BoatsBavaria Yachts C50

Bavaria Yachts C50

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2018

A 15.55-metre cruiser with a 2.3-metre bulb keel and a balanced sail-area-to-displacement ratio for modern cruising

Designed by Cossutti Yacht Design.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

See her sail

The Bavaria Yachts C50, on the water

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

Footage from Lucky Pete Sailing AQUALIBRA

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

2.03 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.03
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 143
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.0
TenderStiff

29% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 29%

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

  • Heavier than ~81% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~96% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1576 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Bavaria Yachts C50, 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 C50 is a 15.6-meter fractional sloop designed by Cossutti Yacht Design and built by Bavaria Yachts since 2018. It features a fin keel with a bulb and a spade rudder, a 5.0-meter beam, a 2.3-meter draft, and displaces 15,490 kg.3:08 The C50 is part of Bavaria's C-line, which prioritizes interior volume and performance, reflecting designer Maurizio Cossutti's racing background.3:38 The C-line, including the C50, features chined hulls and increased beam width to maximize interior space and performance compared to Bavaria's older Cruiser line.3:01 The C50 is available with up to four cabins and is powered by an 80-hp Yanmar engine with Selden rigging.6:52 Demand for the C-series, including the C50, contributed to a surge in new sailboat sales in Norway in 2021.1:48

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Bavaria Yachts C50 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.

Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Bavaria Yachts C50 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
29.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.0
Displacement / length
143.3
Comfort ratio
26.3
Capsize screening
2.03
Hull speed
9.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2776
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2018
Designer
Cossutti Yacht Design
Builder
Bavaria Yachts

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The family

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