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Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 30

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 2005–2007

A 9.47-metre fractional sloop from 2005, designed for manageable coastal cruising with a shallow 1.4-metre draft

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 Cruiser 30, on the water

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

Footage from SEILmagasinet

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.05
LightHeavy

208 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 208
EasygoingPowered-up

14.6 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.6
TenderStiff

24% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 24%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

What the fleet has seen

The Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 30, 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 CRUISER 30 is a fractional sloop designed by J&J Yacht Design and built by Bavaria Yachts from 2005 to 2007. It measures 9.47 meters LOA, with a 3.28-meter beam, a 1.40-meter draft, and a displacement of 4191 kg. The hull features a fin with a bulb and a spade rudder. SEILmagasinet recommends the Bavaria 30 Cruiser as a suitable used boat for families.10:06

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Who's been looking

Market signal

Crews the fleet has filmed weighing this model up — no sale seen, and no asking price.

1channel looked into buying

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
24.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.6
Displacement / length
207.7
Comfort ratio
21.4
Capsize screening
2.05
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1040
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
2005–2007
Designer
J&J Yacht Design
Builder
Bavaria Yachts

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