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Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 46

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders · First built 2014

A 14.27-metre cruiser from 2014 featuring a high-volume hull and a 2.1-metre draft for offshore stability

Designed by Farr Yacht Design & Bruce Farr.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders

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The Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 46, on the water

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

Footage from Sailing Polaris

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

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.89
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 162
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.3
TenderStiff

28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 28%

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

  • Heavier than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2129 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 46 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
27.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.3
Displacement / length
162.1
Comfort ratio
28.5
Capsize screening
1.89
Hull speed
8.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2164
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2014
Designer
Farr Yacht Design, Bruce Farr
Builder
Bavaria Yachts

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