Bavaria Yachts C57

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The Bavaria Yachts C57, on the water

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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

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

Capsize screening 2.07

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 128

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.8

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.

Heavier than ~78% of boats her size on file
Draws more than ~85% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~96% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1145 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Bavaria Yachts C57, as the fleet has seen it

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The Bavaria Yachts C57 is a 16.7-meter fractional sloop designed by Cossutti Yacht Design, built by Bavaria Yachts since 2017. It features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, a 5.3-meter beam, and a 2.5-meter draft, displacing 17,129 kg. The C57 is part of Bavaria's C-series, which includes models from the C38 to the C57, characterized by chined hulls and increased beam width for enhanced interior volume and performance.2:06 This series has driven a surge in demand for new sailboats, particularly among buyers prioritizing comfort and volume in larger models.6:22

The living fleet

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Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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On the water

The Bavaria Yachts C57 on video

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

31.0%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

20.8

Displacement / length

128.2

Comfort ratio

25.1

Capsize screening

2.07

Hull speed

9.6 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

3147

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Cast Iron

Production

Years built

First built 2017

Designer

Cossutti Yacht Design

Builder

Bavaria Yachts

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