Baltic Yachts: Pink Gin Sailing Yacht of the Year at World Superyacht Awards (FOTO)

Duderstadt / Jakobstad (ots) -

The Baltic 175 Pink Gin, the world's largest carbon fibre sloop,
has been voted the Sailing Yacht of the Year at the prestigious World
Superyacht Awards 2018. She also won the Sailing Yachts 50m and
Above category making it a glittering achievement for the
silver-hulled sloop.

The awards were made at a gala event at the Palazzo Vecchio in
Florence last weekend and marked the fifth year in succession in
which a Baltic Yachts-built vessel has won a WSA award. Pink Gin
follows in the wake of multi-award winning Baltic Yachts Inukshuk,
WinWin, Nikata and My Song.

The 53.9m, 235-ton Pink Gin beat five of the world's finest
sailing yachts to take the overall award and in her class she was
given the award ahead of the 58m Ngoni and the 58.6m Seven.

The Awards panel commented: "Pink Gin's hull and rig are a triumph
of structural engineering in that her fore and aft deflection is a
mere 76mm, despite a 300-tonne rig loading.

"The two large hull openings - a guests' boarding platform to port
and a balcony in the master cabin forward - further add to the
complexity of this engineering."

Since Pink Gin's launch in Jakobstad, Finland in June 2017, she
has crossed the Atlantic twice, visited South America, the Caribbean
and the Mediterranean and is now planning a passage through the
Baltic.

The yacht's owner, Professor Hans Georg Nader, a longstanding
client of Baltic Yachts, said: "Pink Gin has already cruised more
than 25,000 nautical miles in the 10 months since her launch
reflecting the success of a highly complex design and build project -
I really love this beautiful sailing yacht."

"The World Superyacht Awards not only provide the opportunity to
recognise the very best in superyachting, but also contribute to the
effort to improve, innovate and sharpen the leading edge of
superyacht design in all its spheres.

"Only by breaking new boundaries will superyachting continue to
thrive to meet the demands of owners looking for new ideas, better
and safer ways of operating yachts and, above all, creating the very
best bespoke product possible."

The significant engineering challenges presented by Pink Gin's
hull openings were met by Baltic's in-house experts, specialist
structural engineers Gurit and the yacht's naval architects
judel/vrolijk & co. Rolf Vrolijk said of Pink Gin's achievement: "We
are very proud of that we were part of the team that created this
masterpiece. Pink Gin represents everything that makes it an
award-winning superyacht."

Baltic 175 Pink Gin's highly individual interior, featuring
unusual finishes and stunning works by Cuban artists, is by UK-based
Design Unlimited who worked closely with the owner on this and
previous yachts. Mark Tucker of Design Unlimited commented: "We are
delighted that Pink Gin has been judged Sailing Yacht of the Year. It
is a tremendous accolade and is a deserved reflection of the great
team that designed and built her."

Baltic Yachts CEO Henry Hawkins added: "This is the icing on the
cake for one of the most significant yachts ever launched by us and
recognition of the remarkable skills the Baltic Yachts Family
possesses. Baltic 175 Pink Gin is unique and wherever she travels in
the world she will turn heads."

Baltic 175 Pink Gin is a prime example of what can be achieved by
Baltic Yachts using advanced composites and highly-refined
engineering solutions. This is the first carbon fibre sailing yacht
of this size in the world to feature openings in her topsides, one
forming a balcony in the owner's suite, the other providing a
waterline-level entrance to the yacht's main lobby on the port side.

Key features of Pink Gin include:
- Lightweight, all carbon/Corecell/Nomex construction
- 18-ton carbon composite hull and deck shell
- 17-ton lifting keel
- Opening balcony in owner's suite
- Port side hull opening into lobby area
- Baltic's unique Force Feedback Steering System
- Carbon sloop rig 16m taller than a J Class
- Three-cockpit layout featuring chandelier illumination
- Super-luxury accommodation for 12 guest and 8 crew
- Stunning interior design featuring leather, fish skin and exotic
timber finishes

Contact:
Sofia Riska
HEAD OF MARKETING
sofia.riska@balticyachts.fi

Alholmsvägen 78,
68600 Jakobstad, Finland
+358 40 749 6425

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