Amid the dedicated cruisers at our dock is Fury, a Baltic 42DP. A 2012 black LPU paint job makes this 1982 racer cruiser look classy and stylish in a way that belies her age. From a sailing standpoint, she shares a design lineage with Doug Peterson-designed Serendipity 43s. Baltic had cutting edge construction for the time, giving it an advantage over other production racer cruisers of the time. Below deck, it was configured to give the owner a true aft cabin without compromising the navigation station, galley or salon.
When her racing days were over, Fury became a dedicated, kayak-carrying cruiser. No big modifications were made to make her into a cruiser, as she was already configured properly with a good galley, large salon, and fore and aft staterooms with separate heads.
Fury is very much a sailor’s boat. She sails well on all points of sail. Large winches, headsail furling and lazy jacks make handling the powerful rig straightforward and manageable. Downwind her spinnaker will add power for the light wind. Upwind? Well, not many boats go more smoothly or powerfully than a 1980s Peterson design. A lot of “modern” boat skippers will wonder if you’re motoring.
And not many boats are going to garner the same looks as Fury at the dock. Comments will be a mix of “What IS that?” and “I remember racing against those!”
I would love to chat about Fury’s particulars with anyone who’s interested.
Kurt grew up racing and cruising in the Midwest, and has raced Lasers since the late 1970s. Currently he is a broker at Swiftsure Yachts. He has been Assistant Editor at Sailing Magazine and a short stint as Editor of Northwest Yachting. Through Meadow Point Publishing he handles various marketing duties for smaller local companies. He currently is partners on a C&C 36 which he cruises throughout the Northwest. He’s married to the amazing Abby and is father to Ian and Gabe.