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Bavaria Cruiser 36 Standard

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Bavaria cruiser 36's main dimensions, bavaria cruiser 36's rig and sails, bavaria cruiser 36's performances, bavaria cruiser 36's auxiliary engine, bavaria cruiser 36's accommodations and layout.

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Bavaria 36 is a 37 ′ 4 ″ / 11.4 m monohull sailboat designed by J&J Design and built by Bavaria Yachts between 1998 and 2000.

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

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New Boat Review: Bavaria 36 Cruiser

By Capt. Thom Burns There is hardly a better place to check out new boats than the Annapolis Boat Show. It’s generally not too hot, not too cold, and it’s outside. Plus the boats are in the water which makes many comparisons really meaningful. Sailing a boat for demonstration or review purposes is also a treat because everyone is usually there from the designer to the builder.

Neither the designer nor the builder of Bavaria Yachts was at Annapolis this past October. Bruce Mundle, Managing Director of Bavaria, USA was there with his staff and they were a busy group. Bruce showed us the boats and took us sailing after the show.

The Yachts are built in Germany. While Bavaria Yachts is relatively new to North America, they are certainly not new in Europe. They have been building production boats for decades. In there last reported year they built nearly 1,700 yachts. They are the largest builder in Germany and number two in the world. According to Bruce Mundle, Managing Director of North American Operations, the company was able to double capacity this past year with the addition of less than a dozen workers.

When you are already rolling out 2,000 boats a year the new capacity is both impressive and an immediate challenge to domestic production builders. Bavaria has been able to ramp up production efficiently because of their high tech production lines and facilities backed up by state of the art technology and German engineering.

The manufacturing facilities are south of Frankfurt near the tip of the Bavarian region in the small town of Giebelstadt. The town is no where near any major bodies of water, but it is within twenty-four hours of the Baltic, Mediterraen and Atlantic by truck. The property for the new facility came from a closed U.S. Air Force Base. Deck Layout This vessel is designed with the couple or single-handed sailor in mind. It is thus very family friendly for young families. The decks are remarkably clean and uncluttered. On the bow there is a built in self-draining, anchor locker, a stainless steel bow fitting with anchor roller and a chafe guard.

The rig is a 9/10 fractional with two sets of slightly swept back spreaders on Selden spars with a positive action gas cylinder boom vang. Either an in mast furling mainsail or a full-battened main are standard. The full-battened main is 45 sq. ft. larger. Since we have a lot of light air on our Great Lakes in July and August, the larger main would be my preference. The standard genoa is on a Furlex headsail system.

All lines lead aft to the cockpit. The mainsail trims from the center of the boom onto a traveler located just forward of the companionway. The winches are Harken and the hatches are Lewmar. The wheel comes standard with a leather cover. The cockpit is reasonable for a 36’ boat which maximizes space below. It has a walk through transom and a hot & cold deck shower. Accommodations As I descended the companionway steps, I immediately liked the brightness from the overhead and coach sides, both of which are white. The cabin sole is “never-wear” which looks like teak but is virtually maintenance free. The cabinet and cabin doors are solid wood. All of the locker and cabinet doors are finished on the edges. One of the things that impressed me was that every hinge and latch on every drawer, locker, door, cabinet, . . . even the engine compartment were the same. It reminded me of the IKEA approach to efficiency.

The galley has a stainless steel double sink with easy access to the ice box which has built in 12 volt refrigeration. There’s a gimbaled, two burner propane stove with oven, covered trash disposal and good provision storage.

The navigation station is across from the galley facing forward. It is well appointed for a thirty six foot boat. Instrument displays are located directly in front of the nav table. There’s stowage under the chart table, above to starboard and under the nav seat.

The main salon is open and airy with a table for six mounted with a drop leaf for easy fore and aft passage. It is also well lighted with six adjustable lights strategically placed in the overhead. It has several opening hatches with roller blinds and six opening ports with curtains for enhanced cross ventilation. The boat we sailed was a three cabin model with two aft cabins. This arrangement gives opposite sex children their own space. The cabins are big enough for a couple short term.

The forward head has a good size door and there is adequate shoulder room with a pull down seat for showering. There is also a hanging wet locker. All head surfaces are of an “easy care, easy clean” type.

