Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

Baltic 37

Baltic Yachts · C&C Design · 1980

Updated

Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)

The Baltic 37 is a 11.29 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by C&C Design and built by Baltic Yachts, first launched in 1980. It races in Class C.

Baltic 37 - C&C Design - Baltic YachtsP 13.25 mLOA 11.29 m

Length

11.29 m

37′ 0″

Beam

3.65 m

Draft

2.08 m

Displacement

6.6 t

Sail area

75 m²

No boat of this design has been measured under the current VPP. The figures below come from measurement records issued between 2021 and 2024, on the earlier scale, so this design carries no Race Edge.

On the podium

Where a Baltic 37 finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

0%

of 14 starts by 1 boat

Wins

0%

Wins0%0
Seconds0%0
Thirds0%0
Off the podium100%14

Read from 14 starts by 1 boat between 2022 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.

Recent regattas

The latest events where a Baltic 37 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • GreeceAegean Regatta2026
  • GreeceAegean Regatta2024
  • GreeceAegean Regatta2022

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.

Round the buoys

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Not enough data yet: 3 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

0%

of these races end on the podium

11 races over 10 NM

Who she races against

The designs a Baltic 37 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.

This design aheadRival ahead
Rm 12621%ahead in 3 of 14 meetings, 14 races
Elan 400%ahead in 0 of 23 meetings, 14 racesalmost always behind
X-3327%ahead in 1 of 14 meetings, 14 races
First 42 (Farr)0%ahead in 0 of 18 meetings, 14 racesalmost always behind
Bavaria 40 Cruiser7%ahead in 1 of 14 meetings, 14 races
JOD 350%ahead in 0 of 10 meetings, 10 races
X-56230%ahead in 3 of 10 meetings, 10 races
Sun Shine 3610%ahead in 2 of 20 meetings, 10 racesalmost always behind
Elan 31 (Design)40%ahead in 4 of 10 meetings, 10 races
Bavaria 360%ahead in 0 of 10 meetings, 10 races
Optima 1010%ahead in 0 of 10 meetings, 10 races
First 2950%ahead in 5 of 10 meetings, 10 races
Hallberg Rassy 2610%ahead in 1 of 10 meetings, 10 races
Dufour 380010%ahead in 1 of 10 meetings, 10 races
First 4110%ahead in 1 of 10 meetings, 10 races
First 35 (Berret)0%ahead in 0 of 20 meetings, 10 racesalmost always behind
Dromor 2640%ahead in 4 of 10 meetings, 10 races
X-44222%ahead in 2 of 9 meetings, 9 races
First 380%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings, 9 races
Elan 3711%ahead in 1 of 9 meetings, 9 races
Yca 2910%ahead in 1 of 10 meetings, 5 races

Also met, too few times for a figure:

Xp 44 (5 meetings), X-372 (5 meetings), First 31.7 (5 meetings), Hanse 370 (5 meetings), Comet 41 (5 meetings), Oceanis 50 (5 meetings), Olympic Sea 42 (5 meetings), Rush 31 (5 meetings), Elan 410 (5 meetings), First 45 (Farr) (5 meetings), Dufour 40 (5 meetings), Mount Gay 30 (5 meetings), Bavaria 37 (5 meetings), Grand Soleil 45 (Judel/Vrolijk) (5 meetings), First 32 (5 meetings), Oceanis 390 (5 meetings), Grand Surprise (5 meetings), Sun Odyssey 34.2 (5 meetings), Sun Fizz 40 (5 meetings)

Some of the boats it races against

How the Baltic 37 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.

Baltic 37 vs Elan 40ahead 0% of 23 head-to-heads
Baltic 37 vs Sun Shine 36ahead 10% of 20 head-to-heads
Baltic 37 vs First 35 (Berret)ahead 0% of 20 head-to-heads
Baltic 37 vs First 42 (Farr)ahead 0% of 18 head-to-heads
Baltic 37 vs Rm 126ahead 21% of 14 head-to-heads

Speed at every angle

The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.

3630°60°90°120°150°WIND

Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

How fast is a Baltic 37

Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.

Angle6 kn10 kn14 kn20 kn
Beat VMG4.044.754.97—
52°5.956.726.93—
60°6.176.877.10—
75°6.337.007.31—
90°6.337.057.42—
110°6.457.287.73—
120°6.337.257.86—
135°5.887.067.71—
150°5.166.717.38—
Run VMG4.475.946.92—

How they are set up

The range each sail spans across the fleet.

Mainsail28 m² – 30 m²
Headsail41 m² – 51 m²
Spinnaker105 m² – 106 m²

Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 500 kg.

Rigging

Baltic 37 rig and sail dimensions

A Baltic 37 carries 13.25 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.59 m boom, a forestay 14.93 m above the deck and a 4.76 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.

Rig

Mainsail hoistP13.25 m13.25 – 13.25
Boom lengthE3.59 m3.58 – 3.60
Forestay heightIG14.93 m14.93 – 14.93
Fore triangle baseJ4.75 m4.75 – 4.75
Spinnaker hoistISP15.05 m15.02 – 15.09
BowspritTPS4.76 m4.76 – 4.76
Boom above deckBAS1.48 m1.48 – 1.49

Sails

Mainsail28.9 m²28.4 – 29.5
Headsail45.6 m²40.6 – 50.7
Spinnaker105.2 m²104.6 – 105.8