kwolek at DuPont in 1965, the high-strength material was first used commercially in the early 1970s a ...
are used in the construction.
Boats
Boats produced include:
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Baltic 33
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Baltic 35
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Baltic 37
The Baltic 37 is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Robert W. Ball and C&C Design as an International Offshore Rule (IOR) racer- cruiser and first built in 1978.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second ...
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Baltic 38 DP
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Baltic 39
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Baltic 40
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Baltic 42
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Baltic 42 DP
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Baltic 43
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Baltic 46
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Baltic 47
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Baltic 48 DP
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Baltic 50
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Baltic 51
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Baltic 52
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Baltic 55 DP
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Baltic 58
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Baltic 64
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Baltic 66
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Baltic 73
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Baltic 142
See also
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List of sailboat designers and manufacturers
This is a list of notable sailboat designers and manufacturers, which are described by an article in English Wikipedia. Sailboat design and manufacturing is done by a number of companies and groups.
Notable designers
Sailboat designer articles i ...
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List of large sailing yachts
This article lists active sailing yachts in excess of in sparred length. This list features vessels with sails which were classed as yachts when they were launched as well as any vessels which were subsequently converted to operate with sails and ...
References
External links
Baltic Yachts websiteVelejarei - Velejarei , Baltic 175 Pink Gin, o maior sloop de carbono do mundo
Baltic Yachts
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