Bavaria Cruiser 51 Shoal draft

Sailboat specifications

The Bavaria Cruiser 51 is a 46’4” (14.12m) cruising sailboat designed by Farr Yacht Design (United States). She is built since 2016 by Bavaria Yachts (Germany). The Shoal draft version features a shorter keel to grant access to shallow areas.

The Bavaria Cruiser 51 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Standard version (see all the versions compared).

Bavaria Cruiser 51's main features

Model: Bavaria Cruiser 51
Version: Shoal draft
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Offshore cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder: Bavaria Yachts
Sailboat designer: Farr Yacht Design
Country: Germany
Construction: Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
First built hull: 2016
Last built hull: Still in production
Appendages: Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
Helm: Twin helm wheels
Rudder: Twin spade rudders
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: No
EC design category iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions) A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m: A
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): About
242 000 €
(2020)

Bavaria Cruiser 51's main dimensions

Overall length: 49’ 2”14.99 m
Hull length: 46’ 4”14.12 m
Waterline length: 45’ 6”13.86 m
Beam (width): 15’ 4”4.67 m
Draft: 6’ 1”1.85 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 31085 lb14100 kg
Ballast weight: 10141 lb4600 kg
Ballast type: Cast iron

Bavaria Cruiser 51's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 1367 ft²127 m²
Downwind sail area: 2723 ft²253 m²
Mainsail area: 721 ft²67 m²
Jib area: 646 ft²60 m²
Gennaker area: 2002 ft²186 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 64’19.5 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 20’6.1 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 60’ 8”18.49 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 20’ 2”6.17 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi masthead
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 2
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire

Bavaria Cruiser 51'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.: 234 ft²/T21.76 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.: 467 ft²/T43.35 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.: 150
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.: 33 %
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.: 9.04 knots