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Baltic Yachts 46

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1973–1977

A performance-oriented masthead sloop from the early Baltic Yachts era, featuring a stiff fin-keel hull by C&C

Designed by C&C Design Group.

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

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The Baltic Yachts 46, on the water

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

Footage from SEILmagasinet

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

1.82 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.82
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 213
EasygoingPowered-up

16.5 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.5

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

  • Heavier than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2209 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Baltic Yachts 46, as the fleet has seen it

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The Baltic Yachts 46 is a 14.1-meter Masthead Sloop designed by C&C Design Group and built by Baltic Yachts from 1973 to 1977. It features a fin keel with a spade rudder, a 4.1-meter beam, 2.3-meter draft, and displaces 12110 kg. Aboard SEILmagasinet, the first hull of the Baltic Yachts 46 underwent a 13-month refit in Jakobstad, Finland, before attempting a 1,000-nautical-mile delivery to Oslo.4:00 The vessel encountered sustained 22 m/s winds and steep waves in the Baltic Sea, leading the crew to divert to Sandhamn, Sweden, due to fatigue and the lack of a smaller headsail option.7:09 The journey to Oslo was completed via the Göta Canal.17:21

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.5
Displacement / length
213.0
Comfort ratio
31.6
Capsize screening
1.82
Hull speed
8.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1851
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1973–1977
Units built
11
Designer
C&C Design Group
Builder
Baltic Yachts

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Baltic Yachts 37A stiff, performance-oriented masthead sloop from C&C Design, built by Baltic Yachts for competitive offshore sailingBaltic Yachts 51A 15.5-metre cruiser produced through the 1980s, offering a powerful sail-area-to-displacement ratio for its sizeBaltic Yachts 39A C&C-designed masthead sloop built by Baltic, balancing a stiff 43% ballast ratio with performance-oriented linesBaltic Yachts 42A 1970s masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and spade rudder, sharing its hull design with the C&C 42 CustomBaltic Yachts 47A Judel-Vrolijk performance cruiser featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited sailingBaltic 43A Judel-Vrolijk performance cruiser with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio, built for speed and offshore handling

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