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Bavaria Yachts 42

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1998–2001

A 1998-2001 production cruiser available with a shallow draft option and a center-cockpit variant

Designed by J&J Yacht Design.

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

See her sail

The Bavaria Yachts 42, on the water

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

Footage from Lady K 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 narrow beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.96
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 169
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 26.3
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 42, as the fleet has seen it

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The Bavaria Yachts 42 is a 13.4-meter fractional sloop designed by J&J Yacht Design and built by Bavaria Yachts between 1998 and 2001. It features a fin keel with a bulb and a spade rudder, a 1.9-meter draft, and displaces 8400 kg. The model was available with a shallow draft option of 1.65 meters and multiple sail configurations, including a furling mainsail (37.5 sqm) or a battened mainsail (44.5 sqm), alongside a 62 sqm genoa. A center cockpit version was marketed as the Bavaria 42 Ocean.4:00 At the Båter i Sjøen boat show, Bavaria Yachts exhibited a 42-footer alongside a 46-footer.0:34

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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On the water

The Bavaria Yachts 42 on video

What they go for

Market signal

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

1seen for sale
US$100,000Median asking

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

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.3
Displacement / length
168.9
Comfort ratio
24.3
Capsize screening
1.96
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1694
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1998–2001
Designer
J&J Yacht Design
Builder
Bavaria Yachts

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The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

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