Baltic 52
Baltic Yachts · Sparkman & Stephens · 1990
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Baltic 52 is a 16.07 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by Baltic Yachts, first launched in 1990. It races in Class A.
Length
16.07 m
52′ 9″
Beam
4.71 m
Draft
2.99 m
Displacement
16.6 t
Sail area
165 m²
On the podium
Where a Baltic 52 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
2
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 2 starts by 2 boats between 2019 and 2021, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Baltic 52 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
blueribboncup2021
151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2019
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 52 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Swan 46 (1 meeting), Marten 49 (1 meeting), IMX 45 (1 meeting), X-442 (1 meeting), Frers 50 (1 meeting), Match 42 (1 meeting), First 47.7 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 37 (2 meetings), Hanse 370 (1 meeting), First 36.7 (1 meeting), Bavaria Holiday 38 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 34 (Finot) (1 meeting), Baltic 39 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard) (1 meeting), Hanse 400 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 440 (1 meeting), Dufour 40 (1 meeting), First 45 (Farr) (1 meeting), Oceanis 41.1 (1 meeting), First 31.7 (1 meeting), Elan 410 (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 52
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 5.05 | 5.97 | 6.26 | — |
| 52° | 7.42 | 8.37 | 8.61 | — |
| 60° | 7.69 | 8.55 | 8.80 | — |
| 75° | 7.96 | 8.77 | 9.11 | — |
| 90° | 7.97 | 8.87 | 9.36 | — |
| 110° | 7.78 | 8.94 | 9.55 | — |
| 120° | 7.67 | 8.94 | 9.68 | — |
| 135° | 7.08 | 8.68 | 9.53 | — |
| 150° | 6.00 | 8.03 | 8.86 | — |
| Run VMG | 5.19 | 6.95 | 7.73 | — |
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 1100 kg.
Rigging
Baltic 52 rig and sail dimensions
A Baltic 52 carries 19.65 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.39 m boom, a forestay 20.80 m above the deck and a 7.62 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails