Read MIN‘s updates about Finnish sailing yacht builder, Baltic Yachts.
Finnish sailing yacht builder Baltic Yachts has appointed a new CEO, Tom von Bonsdorff, who joined the company on 5 February 2024. “Following our highly successful 50th anniversary year and the launch of a number of yachts in 2023, including the revolutionary 34m foil-assisted superyacht Raven, we are delighted Tom is joining Baltic Yachts to […]
Jan-Erik Nyfelt, known as “Janne” to his colleagues, passed away on January 28 2023. Nyfelt was one of the five co-founders of the Finnish shipyard Baltic Yachts and remained a very active member of the firm until his retirement. “Baltic Yachts has lost a person that contributed greatly to what Baltic Yachts is today,” says […]
Work is advancing on a new building which will more than double the size of Baltic Yachts’ Jakobstad facility as it winds down its ageing Bosund premises where the company was founded 50 years ago. The 7702m², three-storey building is being erected alongside the company’s existing waterfront yacht construction facility in Jakobstad. Many key departments […]
Finland’s Baltic Yachts has announced a contract for a new Baltic 80 Custom. The high-performance Baltic 80 Custom comes from the board of German design studio Judel/Vrolijk. Commissioned by an experienced yachtsman, who is building with Baltic Yachts for the first time, the Baltic 80 Custom is said to be a multi-role yacht capable of […]
Two people have been arrested after a fatal collision between a British and Danish cargo ship in Swedish waters. A British citizen and a Croatian citizen are being investigated on potential charges of causing the death of another person, gross negligence in maritime traffic and “gross drunkenness” at sea, according to Swedish public broadcaster SVT. […]