The "Zemi" owners took delivery of their first Baltic in 2005. And the christening champagne for the new one came from the long-ago launch party. She is 33.50 metres long and is made of carbon - which goes without saying for the Finns at Baltic Yachts. The owner's family and friends intend to take the high-performance and luxuriously equipped cruising yacht on sailing adventures in high and low latitudes around the world. After trials off Jakobstad, "Zemi" will sail to Norway, then to Spitsbergen and Iceland before heading for Scotland. She will then head for the Canary Islands, followed by an Atlantic crossing to the Caribbean, where she will take part in the St Barths Bucket superyacht regatta in 2024. From there, the circumnavigation will continue with a passage through the Panama Canal and a crossing of the Pacific.
"Zemi" was built according to the construction and design specifications of Malcom McKeon in Bosund, where Baltic Yachts was founded 50 years ago in the hangar-like halls. Following the current Extension g of the Baltic Sea site in Jakobstad, the birthplace a good two kilometres inland will be closed. The 565th construction number was the last yacht to arrive on the low-loader for launching by mobile crane. Project manager Tommy Johansson and the construction team were suitably moved when the bronze-coloured hull was lowered into the water. The streamlined low superstructure with its vertical windows is just as characteristic as the richly teak-clad main cockpit, which can be converted into a large sunbathing area and is protected by a fold-down sprayhood and a removable full-length bimini.
The electric motor becomes a hydrogenerator
The 7.60 metre wide 95-tonner is propelled by a 247 kilowatt electric motor from Danfoss, which acts on the propeller via a conventional shaft system - which, however, unfolds and cannot be adjusted as with the Baltic-Bau "Perseverance". This saves weight and complexity. Under sail, the propeller turns and the engine becomes a generator and energy supplier for the lithium-ion batteries. If necessary, two 129-kilowatt diesel generators are switched on. "Zemi" relies on a twin rudder system and telescopic keel, the shaft of which, in contrast to the lift keel, only protrudes minimally into the hull and on which the 28-tonne bomb can be lowered from 3.80 metres to 5.80 metres. The Southern Spars mast provides several headsail options, including J1 and J2, a staysail on the removable stay, a furling code sail and a variety of A-sails on the fixed bowsprit.
Below deck, Swedish architect Andreas Martin-Löf has implemented a style that he describes as warm minimalism and which is characterised by an appreciation of craftsmanship. The predominant wood is walnut, most of which Baltic laminated onto super-light honeycomb structures in the form of veneers. Weight saving also plays a role in the bathrooms, where washbasins and surfaces are covered in limestone veneers. Martin-Löf paid particular attention to lighting, placing lanterns made of Japanese rice paper and walnut strips in the corners of the salon and installing light sources in the partition walls.
Technical data "Zemi"
- Length over everything:33,50 m
- Waterline length: 31,20 m
- Width: 7,60 m
- Depth: 3.80 m-5.80 m
- Displacement:95 t
- Ballast: 28 t
- Construction:Malcolm McKeon Yacht Design
- Interior design: Andreas Martin-Löf Architect
- Owner's representative: John Walker, A2B Marine Projects
- Project manager: Tommy Johansson
