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Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 40 (Farr)

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2011

A Bruce Farr-designed fractional sloop balancing performance and cruising comfort with a stiff fin-and-bulb keel

Designed by B. Farr & Bruce Farr.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & 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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.94
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 194
EasygoingPowered-up

17.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.8
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 32%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.8
Displacement / length
193.7
Comfort ratio
26.6
Capsize screening
1.94
Hull speed
8.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1631
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2011
Designer
B. Farr, Bruce Farr
Builder
Bavaria Yachts

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