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Bavaria Yachts 26

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1985

A 7.75-meter fractional sloop with a 45% ballast ratio, designed for stability in a compact, easily handled hull

Designed by Axel Mohnhaupt.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.50 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,650 kg of hull, so roughly 2,250 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

2.14 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.14
LightHeavy

167 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 167
EasygoingPowered-up

17.7 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.7
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.7
Displacement / length
167.4
Comfort ratio
15.1
Capsize screening
2.14
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
625
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1985
Designer
Axel Mohnhaupt
Builder
Bavaria Yachts

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