This reduces weight and drag, but presents a further structural engineering challenge to the designers. “The percentage of linen to resin depends on the texture and colour required and as well as the area to be covered. Water capacity: 2,400lt (634 US gal) The master cabin forward of the mast. Once at anchor, an array of deck lounging areas can be configured with biminis and a stern platform opens up the tender garage. Project Management by MCM. A practical cruising feature, it offers protection for guests and crew while providing a comfortable seat or backrest around the entire deck. “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. “The owner worked all his life in fashion and clothing industries so he has a very high sensitivity for materials, textures. Owner, Baltic 67 Manyeleti. 61 ALEDOA. 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. Our reputation is second to none and we will not have it tarnished by unqualified individuals passing judgement without facts in hand. The vessel maintained visual contact with MY SONG until the air and sea search was initiated. There is no excess headroom built into this yacht. This opening works as a scupper for draining any water flowing aft down the deck and is also positioned adjacent to the saloon windows, enhancing the natural light down below and improving the view out. “Basically it allows you to build the hull in the lightest way possible. The mainsheet trimming position was altered for the benefit of the trimmer, who is left-handed. Since the delivery in 2016 My Song has won several awards and was judged best yacht at World Superyacht Awards. “One of the biggest challenges for us was the RPS,” admits Soren Jansson. Baltic 130 'My Song' reached almost 30 knots Flat, wide and fast - The new Baltic 130 christened 'My Song' reached a top speed of almost 30 knots. Open the catalog to page 1. This is all part of the programmable logic system that prevents accidental damage being caused by over-application of hydraulic winch power or other control systems. The two main guest cabins are abaft the central hatch – both with en-suite heads. It also reassures the crew that the rig is coping with the sailplan that is set. Access to the forward cabin is via a wide-open corridor to port of the keel box – “quite a big hole to have in the structure so close to the keel box” according to engineer Sören Jansson. Congratulations Baltic 130 My Song! He emphasised that the cradle was "owned and provided by the yacht, warrantied by the yacht for sea transport and assembled by the yacht's crew." We have procedures in place to respond to this kind of incident, although we hope that they are never required. Yacht transport company Peters & May released a statement in response to the incident, in which My Song fell from the 138 metre cargo ship Brattinsborg on Sunday, May 26. There are two pillars – both structural. Beam: 8.52m (27ft 11in) The 39.62 metre yacht features Nauta Design exteriors with hull lines by Reichel-Pugh naval architects. The wheel felt light and responsive and in the shifty conditions I quickly found a groove using a mix of distant headsail telltales (good eyesight needed) and the digital wind angle readout on the mast. Not … 2 Pages. SPECIFICATION Dimension LIGHT DISPLACEMENT. The mast foot is built with slotted holes in the heel allowing its position to be altered depending on the wind strength. This is "Baltic 130 My Song" by Baltic Yachts on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. It is understood the yacht was due to attend the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta in Porto Cervo. Needless to say, with racing sails and 30 crew on the rail, this performance would improve. “Of course this looks easy and if you do it in plywood you just make a groove, but since this is laminated it takes special tooling to make these grooves. Lightweight design and construction continues in the bathrooms – no stone tiles or marble baths! The five-cabin interior was also designed by Nauta Design. Built to accommodate six crew and eight guests, My Song features two full-width spaces below deck: the main saloon directly abaft the keelbox is located just ahead of the point of maximum beam, while the master suite, forward of the mast is slightly narrower. To ensure the safety of the remaining yachts, Peters & May have instructed the carrying vessel to continue her planned voyage to Genoa. Her top speed is 16.5 kn with power coming from a Diesel engine. 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. 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 three crew cabins with bunk beds and en-suite heads are all accessed from the navstation. This incident is more than regrettable, however the transport of yachts on cargo vessels continues to be one of the safest and most cost-effective solutions when carried out by a reputable company such as Peters & May. Draft (keel up): 4.80m (15ft 9in) Baltic 130 Custom Superyacht My Song "Beyond Repair" 13 June 2019 By Miranda Blazeby The Baltic 130 Custom sailing yacht My Song cannot be saved, according to its owner. 