Every demand for compromise on weight, style or performance was met with a counter-offer to customise – a third way – producing a cruiser-racer on which all assumptions have been challenged, and every avenue explored to satisfaction. That’s why we need to keep everything light so that we can afford to install so much sound insulation. The rain finally cleared in La Spezia as we left the dock and motored out past the Riva yard, catching sight of the Perini Navi yard in the distance on our way out through the breakwater. Draft (keel up): 4.80m (15ft 9in) It was then towed into Palma's STP shipyard where it was accessed. “Basically it allows you to build the hull in the lightest way possible. It previously departed the island of St John in the Caribbean on May 7. However, this is not an ‘on the fly’ setting. Baltic Yachts has delivered its latest creation in superyacht innovation and racing-spirited contenders. We have already used natural fibres for interior components, notably aboard Baltic 130 My Song, delivered in 2016. Benussi and the yacht captain, Paolo Sandrin, who has been with the owner since the 1980s, both wield tablet computers at various points during our brief sail, displaying a matrix of rolling numbers and acronyms in different colours and sizes. “On this boat it has been a very high priority from the beginning to keep the noise levels down,” explains Sören Janssen. But it goes even further aboard My Song. Holley revealed that My Song's cradle had "collapsed", causing the yacht to fall from the cargo ship. Her launch earlier that summer was a family affair in Finland with invited guests including all the staff at Baltic. Baltic Yachts built this model from carbon-fibre sandwich. Indeed, the locker doors were so light it hardly seemed possible they were built to last. The headsail trimmers demanded transverse jib car controls – pumps for which had to be located in between the keel box and the mast foot. In ten knots with cruising main and J3, My Song easily exceeded wind speed at 45° off the breeze. Her top speed is 16.5 kn with power coming from a Diesel engine. 67 ALEDOA. The anchor is housed in a fully retractable arm, all of which stows neatly below deck in a dedicated bow locker. MY SONG a Baltic 130 Custom Superyacht. Luxury sailing yacht MY SONG, a Baltic 130 Custom is a beautiful 130-foot high performance cruising yacht, built by the prestigious Finnish shipyard, Baltic Yachts. Sail area (asymmetric): 1,300m2 (13,993ft2) : 39.62m: Beam Max: 8.52m: Draft: 4.80m / 7.00m: Displacement (lightship) : 105.0 Tons All interior furniture is carbon composite. It also reassures the crew that the rig is coping with the sailplan that is set. It gives you easier access and lets you laminate the sides and the bottom of the hull at the same time, which is more accurate and saves time,” Pedol says. The five-cabin interior was also designed by Nauta Design. Note also the bulkhead featuring the owner’s half-hull models. Aesthetically, the bulwark also conceals the bulge of the coachroof, creating the impression of a yacht with a completely flush deck. BALTIC 65 CUSTOM. The first thing you see on descending into the saloon from the deck of the 40m sloop My Song is a series of eight half models arranged vertically on the aft panel of the keel box. Yet the fin, which is made of high-grade Weldox and weighs 7.5 tonnes on its own, is tapered and designed to be as slim as possible. The master cabin forward of the mast. There are several individuals passing judgement on what may or may not have happened and we will attempt to offer some clarity, albeit at an early stage of the investigation. The 130-foot My Song, designed by Reichel / Pugh and built in 2016 by Baltic Yachts, had been known for her glorious looks and race-winning performance. Beam: 8.52m (27ft 11in) From astern, the bulwarks are clearly visible, concealing control lines and hydraulics while enhancing aesthetics. The Baltic 130 My Song is a state of the art, multi-role custom superyacht combining performance and light displacement with a stunning contemporary interior providing an immensely comfortable cruising platform. Once at anchor, an array of deck lounging areas can be configured with biminis and a stern platform opens up the tender garage. OUR AWARD WINNING YACHTS. The cargo ship's crew kept eyes-on contact with My Song until air and sea salvage attempts began. MY SONG vincitore della RORC Transatlantic Race 2018. Among a number of innovative features, Baltic 130 My Song’s Southern Spars all carbon rig can set a pin head main for cruising or a square-top offering more sail area for racing. She then spent the winter in La Spezia being fine-tuned and is now ready to compete in earnest. There is no excess headroom built into this yacht. For manoeuvring, the rpm is fixed and the helmsman simply directs the thrust and feathers the prop, controlling the angle of attack of the blades to control power. We were informed of the loss of a yacht from the deck of the MV Brattinsborg at approximately 0400hr LT on 26th May 2019. Along with her 56-metre-high Southern Spars rig carrying North Sails and with an overall length of nearly 40 metres, My Song was one of the larger full-carbon yachts on the racing scene with a displacement of 105 tonnes (including the 36-tonne lifting keel) and a maximum speed of over 30 knots. My Song is scheduled to take part in two superyacht regattas this summer before sailing transatlantic. Owner, Baltic 67 Manyeleti. As of 0900hr BST on 28th May 2019 the salvage attempts are still ongoing. So they use the deck volume instead.”. She was built by Baltic and delivered in 2016. 2 Pages. LWL: 36.78m (120ft 7in) The project mantra was ‘think weight’ and every detail down to the last screw and bolt was examined to save weight while keeping stiffness and resistance in the construction. Baltic Yachts offers owners the chance to visit the yard in Finland and view the interior before work starts by making life-size mock-ups, typically of half, or one aspect of a room. It is a history of the owner’s vessels going back 40 years, starting with an Italian trapeze dinghy at the bottom rising up through the Yngling, Mini Tonner and Mumm 30 and finishing with four luxury cruiser-racers – all named after one of jazz pianist and composer Keith Jarrett’s most famous recordings. “Normally a mock-up is visited once and the owner likes or doesn’t like… for My Song, the owner was back and forth four times.”. There is also 15m2 of special toughened glass in the topside portholes and deck hatches, but on the coachroof, the thickness of the expanse of tinted glass is optimised: thicker glass where there is no other structural support; thinner elsewhere. Designed by Reichel Pugh Yacht Design and Nauta Design. (from the Baltic yachts’ official website) The Baltic 130 My Song is a state of the art, multi-role custom superyacht combining performance and light displacement with a stunning contemporary interior providing an immensely comfortable cruising platform. “All the interior furniture is carbon composite – just a veneer of carbon on the exterior surfaces so the weight is very much reduced,” says Luca Pedol. This is quite important because on such a low freeboard yacht you have not much interior volume inside to store everything. The 39.62 metre yacht features Nauta Design exteriors with hull lines by Reichel-Pugh naval architects. 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