Sailboat – BALT27
In an effort to meet the expectations of contemporary customers who wish to have
luxurious and functional yacht equipment and at the same time do not want to spend
a fortune, the Balt-Yacht yard from Augustów, Poland offers the Balt 27 sailboat
designed by Wojciech Spisak.
The Balt 27 is a small seagoing yacht manufactured using the cutting-edge
technologies, top quality materials and designed meticulously to have everything
which can be found on larger yachts. A tourist-sports yacht, she is perfect for safe
family cruises in comfortable conditions and also for definitely more sport-oriented
sailing.
In the standard version the yacht is equipped with a fin keel, but a shallow false keel
and pivoting centreboard are also available, and as a result the Balt 27 can sail in
shallow waters inaccessible for larger seagoing vessels. Whether equipped with a fin
keel, a shallow false keel or a pivoting centreboard, the yacht features an excellent
directional stability and meets the stability criteria for the design category B.
Design
From about the mid-length, the width of the Balt 27 hull is practically equal, and as a result
the interior is more spacious and better utilized.
The hull shell is monolithic and stiffened by a laminate floor grid and a large one-piece
internal insert. The insert determines the entire division of the yacht interior into luggage
compartments, berths, chests, lockers, kitchen cupboards and the bathroom cabin. The
deck shell is of mixed, monolithic and sandwich design, with the core made of PVC foam and
FIRET-COREMAT non-woven fabric.
In the seagoing version, the ballast is an iron casting glued under the hull. The rudder is
profiled, laminate, pivoting type, and is placed in the cheek under the stern. The yacht
cockpit is very traditional, the benches are parallel to the cockpit tub, the backrests are high,
everything has been carefully designed for easy use and safety. A small swim platform
makes it easy to come ashore or aboard.
Interior
Despite small external dimensions, well designed hull makes the yacht interior very spacious.
With the height inside 1,86 m , you feel like in a much larger boat. The yacht features two
oblong rectangular windows in the sides below the deck and windows in the superstructure
which ensure excellent lighting inside and good visibility. All hatches are of the pivoting type,
and the windows in the boat’s sides are fixed. The galley has space for a sizeable fridge and
a cooker on cardan joint. Hot water can be provided by a boiler, and the Webasto can ensure
a comfortable temperature during cold nights. In the fore part of the hull there is a triangular
berth for 2-3 people. In the central part is the pillar with lifting nice table with foldable side
tops. Under the mattress of the fore berth there is a recess for the clean water tank and
baggage compartment or for the bow thruster, and the chain locker is located above the
berth. The lockers are under the mattresses, and long shelves are installed along the boat’s
sides. More lockers accessible from the cockpit side are provided in the aft part. The cabin
finishing includes a laminate soffit ceiling, and there is a lining on the cabin sides. Elements
made of a decorative plywood add variety to the interior design. A crew of four is
recommended for sea trips, but even six people can sleep if necessary, and the whole crew
can seat in the mess room.
Sails and rigging
The boat is easy to steer during difficult weather conditions and is relatively manoeuvrable,
particularly that the bow thruster can always be used. The manoeuvrability is achieved by
suitably located centre of buoyancy, adequate ballast and a large rudder blade. The boat has
a SLOOP rigging with total area of basic sails of about 30 m2. As a standard, the boat is
equipped with a foresail and a mainsail. The version with a self-tacking foresail is being
developed to allow one-man operation, as well as the version with a 40 m2 spinnaker for
more ambitious sailers. The mainsail is of the fully battened type, and is pulled up on slides
and after taking in is stored in a lazy jack. The foresail has two jib sheets guided by pulleys
on rails located on the sides of the deck and can also be equipped with a roller.
There are 4 cleats fore and aft, pulpits and pushpits around the decks, and stanchions for life
lines and for the stilon tape in the cockpit area. The yacht can be equipped with a 9-14 hp
inboard engine, bow thruster, and teak deck for traditionalists. She can be steered with a
tiller, but a steering wheel can be installed on request. The deep rudder blade can be fixed or
foldable.
Summary
The yacht is suitable for family vacation cruises and for chartering. Simple design and
equipment, cutting-edge technologies, generous selection of accessories, functionality of
each detail, reliability and safety – these are key features of our newest boat Balt 27 which
guarantee top quality and long service life.