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Baltic Yachts 35

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1984–2001

A Judel-Vrolijk fractional sloop built by Baltic Yachts, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for performance

Designed by Judel, Vrolijk & Co.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

See her sail

The Baltic Yachts 35, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Berthon International

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

2.15 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.15
LightHeavy

187 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 187
EasygoingPowered-up

19.8 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.8
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

What the fleet has seen

The Baltic Yachts 35, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Baltic Yachts 35 is a 10.6-meter fractional sloop designed by Judel, Vrolijk, & Co. and built by Baltic Yachts from 1984 to 2001. Its fin keel and spade rudder hull displaces 4480 kg, with a standard draft of 1.9 meters, though a shallow draft version of 1.68 meters was available. A 1984 model, *Karelia*, underwent a full refit in 2011, including new paint and decks, and features a Reckman furler, a twin-spreader Spar Craft rig, and teak-laid decks.1:26 Aboard *Karelia*, the boat sailed the West Solent in light air, demonstrating an effortless motion.0:44 The interior of the Baltic 35 typically features satin-varnished teak veneer, solid teak trim, and a teak-and-holly sole, with a layout including a saloon, a port galley with hot and cold water and a two-burner gas oven, a forward-facing nav station, a bow double berth, a GRP-and-teak heads compartment, and an offset double aft.4:33

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.8
Displacement / length
187.1
Comfort ratio
19.3
Capsize screening
2.15
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1178
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1984–2001
Units built
45
Designer
Judel, Vrolijk, Co
Builder
Baltic Yachts

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