Iconic Bill Tripp designed semi-custom performance cruiser from Baltic Yachts in 1998. High-tech construction, blistering performance and stunning teak cruising interior.
FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:
MUSIC is hull No.1 of 11 semi-custom Baltic 50’s built by the legendary Finnish yard to designs by Bill Tripp between 1998 and 2007. Boasting enviable performance under all points of sale, MUSIC is an ideal candidate for trophy-collecting, while her luxurious R&J Designs interior provides ample cruising comfort for owner, family and crew.
MUSIC’s specification highlights include:-
• Vacuum-infused Aramid, S-glass, epoxy resin, and Divinycell core construction.
• 3.30m performance keel with stainless steel fin and lead bulb
• FRP single rudder with JP3 steering and large-diameter carbon fibre racing wheel (additional hide-covered aluminium cruising wheel also included)
• Awlgrip dark blue topsides
• Teak laid side decks
• Harken self-tailing winch package with electric primaries
• Hall Spars carbon fibre mast and boom
• Spare Hall Spars carbon fibre mast complete with spare set of rigging
• Hydraulic mast-jack
• Removable Harken genoa furler
• Removable carbon fibre bowsprit
• Removable stainless steel anchoring arrangement
• Extensive North Sails racing and cruising sail wardrobe with 3Di main and jibs, A-sails and symmetric spinnakers
• Ockam sailing instruments
• Marine PC
• Robertson autopilot
• Removable radar scanner
• AIS transceiver
• Teak interior joinery
• 3-cabin, 2-heads interior arrangement
• Schenker watermaker
• Eberspacher heating system
• Victron charger
• 24vDC domestic systems with high-output 24vDC engine alternator
• Inverter
• Yanmar 4-cylinder naturally-aspirated 55hp engine with Saildrive gearbox and 3-bladed MaxProp
Professionally maintained and never put away wet, MUSIC is offered for sale in fantastic condition and is ready for the 2025 season.
MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS:
Sailors will recognize in the Baltic 50 the continuation of the Baltic tradition, the combination of quality, style and commitment to performance.
The profile in a glance has the dramatic Baltic heritage yet reveals something of an advanced hull form. By utilizing top materials, construction techniques, and equipment it is now possible to design a strong, light, sophisticated design with a nicely appointed interior that has all of the polished sailing characteristics of a top grand prix boat.
SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION:
Hull Construction:
• Hull constructed with epoxy using vacuum bagging laminating technique.
• Laminate of Aramid and S-glass, epoxy resin, and Divinycell core.
• The hull is constructed primarily of epoxy resin, URA Aramid/R-glass udrs, E-glass biaxials, and Aramid woven rovings
• All high stress areas are specially strengthened with a build-up of unidirectional roving orientated in the direction of the stress.
• Main structural bulkheads are built up of a foam core GRP sandwich construction. Visible surfaces are teak faced.
• Topsides painted in Awlgrip Awlcraft dark blue with gold cavita line and white waterline stripes
Deck & Superstructure Construction:
• Hand laid-up moulded epoxy/Kevlar/E-glass deck with foam core for stiffening and insulation and a high density core reinforcement incorporated in the mounting areas of winches and fittings.
• The deck has a high strength/weight ratio and is bonded to the hull & bulkheads.
• The deck is through bolted to the hull.
• Teak laid side decks and cockpit - 2004
• Teak toerail – 2004
• Teak footstep for helmsman - 2004
Keel & Rudder:
• Fixed ballast in keel totalling 4.083 kg.
• Keel fin to in stainless steel.
• Keel bulb casted in 4 - 6 % antimony lead.
• Stainless steel mounting bolts.
• The cantilevered semi-elliptical balanced spade rudder is moulded from FRP with a foam core and cured in an oven.
• The rudder stock is manufactured of FRP.
MACHINERY
Engine & gearbox:
• Yanmar 4JH-3E 4-cylinder, naturally-aspirated diesel engine producing 55hp @ 3,650 RPM
• Fresh water cooling for marine application with a heat exchanger and a sea water pump.
• Yanmar SD60 Saildrive gearbox - 2019
• 2x Racor 220R fuel filters
Service & Maintenance:
• Engine hours – approx. 4,943 as of 2025
• Date of last engine service – 2025
Propulsion & Steering:
• MaxProp 3-bladed folding propeller
• JP3 steering system with JP3 rudder bearings and spectra steering cables
• Large-diameter carbon fibre racing helm wheel
• Aluminium hide-covered reduced-diameter wheel for cruising
• Emergency steering gear
ELECTRIAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems:
• 24vDC primary domestic system with 12vDC starting circuit and 220vAC via inverter and shorepower.
