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Bavaria Yachts 47

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1993–2001

A 14.65-metre cruiser featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder, produced throughout the 1990s

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 47, on the water

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

Footage from SVN solovelanet

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

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

1.99 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.99
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 175
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.1
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

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

  • Beamier than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1960 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Bavaria Yachts 47, 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 47 is a 14.7-meter fractional sloop designed by J&J Yacht Design and built by Bavaria Yachtbau from 1993 to 2001.watch It features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, a 4.5-meter beam, 2.0-meter draft, and displaces 11,499 kg. The hull has a vertical bow and a submerged knee section, with solid GRP topsides and a sandwich hull and deck.1:19 Chainplate loads transfer through a steel floor bonded to the hull.0:52 The interior offers a three-cabin version with a forward owner's cabin and two aft twin cabins, or a four-cabin charter configuration, all with over 1.90 meters of headroom.watch The galley runs linearly along the port side.0:41 Cabin sole panels are screwed to the hull counter-mold, with removable central panels exposing keel bolt studs and the bilge pump.1:53 A Max Power bow thruster and a freshwater tank are located in the bow cabin.2:23 The standard engine is a Volvo 55 hp saildrive, with a 75 hp option available, and it carries 210 liters of fuel and 460 liters of freshwater.3:27 The cockpit is large, with two deep lockers under the seats.1:37 Running rigging is conventional, with two genoa sheet winches and two additional winches for a spinnaker; the mainsheet and other lines lead to a single cabin-top winch.1:45 The total sail area is 119 m², with a 135% overlapping genoa on a nine-tenths fractional rig with two sets of spreaders.2:24 Aboard SVN solovelanet, the boat sailed close-hauled at approximately 8 knots in over 20 knots of wind with one reef.3:51

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Bavaria Yachts 47 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.1
Displacement / length
175.3
Comfort ratio
25.9
Capsize screening
1.99
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2093
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1993–2001
Designer
J&J Yacht Design
Builder
Bavaria Yachtbau

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Grand Soleil 46 (B&C)14.50 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA light-displacement fractional sloop with a 27.65 SA/D ratio, built for high-speed performance since 2008
Hanse Yachts 46014.60 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 2022 Berret-Racoupeau fractional sloop with a 4.79-meter beam and a 2.25-meter draft for stable, high-volume cruising
Beneteau Oceanis 4814.61 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA spacious 14.6-meter cruiser featuring a high-volume interior by Nauta Design and a performance-oriented fractional rig
Bavaria Yachts C4614.50 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA modern Cossutti-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance
Beneteau First 44 Performance14.65 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA light-displacement performance variant featuring a 2.6-metre draft and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio
Dufour Yachts 47014.85 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 14.85-metre performance cruiser featuring a modern fin-and-bulb keel and a 2.25-metre draft for offshore stability

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