Eco-cruiser shapes up

The Baltic 110 high performance eco-super-cruiser is entering the final phase of construction before her launch in May 2023.

Photography by Dan-Erik Olsen

15 December 2022

With her deck in place and her ground-breaking interior installed, the Baltic 110 high performance cruiser is entering the final phase of construction before her launch in May 2023.

The Baltic 110 is a genuine multi-role super-cruiser that will feature high performance sailing, exceptional comfort below deck and stunning interior design combined with the latest thinking in electric propulsion.

According to designer, she is a formidable go-anywhere luxury cruising yacht with the ability to perform at the highest level on the superyacht race courses of the world.

Her advanced carbon composite deck and separate deck saloon mouldings are now in place and almost all her accommodations and systems complete.

“Her hull painting, in dark metallic bronze, is progressing well as she enters the final phases of construction before launching in May 2023,” said Tommy Johansson, Baltic Yachts’ project manager in charge of the 110.

The complex shapes required for this custom finish have been an exacting challenge for Baltic's skilled woodworkers.

The 110 was designed as an eco-efficient, high-performance global family cruising yacht.

This is the second Baltic Yachts’ project developed with naval architect Malcolm McKeon who designed Baltic 112 "Liara".

Precision design and engineering ensure a perfect fit.

Her 247kW Danfoss electric propulsion motor installed and her twin, low emission generators can be seen on the left.

Beneath the cabin sole pipework is immaculately laid out, using carbon hose clamps and shock absorbing mounts wherever possible to reduce weight, vibration and noise.

Eco credentials

The 110’s principal role will be as an eco-efficient, high-performance global family cruising yacht benefitting from sophisticated interior design by the acclaimed Swedish architect Andreas Martin-Löf.

The yacht’s eco-credentials are reflected in her refined electric propulsion system using a 247kW Danfoss motor driving a folding propeller which is preferred to a more complex, less cost-effective hydraulic controllable pitch propeller (CPP).

Her lithium-ion battery banks will be charged using hydrogeneration provided by the free-wheeling propeller while under sail and two low-emission generators.

The yacht will benefit from an efficient heat recovery system, which uses energy from the air conditioning to heat the domestic hot water boiler, and there are plans to install an advanced solar panel system to further contribute to battery charging.

Outstanding interior design

The Baltic 110 Custom’s striking accommodation design uses the carbon structure of the yacht and combines it with features like rice paper and walnut lantern lighting in the corners of cabins, walnut furniture and the subtle juxta-positioning of units. Lighting and matching materials are used to create a feeling of simplicity and uniformity.

The designer’s hallmark minimalist style combines with an appreciation of sustainability and what Andreas Martin-Löf refers to as ‘craft’ to inject warmth and comfort into a fundamentally clean and uncluttered style. “I like to describe it as warm minimalism,” he said.

Versatile rig

Commissioned by a yachtsman who has considerable large yacht racing experience, the Baltic 110 Custom features a versatile rig that can set a pinhead main for cruising and a powerful square-top sail for racing. The Southern Spars rig is supported by a variety of backstays, runners and deflectors depending on the sailing mode. A wide range of headsails, Code and asymmetric sails can be set using the substantial, moulded-in bowsprit and tack points at the stem head and inner forestay position.

This is the second Baltic Yachts’ project developed with naval architect Malcolm McKeon who designed Baltic 112 Liara and has enjoyed considerable success with Missy and Ribelle.

“This design features an all-carbon structure, a telescopic keel and a generous sailplan which will ensure an excellent all-round sailing performance,” said McKeon.

“The exterior design is new, contemporary and maximises the use of glass in the superstructure which helps to create a really light and open interior feel,” he added. Lightship displacement is projected to be 95 tonnes.

A standout feature is her multi-function transom which works as a ‘beach club’, a boarding area and a retrieval ramp for the tender.

Stylish walnut and rice paper corner lighting and the use of the yacht’s carbon structure are features of the accommodation.

Interiors were designed by the renowned design studio Andreas Martin-Löf Arkitekter.

Telescopic keel

Under the water, the Baltic 110 will feature a submarine anchor stowage, a bow thruster and rotating stern thruster, twin rudders and the aforementioned telescopic keel that will reduce draft from 5.8 metres to 3.8 metres.

On deck, a versatile guest cockpit can be arranged in several modes including dining for ten, a twin coffee table option and conversion to a large sunbathing area by fitting removable covers and cushions. A soft bimini can be erected on removable titanium poles to provide protection from the main companionway aft to the mainsheet position.

Equally versatile is the stern garage, boarding and bathing area. Dubbed the beach club, this expansive, teak-skinned fold-out platform is equipped with ladders, a shower and twin stairways leading to deck level. Its stylish design uses Malcolm McKeon’s hallmark teak deck roll-top design that softens the transom lines in this complex area of the yacht.

Control console technology

Baltic Yachts has worked with a Finnish firm to develop an improved console control panel featuring a watertight and highly durable ‘blister button’ design which improves operational reliability and safety.

“It also allows us to introduce more flexibility when customising the sealed control deck, which will be different for every yacht we build,” said Tommy Johansson.

A Williams 505 tender will be stowed in the stern garage between the rudders, using an electric winch to retrieve the boat over the boarding platform.

Following the Baltic 110 Custom’s launch in May next year, she will undergo trials before heading for Norway next summer and then the Pacific via the Caribbean the following winter.

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