Battery Banks:
• 6x 12vDC 110Ah service batteries joined in parallel and series to supply 24vDC
• 1x 12vDC 40Ah starting battery
• Magnetronic DCC4000 battery control system
Charging / Inverter:
• Victron 50Amp automatic battery charger
• 24vDC/220V inverter
Alternators:
• Leece Neville 24vDC 175Ah engine-mounted alternator for charging service batteries
• Yanmar 12vDC 50Ah engine-mounted alternator for charging start battery
Other Electrical:
• 12vDC outlets in saloon and bathroom
PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS
Fresh Water:
• Pressurised hot & cold fresh water supply via 24vDC high-pressure pump system
• Hot water supplied via engine-driven calorifier with well-insulated 40 litres and 20 litre hot water tanks and 220vAC immersion heater element powered by shower-power.
• Foot-operated pump in galley.
• Cockpit shower.
Watermaker:
• Removable Schenker reverse-osmosis water maker - 2005
Bilge Pumps:
• Jabsco membrane Electric bilge pump.
• Whale Gusher manual bilge pump.
• Electric automatic forepeak bilge pump
Black & Grey Water:
• Black water discharges to sea or to (presently not fitted) holding tank system for forward heads
• Grey water discharges to sea
Other Plumbing:
• Bypass for engine emergency bilge emptying
• Bypass for Lavac toilet emergency bilge emptying
Seacocks:
• Flowtec seacocks
• Seacock with valves for sail drive/propeller and keel inspection
TANKAGE
Fuel:
• Approx. 200 litres of fuel in 1x stainless steel tank
Fresh Water:
• Approx. 200 litres of water in 1x stainless steel tank
• Additional 200 litres water capacity in 1x Vetus removable tank
Holding Tanks:
• For forward heads compartment - Not currently installed
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
In Cockpit:
• Ockam sailing instruments with 4x repeaters adjacent to companionway
• 4x multi-repeaters at mast
• B&G masthead wind unit
• Robertson autopilot system with J300X course computer, with RPU pump for Hynautics drive ram and RF300 rudder feedback sensor
• Steering compass
• Furuno 1831 Mk2 radar scanner with carbon transom pole (removable) and removable LCD display at companionway
At Chart Table:
• 24vDC Marine PC system with Dell monitor
• Furuno GP-33 GPS display at chart table - 2019
• Northstar 941XD D-GPS display
• Ockam sailing instrument repeaters
• Autopilot Robertson AP300X autopilot control head
Communications Equipment:
• Furuno RB 2721 VHF with DSC
• Simrad Nais 500 Ais transceiver - 2022
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Galley:
• Force 10 stainless steel gimballed stove with 3x burners and oven
• 24vDC top-opening stainless steel refrigerator and fresh vegetables compartments
• Frigonautica front-opening stainless steel wine fridge
• Stainless steel sinks with pressurised hot & cold water supplies
Heads:
• 2x Lavac manual marine toilets
• Aft head can be used as emergency bilge pump
Heating & Ventilation:
• Eberspacher Airtronic diesel-fired hot air cabin heating system – requires servicing
Entertainment:
• Sony FM/AM/CD radio system with speakers
ACCOMMODATION
Summary of Accommodation
• Up to 9 berths in three double/twin cabins plus saloon. Two heads.
Accommodation Finish:
• Joinery work is to the highest standard. All joinery is teak faced with solid plywood or laminated teak frames and cappings. The teak structure is plain cut. The joinery is varnished throughout. Visible surfaces are varnished and hand rubbed to obtain a satin type of surface.
• All doors are provided with retaining hooks and swing stops. Kick plates on steps and chafing pieces on sills are provided. Canvas leeboards provided for berths in guest cabin. Curtains are provided for side windows and portlights. Hanging lockers are provided with rods and hooks. Locker doors are fitted with louvers for ventilation. Teak gratings in head.
• Floorboards with laid teak veneer.
• Corian countertops in galley
• Moulded FRP heads compartments painted in Awlgrip
• Leather upholstery in saloon.
• Furniture can be removed for racing.
• Clear floor protection pads for interior floorboards
Accommodation Layout from Forward:
• Owner’s stateroom forward with centreline double berth, settee and hanging locker.
• Ensuite bathroom for owner’s stateroom to port with heads, sink and shower.
