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Bavaria Yachts 34

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 1999

A 1999 fractional sloop with a high 22.25 sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for performance in the charter trade

Designed by J & J&J Yacht Design.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 20 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.13
LightHeavy

208 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 208
EasygoingPowered-up

22.3 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 22.3
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.3
Displacement / length
207.9
Comfort ratio
19.9
Capsize screening
2.13
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1131
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1999
Designer
J, J&J Yacht Design
Builder
Bavaria Yachts

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