73 CANICA. ", Pier Luigi Loro Piana also spoke out about the incident directly to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, stating: "For anyone who loves the sea, his boat is like a second home, and it is as if my home has burnt down.". This follows exactly the same process as the lamination of the hull, facilitated by the split mode construction method, which saves hundreds of kilograms throughout. The Baltic 130 My Song designed by Naval Architect Reichel Pugh Yacht Design, 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. The sailing community was shocked to hear of the loss of the Baltic 130 sailing yacht My Song, which fell from a cargo ship during a storm in the early hours of Sunday (May 26).. Designed by Reichel Pugh Yacht Design and Nauta Design. Naturally, My Song has a variety of weighty cruising features built in, each of which is customised to the hilt. “The bulwark and particularly the 4m opening amidships is very spectacular in terms of engineering,” adds Sören Jansson. Baltic 130 Custom yacht delivered and named My Song 11 October 2016 By Chris Jefferies Finnish sailing yacht specialist Baltic Yachts has delivered its latest sailing superyacht, the Baltic 130 Custom, which has been named My Song. 2 Pages. It was then towed into Palma's STP shipyard where it was accessed. More information will be made available in due course but in the meantime, I request that everyone respects the sensitivity of this issue to all parties concerned. “[There is] slightly more than 5 tonnes of sound insulation built in. A key requirement for my new yacht was high quality of build. The anchor is housed in a fully retractable arm, all of which stows neatly below deck in a dedicated bow locker. Also in furniture panels between cabins there are special noise-dampening materials for added privacy.”. When cruising, they provide additional seating with the handrails acting as backrests. The 40m Baltic sailing superyacht My Song is as individual as the piece of music she was named after, writes Rob Melotti. As a leading yacht transporter for the past 40 years we take great pride in what we do and go above and beyond all standard operating procedures to ensure safe transit of all yachts carried by us. There are two Panda generators including a small one for silent for use at night, though the battery bank is sufficient for eight or nine hours of silent running. BALTIC 61 AL EDOA. The Baltic 130 Custom sailing yacht My Song cannot be saved, according to its owner. It comes after the 39.6 metre yacht was salvaged from the coast of Menorca by MCS Marine Claim Services Germany. A full investigation into the cause of the incident has been launched, however the primary assessment is that the yacht’s cradle (owned and provided by the yacht, warrantied by the yacht for sea transport and assembled by the yacht’s crew) collapsed during the voyage from Palma to Genoa and subsequently resulted in the loss of MY SONG overboard. 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Normal lifting keel fins are straight so that if the yacht grounds with the keel in the raised position, the entire keel edge that is in contact with the keel box can absorb the load. Of course, as with the tapered keel, there is a miracle of engineering hidden in the bulwark – a 4m long opening amidships, known as a freeing port. Turning downwind with the A3 unfurled, the breeze dropped but the speed still improved. “The interior design by Nauta was quite a challenge – to get everything to match with their vision,” he continued. 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. “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.”. This is done using a detachable mast crane developed by Southern Spars for Baltic’s 2016 launch, Nikata. It features a single mast, a plumb bow and a wide stern. My Song can be easily reset from all-out racer to relaxing luxury cruiser. Underwater, My Song is fitted with Baltic Yachts’ latest Retractable Propulsion System (RPS), which not only leaves the hull entirely flush when the propeller is retracted, but also acts as a stern thruster as the highly efficient forward-facing, pull propeller unit can be turned through 90°, port or starboard. Add to favorites {{requestButtons}} Catalog excerpts. 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. “We set up half the saloon and half the master cabin in one of the workshops in Finland,” explains Nauta’s project manager Martino Majno. For instance, the library, the book shelves all the detail, the chamfer, how the shelves are suspended, how high they should be. 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. Construction Material: Pre-preg carbon, nomex, corecell composite: L.O.A. 70 LOFTARI. 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. When I was making my choice of builder, I concluded that the Baltic 67 had been far better thought through than similar yachts. “On this boat it has been a very high priority from the beginning to keep the noise levels down,” explains Sören Janssen. All interior furniture is carbon composite. “This one was taken to extremes, though,” commented Henry Hawkins, Baltic Yachts CEO. Photo Carlo Borlenghi. “When the yacht was delivered we put as many hours on the engine as we could because we knew we would then have time to make adjustments over the winter.”. None more so than the 36-tonne lifting keel, which reduces draught by over 2m from a performance-enhancing 7m to a more versatile 4.8m. 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. Delivered in 2016, My Song features exterior design by Nauta Design with hull lines by Reichel-Pugh naval architects. The cargo ship's crew kept eyes-on contact with My Song until air and sea salvage attempts began. Sail area (asymmetric): 1,300m2 (13,993ft2) The yacht, which was lost at sea after falling from a cargo ship, was hauled out in Palma earlier this month. The state-of-the-art luxury performance Superyacht with the latest technology trends in Equiplite© and AutoLock by Equiplite. To starboard of the mast foot is an owner’s studio area that can be transformed into a guest double cabin with its own heads. “The floorboards in the saloon are lightweight, but also we have used cork material and rubber in the composite to keep the noise from the engine room below at bay. LOA: 39.62m (130ft) 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. As of 0900hr BST on 28th May 2019 the salvage attempts are still ongoing. Holley revealed that My Song's cradle had "collapsed", causing the yacht to fall from the cargo ship. The battery bank – 100kW of lithium-ion cells – is positioned just forward of the mast box making use of its weight for additional righting moment in the centre of the yacht. All Baltic Yachts catalogs and brochures. California design firm Reichel/Pugh did the naval architecture and structural engineering. AWARDS. Baltic 130 Custom built by Baltic Yachts. The enormous headsails – the 1,300m2 A1 alone weighs over 400kg – are all on furlers, but instead of stowage on deck when not in use, these 50m long tubes of sail are wound around a drum fitted in the cavernous bow locker located forward of the owner’s master suite. Baltic 130 - My Song. Draft (keel down): 7.00m (22ft 11in) “We tried a lot of colours, different grain effects, how much would the grain be visible, how smooth… lacquer, matt or high gloss.”