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Bavaria 47
10 February 2010 · 4 min · 28K views
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The Bavaria Yachts 47, a 2009 model designed by Slovenian studio J&J, replaces the Bavaria 46 in the German builder's lineup.▶ 0:22 The hull features a vertical bow, a submerged knee section to ease wave passage, and a substantial wetted surface area offset by a matched sail plan and hydrodynamic appendages.▶ 0:51 Construction follows the standard Bavaria pattern: solid GRP topsides with sandwich hull and deck, and chainplate loads transferred through a steel floor bonded to the hull and topped with a gusseted bracket.▶ 1:19 The cockpit is notably large, made possible by wide stern sections, and two deep lockers sit beneath the cockpit seats.▶ 1:37 Running rigging is conventional, with two genoa sheet winches on the coaming and two additional winches for a spinnaker; the mainsheet and other running lines lead to a single cabin-top winch.▶ 1:45 Total sail area is 119 m², with a 135% overlapping genoa on a nine-tenths fractional rig with two sets of spreaders.▶ 2:24 On the water in over 20 knots of wind with one reef, the boat held close-hauled at roughly 8 knots at 45 degrees apparent with no weather helm.▶ 3:12 Broadening to 60–90 degrees added nearly a knot.▶ 3:08 A two-person crew handled all manoeuvres without difficulty.▶ 3:59
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