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Bavaria Yachts 50 Vision

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 2007–2011

A 15.7-metre cruiser with a high 24.85 sail-area-to-displacement ratio, designed for powerful, efficient passage-making

Designed by J&J Yacht Design.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

See her sail

The Bavaria Yachts 50 Vision, on the water

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

Footage from Podcast Maré Sonora ®

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

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 155
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 24.9
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

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

  • Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1545 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Bavaria Yachts 50 Vision, 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 50 VISION is a 15.7-meter fractional sloop designed by J&J Yacht Design and built by Bavaria Yachts between 2007 and 2011. It features a fin keel with a spade rudder, a 4.5-meter beam, a 1.9-meter draft, and displaces 13,499 kg. An optional deep keel increases the draft to 2.3 meters. Aboard *Podcast Maré Sonora ®*, a Bavaria 50 named *Aurora* sailed as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, undertaking a 1,200-nautical-mile passage from Sicily toward Gaza, maintaining an average speed of 4.5 knots. *Allende los Mares* · *Vuelta Vertical* reviewed a Bavaria 50, detailing maintenance needs such as replacing seized through-hull valves, upgrading hatch seals to prevent water ingress, and servicing the engine's cooling system and fuel filters.9:28 The review also noted the need to re-seal the sail drive and relocate the life raft to the deck for better accessibility.9:45

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 50 Vision on video

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.9
Displacement / length
154.6
Comfort ratio
27.6
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
8.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2323
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
2007–2011
Designer
J&J Yacht Design
Builder
Bavaria Yachts

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The family

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