• Main saloon area amidships with settee seating to port and starboard, providing occasional settee berths. Central table with folding leaves. Storage above and outboard in lockers and shelves
• L-shaped galley aft of saloon to port with gimballed gas stove, twin stainless steel sinks and twin top-opening refrigerated cold boxes
• Day heads opposite galley to starboard with heads, sink and shower.
• Forward-facing chart table area aft of heads to starboard.
• VIP double guest cabin aft to port with twin hanging lockers. Upper pullman pipecot berth.
• Crew cabin opposite in starboard with single bunk berths.
DECK EQUIPMENT
Rig:
• Hall Spars carbon fibre black-painted keel-stepped fractional-rigged mast with 3-sets of spreaders – configured to allow use without running backstays – used very lightly and then dry stored until 2022 with just five races covered since.
• Hall Spars carbon fibre keel-stepped fractional-rigged second mast - configured to allow use without running backstays – repair required
• Antal mast-mounted mainsheet tracks
• Hall Spars carbon fibre boom finished with Awlgrip clear-coat
• Two set of Navtec stainless steel rod standing rigging
• Hydraulic mast jack
• Digital forestay load sensor with display in cockpit
• Hall spar Quick-vang boom vang
• Additional forestays for Harken furler
• German mainsheet system with Harken mainsheet track in cockpit
• Harken track for spinnaker pole lift
• 2x carbon fibre spinnaker poles
• Removable carbon fibre bowsprit with bobstay
• Genoa and jib tracks
• Dynema adjustable backstay diam. 12 mm.
• Dynema checkstays for passage or cruising in heavy seas
• Halyards and control lines
• Cable and furler for code0
Winches:
• 2x Harken 985 self-tailing electric primary winches cross-linked with removable coffee-grinder pedestal for manual control when racing
• 2x Harken 2-speed self-tailing main sheet winches
• 2x Harken 2-speed self-tailing runner/checkstays winches
• 2x Harken 2-speed self-tailing halyard winches at companionway
Sails:
• North Sails 3Di racing mainsail – 2022 (used for only 4 races)
• North Sails 3Di training/second mainsail - 2015
• North Sails Dacron fully-battened cruising/delivery mainsail – 2019
• North Sails 3Di light jib – 2022 (used for only 5 races)
• North Sails 3Di medium jib - 2014
• North Sails 3Di heavy jib - 2015
• North Sails 3Di heavy weather jib – 2022 (unused)
• North Sails Kevlar heavy weather jib - 2003
• North Sails Dacron furling cruising/delivery genoa (very lightly used)
• North Sails Kevlar furling cruising/delivery jib
• North Sails 3DL furling Code 0 – 2015
• North Sails A1.5 - 2015
• North Sails A2.0 - 2021
• North Sails A2.0 - 2015
• North Sails A3.0 – 2022 (used once)
• North Sails A4 MH
• North Sails passage making asymmetric with sock
• North Sails 0.5 symmetrical runner spinnaker
• North Sails 0.6 symmetrical poly runner spinnaker x2
• North Sails 0.6 symmetrical runner spinnaker
• North Sails 0.4 symmetrical VMG spinnaker
• North Sails 0.5 symmetrical VMG spinnaker
• North Sails 0.75 symmetrical AP spinnaker
• North Sails Dacron storm jib
• North Sails Dacron storm trysail
General:
• Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit and twin guardwire stanchions
• 2x removable cockpit tables
• Cockpit shower
• Carbon fibre & teak 3.6m passerelle
• Carbon fibre 2m folding passerelle
• Carbon fibre ensign staff
Canvas & Covers:
• Sprayhood with stainless steel frame
• Mainsail cover
• Winch covers
Anchoring & Mooring:
• Lofrans 24vDC electric anchor windlass
• Lewmar Delta Anchor with 10mm galvanised chain
• Removable stainless steel bow anchor fitting
• Fortress kedge anchor
• Pop-up mooring cleats
• Warps and fenders
Cradle:
• Steel adjustable shipping/storage cradle
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.
VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS
Lying Genova, Italy
Available to view strictly by appointment
Office Hours Mon- Fri 0900 – 17.00
Saturday by prior appointment
For more information or to arrange a viewing please contact us.
Please Note: Due to the varying locations of our yachts, your travel time and the distances that may be involved, we recommend that you only make arrangements to view if you are actively considering purchase.
Lead Broker: Michele Antonini – Grabau International (Italia)
Tel: +39 333 74 89 281
Email: michele@grabauinternational.com