Baltic 42
Cenmarine · Doug Peterson · 1981
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Baltic 42 is a 12.86 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Doug Peterson and built by Cenmarine, first launched in 1981. It races in Class B.
Length
12.86 m
42′ 2″
Beam
4.06 m
Draft
2.46 m
Displacement
10.0 t
Sail area
99 m²
On the podium
Where a Baltic 42 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
1
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 1 start by 1 boat between 2016, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Baltic 42 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Copa del Canal2016
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound 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: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 1 race over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Baltic 42 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Mat 124 (1 meeting), First 40.7 (1 meeting), First 47.7 (1 meeting), First 36.7 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 50 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), JOD 35 (2 meetings), First 35 (Berret) (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 49 (1 meeting), X-302 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 45 (1 meeting), Cobo 40 (1 meeting), Ro 400 (1 meeting)
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
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 42
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.25 | 5.18 | 5.44 | — |
| 52° | 6.29 | 7.28 | 7.53 | — |
| 60° | 6.57 | 7.44 | 7.71 | — |
| 75° | 6.76 | 7.58 | 7.94 | — |
| 90° | 6.68 | 7.58 | 8.02 | — |
| 110° | 6.68 | 7.76 | 8.29 | — |
| 120° | 6.53 | 7.72 | 8.38 | — |
| 135° | 6.00 | 7.46 | 8.18 | — |
| 150° | 5.23 | 6.96 | 7.80 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.53 | 6.10 | 7.24 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 630 kg.