DMM-Venteaux

TypeSailing Yacht

Make/modelBaltic 38 DP

Length38 feet

Berth7

Sailing from United States , Hampton VA

Sailing to Local sailing , Herrington Harbor, MD

Language spoke aboardEnglish

Boat descriptionI’m taking my Baltic 38 to Hamburg in June. It is a true racing/cruising hybrid. The rigging reflects its racing prowess and the interior its cruising desirability. She has a substantial suite of excellent sails. Instruments include a wind package, SOG, GPS , Auto-pilot, depth, and MFD’s. I will be installing and upgrading this spring. It will have SAT comms and/or HF. It has EPIRB’s, emergency and first aide supplies, tools, spare mechanical components, fluids, belts and impellers; a jump pack, a backup predator inverter generator, outboard, dinghy and life raft. With a 7’2” draft she is stable in the seaway and has an 8.9 knot hull speed. There is an aft Captain’s cabin that sleeps two, a private forward V-birth that sleeps two, plus a single and a double settee in the salon. There is a single head/shower aft in the starboard side. I will go to the boat in April and start prepping it for the transit. I will haul it out near Annapolis so I can repaint the hull, check the zincs and through hulls. I will then go bow to stern to check all the onboard systems The boat is already in excellent condition but will apply my due diligence. Weather of course will determine the departure date and length of our trip but I’m shooting for the first half of June to avoid the hurricane season. The current plan is to hop to Bermuda, then Azores, and then the continent. This specific boat was built in Finland based upon the hull number. I will be ‘parking‘ the boat with friends before returning stateside.