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Review of Bavaria 33 Cruiser


Bavaria 33 Cruiser
Bavaria 33 Cruiser anno 2007.

Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Bavaria 33 Cruiser is built by the German yard Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH.

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Hull
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Rig
Rig
Rig of Bavaria 33 Cruiser anno 2006. Bavaria 33 Cruiser ´Olympia´ af Frederikssund i Roskilde Fjord sommeren 2007

Keel
Keel
Keel of Bavaria 33 Cruiser anno 2007. Quille de 1,5 m

The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.64 - 1.74 meter (5.38 - 5.68 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Bavaria 33 Cruiser is about 238 kg/cm, alternatively 1334 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 238 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1334 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Bavaria 33 Cruiser is 2.94.

Slim Wide 76% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 76% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.


Maintenance

Rig

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Jib sheet 10.2 m(33.5 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Genoa sheet 10.2 m(33.5 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Mainsheet 25.6 m(83.8 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker sheet22.5 m(73.8 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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