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Bavaria Yachts 44

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 2002–2004

A 2002-2004 production cruiser featuring a 13.93-metre hull and a balanced 19.84 sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by J&J Yacht Design.

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

See her sail

The Bavaria Yachts 44, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Alfredo Contaldo

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 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.01
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 179
EasygoingPowered-up

19.8 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.8
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 31%

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

  • Beamier than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2258 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Bavaria Yachts 44, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Bavaria Yachts 44 is a 13.9-meter fractional sloop designed by J&J Yacht Design and built by Bavaria Yachts between 2002 and 2004. It has a fin keel with a bulb and a spade rudder, a beam of 4.2 meters, a draft of 1.9 meters, and a displacement of 9599 kg. The model is an update of the Bavaria 42 and was later replaced by the Bavaria 46. The Bavaria 44 is a production cruiser capable of ocean passages, frequently completing the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) crossing.1:47 Aboard *Sailing Zatara*, an 18-year-old captain sailed a 2002 Bavaria 44.12:47 The boat's Volvo Penta D2-55 engine requires specific procedures for maintenance, such as draining coolant and carefully removing the heat exchanger and exhaust riser for cleaning, as detailed by *Alfredo Contaldo*.0:18 A Bavaria 44 was once abandoned at sea following a man-overboard incident, prompting a radar watch by *Distant Shores TV* for the drifting vessel.4:41

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Bavaria Yachts 44 on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

$100,000Median asking

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.8
Displacement / length
179.2
Comfort ratio
24.6
Capsize screening
2.01
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1862
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
2002–2004
Designer
J&J Yacht Design
Builder
Bavaria Yachts

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Bavaria Yachts 44 VisionA 13.7-metre fractional sloop with a high 23.82 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive, spirited cruisingBavaria Yachts 40 (J&J)A popular charter-trade cruiser from 2000, offering a balanced 18.88 SA/D ratio and a 1.95-metre bulb keelBavaria Yachts 47A 14.65-metre cruiser featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder, produced throughout the 1990sBavaria Yachts 41A 1995 fractional sloop with a high 23.59 SA/D ratio, designed for performance-oriented cruisingBavaria Yachts 42A 1998-2001 production cruiser available with a shallow draft option and a center-cockpit variantBavaria Yachts 46 Cruiser (2005-2009)A 14.2-meter cruiser featuring a 1.85m draft and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for efficient performance

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