Baltic 50
Baltic Yachts · Bill Tripp · 2001
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Baltic 50 is a 15.41 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Bill Tripp and built by Baltic Yachts, first launched in 2001. It races in Class A.
Length
15.41 m
50′ 7″
Beam
4.21 m
Draft
2.94 m
Displacement
10.3 t
Sail area
133 m²
On the podium
Where a Baltic 50 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
6%
of 16 starts by 3 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 16 starts by 3 boats between 2016 and 2024, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Baltic 50 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Campionato Invernale West Liguria2024- ORC Mediterranean Championship 2023 - Tre Golfi Sailing Week2023
- Campionato Nazionale Medio e Basso Tirreno2023
- 151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2016
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
8%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Baltic 50 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
First 35 (Farr) (5 meetings), First 44.7 (7 meetings), Solaris 44 (6 meetings), Comet 45 (5 meetings), Solaris 50 (4 meetings), Solaris 48 (4 meetings), Impala 36 (3 meetings), J/112 (3 meetings), Melges 32 (3 meetings), Comet 38 (Vallicelli) (2 meetings), Italia 9.98 (2 meetings), Ro 330 (2 meetings), T 34 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (2 meetings), First 40.7 (2 meetings), Mylius 11 (2 meetings), X-41 (2 meetings), Mylius 50 (1 meeting), Este 31 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 46 (Carkeek) (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek) (1 meeting), Sun Fast 37 (1 meeting), Dufour 40 (1 meeting), Eleva 50 (1 meeting), J/99 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Baltic 50 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
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 50
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 5.15 | 6.00 | 6.27 | — |
| 52° | 7.63 | 8.52 | 8.76 | — |
| 60° | 7.94 | 8.75 | 9.01 | — |
| 75° | 8.14 | 8.98 | 9.38 | — |
| 90° | 8.02 | 9.10 | 9.68 | — |
| 110° | 8.11 | 9.25 | 9.86 | — |
| 120° | 8.04 | 9.33 | 10.22 | — |
| 135° | 7.49 | 9.14 | 10.40 | — |
| 150° | 6.29 | 8.45 | 9.52 | — |
| Run VMG | 5.45 | 7.32 | 8.40 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 890 kg.
Rigging
Baltic 50 rig and sail dimensions
A Baltic 50 carries 18.73 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.65 m boom, a forestay 20.56 m above the deck and a 6.47 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 4 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 163 to 233 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.