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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

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The Bavaria Yachts 47, on the water

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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.

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Sailed by the fleet

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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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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

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