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Bavaria Yachts 44

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 2002–2004

A 2002-2004 production cruiser featuring a 13.93-metre hull and a balanced 19.84 sail-area-to-displacement ratio

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 44, on the water

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

Footage from Alfredo Contaldo

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

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.01
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 179
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.8
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

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

  • Beamier than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2258 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Bavaria Yachts 44 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.

US$100,000Median asking

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The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.8
Displacement / length
179.2
Comfort ratio
24.6
Capsize screening
2.01
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1862
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
2002–2004
Designer
J&J Yacht Design
Builder
Bavaria Yachts

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The family

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