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Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 46

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders · First built 2014

A 14.27-metre cruiser from 2014 featuring a high-volume hull and a 2.1-metre draft for offshore stability

Designed by Farr Yacht Design & Bruce Farr.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders

See her sail

The Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 46, on the water

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

Footage from Sailing Polaris

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

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.89
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 162
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.3
TenderStiff

28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 28%

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

  • Heavier than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2129 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 46, 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 46 is a fractional sloop designed by Farr Yacht Design and built by Bavaria Yachts from 2014 to the present, featuring a fin keel with bulb and dual rudders. It measures 14.3 meters LOA, has a 4.3-meter beam, a 2.1-meter draft, and displaces 12,599 kg. Aboard *El Viaje de Bohemia*, the crew sailed their CRUISER 46 in Mexico, exploring anchorages like Isla Espíritu Santo and conducting spearfishing excursions.10:55 They noted low battery levels and poor anchor holding in westerly winds, planning to upgrade their AGM battery bank to lithium and increase solar capacity. *Sailing Polaris* wintered their Bavaria CRUISER 46 in Finnsnes, Norway, at 69 degrees north, enduring temperatures down to minus 17 degrees Celsius by using a hydronic heater and a dehumidifier.4:48 They removed Garmin cockpit displays and cleared snow from the deck, securing the boat during 53-knot winter storms. *Sailing Polaris* also navigated their Bavaria 46 Cruiser through the Lofoten archipelago in late April, encountering snow squalls and gusty fjord winds, reefing early and wearing immersion suits for safety.14:26

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 46 on video

What broke, what changed

Gear aboard, as the crews told it

Moments from individual boats of this model that the fleet has filmed — one crew, one piece of kit, one day on the water. Not a review of the class, and not a count of anything.

  • ReplacedGarmin

    The cockpit displays were removed and stored below deck to protect them from extreme cold temperatures.

    aboard Sailing Polarisseen March 202514:26

  • WorkingStarlink

    The Starlink antenna accumulates snow, which blocks the satellite signal, despite its internal heating.

    aboard Sailing Polarisseen March 20252:55

Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 46 may be fitted out entirely differently.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
27.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.3
Displacement / length
162.1
Comfort ratio
28.5
Capsize screening
1.89
Hull speed
8.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2164
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2014
Designer
Farr Yacht Design, Bruce Farr
Builder
Bavaria Yachts

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