Review of Baltic 50
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The boat is equipped with 250.0 liter fresh water capacity.
The boat has more than one rig.
One option is a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a gennaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.
The Baltic 50 has been built with different keel alternatives.
Unknown keel type
Baltic 50 can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.99 - 3.09 meter (9.81 - 10.11 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Fin keel
The Baltic 50 is equipped with a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a full keel.
The keel is made of lead. Compared with iron, lead has the advantage of being 44% heavier, which allows a smaller keel and hence less water resistance and higher speed.
The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 3.33 - 3.43 meter (10.93 - 11.23 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine
The fuel tank has a capacity of 129.0 liters (34 US gallons, 28 imperial gallons).
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Baltic 50 is 2.03, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.
What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?
The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 8.8 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Baltic 50 is about 377 kg/cm, alternatively 2114 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 377 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 2114 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?
The Motion Comfort Ratio for Baltic 50 is 20.7.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Baltic 50 is 3.59.
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
The DL-ratio for Baltic 50 is 110 which categorizes this boat among 'ultra light racers'.
What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?
The SA/D for Baltic 50 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 28.4, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 32.6.
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy.
The surface of the wet bottom is about 72m2 (775 ft2).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.
Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.
Dimensions of sail for fractional rig.
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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Fractional rig | ||||
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Mainsail halyard | 50.4 m | (165.5 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 50.4 m | (165.5 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 50.4 m | (165.5 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 15.2 m | (50.0 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 15.2 m | (50.0 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 38.1 m | (125.0 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 33.5 m | (110.0 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Cunningham | 7.2 m | (23.8 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 14.5 m | (47.6 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 14.5 m | (47.6 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Fractional rig | ||||
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Mainsail halyard | 50.1 m | (164.3 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 50.1 m | (164.3 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 50.1 m | (164.3 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 15.2 m | (50.0 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 15.2 m | (50.0 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 38.1 m | (125.0 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 33.5 m | (110.0 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Cunningham | 7.2 m | (23.7 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 14.4 m | (47.4 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 14.4 m | (47.4 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
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