Bavaria B/One Cruising

Sailboat specifications

The Bavaria B/One is a 23’4” (7.09m) multiple crew sport keel boat designed by Farr Yacht Design (United States). She was built between 2012 and 2014 by Bavaria Yachts (Germany). The Cruising version displays the smallest rig and sail area available on this boat.

The Bavaria B/One is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Race version (see all the versions compared).

Bavaria B/One's main features

Model: Bavaria B/One
Version: Cruising
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Multiple crew sport keel boat
Sailboat builder: Bavaria Yachts
Sailboat designer: Farr Yacht Design
Country: Germany
Construction: Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
First built hull: 2012
Last built hull: 2014
Appendages: Keel : fin with bulb, lifting
Helm: Single tiller
Rudder: Single transom hung rudder
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: Yes
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

Bavaria B/One's main dimensions

Overall length: 23’ 11”7.28 m
Hull length: 23’ 4”7.09 m
Waterline length: 20’ 11”6.36 m
Beam (width): 8’ 2”2.49 m
Draft: 5’ 5”1.65 m
Draft when appendages up: 1’ 5”0.43 m
Mast height from D_WL: 35’ 5”10.8 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 2315 lb1050 kg
Ballast weight: 816 lb370 kg
Ballast type: Lead

Bavaria B/One's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 301 ft²28 m²
Downwind sail area: 646 ft²60 m²
Mainsail area: 194 ft²18 m²
Genoa area: 108 ft²10 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area: 452 ft²42 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 26’ 2”8 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 8’ 7”2.61 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 28’ 8”8.76 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 11’ 5”3.48 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi fractional
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 1
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: Continuous

Bavaria B/One's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 292 ft²/T27.1 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 625 ft²/T58.08 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 116
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 35 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 6.12 knots