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Bavaria Yachts 32

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2000

A 2000-era fractional sloop featuring a 1.78-metre fin keel and a shoal draft option for versatile coastal cruising

Designed by J & J&J Yacht Design.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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The Bavaria Yachts 32, on the water

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Footage from SEILmagasinet

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Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 18 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 18
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.16
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 171
TenderStiff

28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 28%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Bavaria Yachts 32, as the fleet has seen it

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The Bavaria Yachts 32 is a fractional sloop with a fin and bulb keel and spade rudder, designed by J&J Yacht Design and built by Bavaria Yachts from 2000 to the present. It measures 10.3 meters LOA, with a 3.3-meter beam, 1.8-meter draft, and displaces 3749 kg. A shoal draft version is available, reducing the draft to 4.83 feet. This model is distinct from the later Bavaria Yachts CRUISER 32, introduced in 2011.2:29

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
28.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
171.2
Comfort ratio
17.9
Capsize screening
2.16
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1086
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2000
Designer
J, J&J Yacht Design
Builder
Bavaria Yachts

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La Palma - El Hierro9:55from Velero Regina
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A Knack for Sailing: Christen With on 60 years in the service of sailing7:46from SEILmagasinet
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Related models

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