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Bavaria Yachts Vision 42

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2014

A Bruce Farr-designed fractional sloop built for comfortable cruising with a balanced hull and 8.19 knot hull speed

Designed by 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

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

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 184
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.2
TenderStiff

25% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 25%

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

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

Compared with 2639 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

On the water

The Bavaria Yachts Vision 42 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
25.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.2
Displacement / length
184.4
Comfort ratio
27.5
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1776
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2014
Designer
Bruce Farr
Builder
Bavaria Yachts

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