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Bavaria Yachts 390

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1990

A 12-meter fractional sloop originally built for the charter trade, featuring a 37.5% ballast ratio for coastal stability

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.

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.02
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.4
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.

  • Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2844 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

On the water

The Bavaria Yachts 390 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.4
Capsize screening
2.02
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1990
Designer
Axel Mohnhaupt
Builder
Bavaria Yachts

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