. “We had different visits to the mock-up – maybe three or four iterations. But it goes even further aboard My Song. 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. Perhaps the most distinctive design feature from the outside is the 40cm thick bulwark extending the topsides 30cm above deck level. Statement by Peters & May CEO David Holley in reference to MY SONG loss This press release is in response to the ongoing media speculation in reference to the loss of sailing yacht MY SONG … If you have any questions about the MY SONG information page below please contact us.. It previously departed the island of St John in the Caribbean on May 7. Linen is used in the production of the floorboards, the ceiling panels and the upholstery. ", Boat International Media Ltd© 2008 - 2021, Revealed: Tankoa 50m superyacht Olokun underway, Feadship superyacht Boardwalk on sea trials, Video: Inside Lady Christine's tour of southern Indonesia, Tributes paid to superyacht owner Joseph Vincent Vittoria, Gallery: 72m Feadship superyacht Vanish on transport, Dunya Yachts to complete 55m explorer Ulucitcan. My Song made her racing debut at Les Voiles de St Tropez last year, racing against the likes of Rambler 88, Leopard and Spectre and two J Class yachts, Velsheda and Lionheart. It … 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. Baltic even went so far as to replace the stainless steel cable trays as specified with carbon ones to save weight. “It was a huge effort – we started with a mock-up based on the initial drawings, then there was a chance for the owner to come and change this or that. As a genuine multi-role superyacht, My Song’s weight control was critical and as a luxury cruising platform her noise levels needed to be low. It requires a pair of bolts to be loosened and the Cunningham cylinder to be stropped to the mast foot slider. Baltic Yachts, the sail vessel specialists from Finland, have delivered a sailing superyacht named My Song. Its location coincides with one of My Song’s most vital locations for longitudinal stiffness. 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. That’s why we need to keep everything light so that we can afford to install so much sound insulation. For cruising, the bowsprit can be removed and a new configuration at the masthead can be installed to remove the twin running backstays. Owner, Baltic 112 Nilaya. 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. The latter requires running backstays, but when the conventional sail is set an easy-to-manage single fixed backstay can be rigged on a removable carbon fibre crane at the masthead. MY SONG vincitore della RORC Transatlantic Race 2018. BALTIC 65 CUSTOM. All the details of this part were changed a couple of times. It may have hit the side of the cargo ship as it fell. LWL: 36.78m (120ft 7in) Baltic Yachts built this model from carbon-fibre sandwich. So they use the deck volume instead.”. Fuel capacity: 7,000lt (1,850 US gal) Fabric – linen in particular – plays a big part in the design and decoration of the interior. In seven knots of true wind, My Song hummed along at 12 knots in the flat sea off beautiful Porto Venere. In ten knots with cruising main and J3, My Song easily exceeded wind speed at 45° off the breeze. : 39.62m: Beam Max: 8.52m: Draft: 4.80m / 7.00m: Displacement (lightship) : 105.0 Tons Peters & May chief executive David Holley revealed that the company was informed of the incident at around 4am on May 26th and instructed the captain of Brattinsborg to try and salvage the yacht from the open water. Following the incident, Peters & May instructed Brattinsborg to continue to its original destination of Genoa, where it was due to dock on May 27. Water lines, appendages and sail plan were developed by California-based Naval Architects Reichel/Pugh whose co operations with Nauta date back to 1998 and the 84’ My Song. She can accommodate up to 8 people. 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. I will add that I am disappointed that confidential photographs were leaked to the media. It is the Baltic 130 Custom model, an impressive 40 meters yacht. My Song’s hull was built in two halves split down the centreline using a technique more commonly found in the building of racing yacht hulls. Some of the taller guests on board had to watch their heads. “We did quite some work to save weight on this boat.”, Jansson highlighted the tongue-and-groove effects on the wall panels, all of which are made of Nomex foam with painted carbon veneers. Peters & May chief executive David Holley's statement in full: "We would not normally comment on cargo incidents but given the high-profile nature of this yacht and the media interest we feel that we need to formally give some clarification. One of them is for a padeye, the other is for symmetry.”. Sören Jansson was also heavily involved in perfecting this technique over the 22-month build period, describing the resin-linen floorboards as “decorative and durable”. Her launch earlier that summer was a family affair in Finland with invited guests including all the staff at Baltic. 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 coachroof and the cockpit was a separate piece to go on top.”, The Baltic 142 may not be using the hydrofoils popularised by the America’s Cup, but her 29ft 6in long (9m)…, The sailing community was shocked to hear of the loss of the Baltic 130 sailing yacht My Song, which fell….