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Bavaria Yachts 37

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 2000–2001

A short-lived production model from 2000-2001, formerly marketed as the Bavaria 36, featuring a masthead sloop rig

Designed by J & J&J Yacht Design.

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

See her sail

The Bavaria Yachts 37, on the water

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

Footage from XTRIP SAILING

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

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.12
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 180
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.5
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.

What the fleet has seen

The Bavaria Yachts 37, 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 37 is a Masthead Sloop designed by J&J Yacht Design and built by Bavaria Yachts from 2000 to 2001. This model, formerly known as the Bavaria 36, has an LOA of 11.6 m, a beam of 3.7 m, a draft of 1.9 m, and a displacement of 5360 kg. It features a fin keel with a bulb and a spade rudder. Aboard XTRIP SAILING, the crew repaired storm damage to a stanchion base and deck laminate in Isafjordur, Iceland, after a severe gale buckled the stanchion inward and tore the fiberglass.0:24 The repair involved grinding out damaged laminate, filling the void with epoxy-soaked fiberglass mats, and installing a 20x10 cm aluminum backing plate with M8 stainless steel bolts for reinforcement.3:39 The crew also replaced damaged lifelines and added protective rubber tubing to prevent chafe.7:40

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.5
Displacement / length
179.8
Comfort ratio
20.1
Capsize screening
2.12
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1330
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
2000–2001
Designer
J, J&J Yacht Design
Builder
Bavaria Yachts

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The family

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