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Bavaria Yachts C45

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders · First built 2018

A Cossutti-designed fractional sloop featuring dual rudders and a high-volume hull optimized for modern cruising comfort

Designed by Cossutti Yacht Design.

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

See her sail

The Bavaria Yachts C45, on the water

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

Footage from Sailing SV Cordelia

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

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.98
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 156
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.9
TenderStiff

26% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 26%

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

  • Beamier than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2053 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Bavaria Yachts C45, 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 C45 is a fractional sloop designed by Cossutti Yacht Design and built by Bavaria Yachts from 2018 to the present. It measures 14.4 meters LOA with a 4.5-meter beam and a displacement of 11,934 kg. The hull features a fin with a bulb and dual rudders, and it offers three keel options: Standard (2.2m draft), Shallow (1.75m draft), and Performance (2.6m draft). An optional Yanmar 4JH80 80 hp engine is available.

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

On the water

The Bavaria Yachts C45 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
25.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.9
Displacement / length
156.1
Comfort ratio
25.9
Capsize screening
1.98
Hull speed
8.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2222
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2018
Designer
Cossutti Yacht Design
Builder
Bavaria Yachts

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Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 4614.27 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 14.27-metre cruiser from 2014 featuring a high-volume hull and a 2.1-metre draft for offshore stability
Bavaria Yachts C4614.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA modern Cossutti-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance
Bavaria Yachts 4714.65 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 14.65-metre cruiser featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder, produced throughout the 1990s
Beneteau Oceanis 4614.40 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Berret-Racoupeau fractional sloop featuring a Nauta-designed interior and an optional shallow keel for cruising
Beneteau Oceanis 4814.61 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA spacious 14.6-meter cruiser featuring a high-volume interior by Nauta Design and a performance-oriented fractional rig

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