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Bavaria Yachts 41

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1995

A 1995 fractional sloop with a high 23.59 SA/D ratio, designed for performance-oriented cruising

Designed by J & J&J Yacht Design.

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 light displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.02
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 178
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 23.6
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
23.6
Displacement / length
178.4
Comfort ratio
23.6
Capsize screening
2.02
Hull speed
8.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1647
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1995
Designer
J, J&J Yacht Design
Builder
Bavaria Yachts

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