Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 51

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The Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 51, on the water

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

Footage from Practical Sailor

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

Comfort ratio 26

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.95

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 144

EasygoingPowered-up

24.0 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 24.0

TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

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

Beamier than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1839 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 51, as the fleet has seen it

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The Bavaria Yachts CRUISER 51 is a masthead sloop designed by J&J Yacht Design and built by Bavaria Yachts, with production beginning in 1999. It measures 15.0 meters LOA, has a beam of 4.5 meters, a draft of 1.9 meters, and displaces 12,599 kg. The hull features a fin with a spade rudder. A deep keel variant is available, increasing the draft to 2.1 meters.2:29 The Bavaria Yachts CRUISER 51 is a production-style cruiser that has been used for ocean passages; it tied with the Clipper 60 and Beneteau First 47.7 for the most entries in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) between 2020 and 2025, each with 10 entries.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

$250,000Median asking

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

33.3%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

24.0

Displacement / length

144.3

Comfort ratio

26.2

Capsize screening

1.95

Hull speed

8.9 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

2323

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1999

Designer

J&J Yacht Design

Builder

Bavaria Yachts

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