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Bavaria Yachts Holiday 38

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1997

A 1997 fractional sloop built for the charter trade, featuring a 1.85-metre fin keel and a 34% ballast ratio

Designed by J&J Yacht Design.

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

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.99
LightHeavy

186 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 186
EasygoingPowered-up

16.6 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.6
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.6
Displacement / length
186.2
Comfort ratio
24.2
Capsize screening
1.99
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1513
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1997
Designer
J&J Yacht Design
Builder
Bavaria

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