Baltic 45 Meter super high-tech sailing yacht that completed construction in 2002 at Baltic Yachts, Finland.
The development of this project started one and a half year prior to production start with a preliminary base hull design followed by a number of preliminary layout proposals, specifications and detailed weight calculations all in close cooperation with the owner. Extensive VPP studies were carried out on variations from the base design, lighter, heavier, wider, narrower, higher and lower prismatic etc. In addition VPP studies were run on Sloop versus Ketch rigs, water ballast version, canting/lifting keel versus deep lifting keel etc. Based on the outcome of the research the decision was taken to go ahead with the project.