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Baltic Yachts 42

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1976–1980

A 1970s masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and spade rudder, sharing its hull design with the C&C 42 Custom

Designed by C&C Design Group.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelyComfort 29Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.85Bluewater
LightD/L 222Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 18.4Powered-up
TenderBallast 46%Stiff

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws more than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2637 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.4
Displacement / length
221.6
Comfort ratio
28.8
Capsize screening
1.85
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1524
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1976–1980
Units built
21
Designer
C&C Design Group
Builder
Baltic Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/4212.80 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.8-metre cruiser featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder, designed for offshore stability and speed
Catalina Yachts 4212.76 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA high-volume cruiser built on a Nelson/Marek racing hull, featuring a masthead rig and a 1.83-metre fin keel
Baltic Yachts 42 DP12.78 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Doug Peterson design with a 2.41-metre draft, available in tall mast and keel-centerboard configurations.
Pearson Yachts 424 Ketch12.90 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead ketch featuring an aft cockpit layout and a 1.6-metre draft for versatile coastal and offshore cruising
Grand Soleil 40 (Polli)12.90 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Matteo Polli-designed fractional sloop optimized for ORC competition with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio
Beneteau Oceanis 43012.96 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Philippe Briand-designed cruiser with a high comfort ratio, also produced as the Moorings 432 charter variant

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