The very spacious, open plan saloon is a key feature of the Baltic 68 Café Racer’s interior


Racers, says with all this plus a precise and demanding target for the final displacement weight, they are both challenging and interesting to build. Two-cabin and three-cabin interior


layout options are available – hull number four Hormar has the latter – and owners can either bring in their own interior designer or choose from several existing schemes. ‘In this regard each of our 68s looks completely different,’ Svenlin says. ‘When you go down below it should feel like home, so all of the owners have put their own personal touch on the interior. One likes to be reminded of their


penthouse in Paris, for example, while another wants to get the feeling of their favourite club in Cuba.’ What all four boats have in common is a spacious owner’s suite up forward and a very large saloon. Major regattas such as Superyacht Cup


Palma and Joy Ibiza have been eager to welcome Café Racers at their events – there has even been some talk of a class – which adds an extra dimension to the boat’s appeal. It’s also significant that all four of the Café Racers delivered so far are currently based in Palma, thus the prospect of closely matched fleet racing on a regular basis has emerged.


The key concept of reducing the stress


and complications of yacht ownership to an absolute minimum can be extended still further with Baltic Yachts’ gardiannage service. ‘That is a major benefit for owners, having us take full responsibility for all aspects of your boat’s servicing and maintenance,’ Hawkins says. ‘Whenever you want to go sailing, you simply turn up, cast off your lines and go with full confidence that all systems are working perfectly and the best possible support is on hand locally if you ever happen to need it.’ www.balticyachts.fi


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Powering to windward with a ruler- straight luff – no visible headstay sag at all – and yet no need for a backstay


SEAHORSE 81


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