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Bavaria Yachts 340

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1986

A 1986 fractional sloop with a 38% ballast ratio, designed for balanced performance in a 10.75-metre 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.

LivelySea-kindly

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

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.14
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 210
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.7
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.7
Displacement / length
209.6
Comfort ratio
19.5
Capsize screening
2.14
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1101
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1986
Designer
Axel Mohnhaupt
Builder
Bavaria Yachts

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