Bavaria Yachts Match 35

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See her sail

The Bavaria Yachts Match 35, on the water

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

Footage from SEILmagasinet

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

Comfort ratio 24

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.87

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 167

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 26.2

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.

Draws more than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2977 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Bavaria Yachts Match 35, as the fleet has seen it

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The Bavaria Yachts MATCH 35 is a 10.5-meter fractional sloop designed by Doug Peterson and built by Bavaria Yachts from 2004 to 2006, known for its use on the World Match Racing Tour. This performance-oriented sailboat features a fin keel with a bulb and a spade rudder, a 2.0-meter draft, and a displacement of 5388 kg. A shallow draft version, drawing 1.85 meters, was also available. The Bavaria Yachts MATCH 35 was among the diverse fleet of production cruiser-racers and performance one-designs gathered at Mandal for the Race to the Arctic, alongside boats like the Arcona 370, Dufour Yachts 34, and Beneteau First 35.4:22

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

33.3%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

26.2

Displacement / length

167.0

Comfort ratio

24.1

Capsize screening

1.87

Hull speed

7.5 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1207

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

2004–2006

Designer

Doug Peterson

Builder

Bavaria Yachts

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The family

Boats like this

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

Bavaria Yachts Match 38A performance-oriented fractional sloop designed by Doug Peterson and J&J, built for competitive club racing.Bavaria Yachts Match 42A 12.55-metre IMS competition racer with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and a deep 2.15-metre bulb keel Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 35A three-cabin layout packed into a light 10.76-metre hull, designed for efficient coastal cruising Bavaria Yachts 35 ExclusiveA J&J-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for performance-minded cruising Bavaria Yachts 39A 12-metre fractional sloop with a 2.0-metre draft and a 37.8% ballast ratio, built for stability and cruising speed Bavaria Yachts 350A 10.74-metre masthead cruiser with a 36% ballast ratio, built for steady performance and comfort since 1991

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