The forward stateroom is light, airy with a closet, sit rest and a series of cabinets fore and aft on both sides. Overall this is a well done and well planned interior which I would be happy to show my guests. Construction  

The major difference between Bavaria and every other production builder that I am aware of is that they build their boats beam to beam rather than stem to stern. This allows different models to cruise down the same production line. They have also invested heavily in high-tech, computer aided manufacturing processes which should also increase quality control.

Despite all the automation, the hull is hand laid solid GRP fiberglass to the waterline, then it’s foam cored above the waterline and on deck to save weight. The boats also feature double centerline laminates, kevlar bow sections and reinforced stringers. The Bavaria line has Lloyd’s Register LRQA Offshore rating - the highest given in the pleasure craft industry.

Performance We left Annapolis in light winds under power. This boat is equipped with a Volvo MD 2030, 29 hp sail drive. This is a really slick power unit because it mounts vertically much closer to the center of the boat. It does not have the long shaft and stuffing bearings associated with traditional diesels. I’m reluctant to say traditional because so many manufacturers are moving in the direction of sail drives. The shaft, stuffing box, couplers and room they take are removed. The overall unit is less expensive while saving space. The same hull shape has more usable interior space for deep lazurettes and double aft cabins.

I put the boat through some spin moves to both port and starboard. The Bavaria 36 really spins smoothly in a very tight circle both ways with a slight advantage to port as would be expected with a right handed screw. The most notable difference came when backing the boat under power. Where’s the prop walk? Because of the distance between the sail drive’s prop and the rudder, the boat backs smoothly with only a little prop walk which is easily overcome with a rudder unencumbered with prop wash. This boat handles very well under power which I attribute to its incredible balance due to the design and placement of the sail drive unit.

Under sail we had a typical light wind July day in October. The roller furling main worked very smoothly as advertised. The genoa set nicely and the boat moved about 2.1 knots in gusts of 5 or 6 knots. We were lucky to get some wind for twenty minutes or so in the range of 8 to 10 knots. The boat sailed well and tracked beautifully with finger tip control on the wheel or no hands on the wheel at all. It is a very well balanced boat.

The sheets and lines which are all led back to the cockpit leave a clean deck and open cockpit adding to the enjoyment with less clutter. I have no doubt that the Bavaria 36 is a pleasure to sail. A quick perusal of the owners groups and events indicate people are doing great things with their boats. When we were ready to come in after our mostly light wind sail, it took more time to put the fenders on than to secure the two roller furling sails. Conclusion When Bavaria is mentioned in my familiar U.S. sailing circles most sailors I know wonder if it’s the latest trendy micro brewery and where it might be located. Sailing to Europe took me to Ireland, France and Spain over the past few years where I roamed the docks looking at the boats. I saw a lot of Bavaria Yachts in the mix which surprised me since before then I hadn’t known about them myself. Most were sailed by couples or families of four or so, often with younger kids. This bodes well for sailing, at least in Europe.

Bavaria has taken the approach of investing heavily in high-tech production with quality craftmanship in an effort to cut production costs, produce a quality product and increase units produced. At the same time several other manufacturers have taken the approach of cutting back production to their highest efficiencies using older production techniques while raising prices and encouraging custom orders. The good part is that the savings from the Bavaria approach are passed on to consumers in lower costs. The bad part is that the $Euro versus the $U.S. exchange rate may negate the savings to U.S. customers in the near future.

The success of the Bavaria line in the marketplace is clearly their value. You should not have to explain to your significant other why you need an extra ten to twenty thousand dollars in extras to make the boat “right.”

A new, well-equipped, sail-away Bavaria 36 Cruiser will price out at under $149,000. The boat comes with a laundry list of standard features many of which are extras on other boats. The value becomes apparent when strolling around a major boat show comparing this boat to its competitors.

How are they doing it? By using good old-fashioned economic principles of lower production costs driven by higher capital investment in state-of-the-art technology. I believe you will appreciate the solid engineering behind these boats.

If I have any critique of the boat at all, it is very minor and involves the darkness of the African Mahogany finish. I would personally lighten the finish up a couple of shades. This is a minor quibble. The strongest plus is that the boat sails well and the sailaway specifications are actually true. There is a lot to be said for buying the right boat with the right gear on it with no surprises.

Personal preference recommendations on my part would be to select the deeper draft lead keel and the full-battened mainsail.

The challenge for Bavaria will be to maximize their presence in the U.S. market to make all that high-tech investment pay off in increased sales. As consumers, I would give Bavaria a good, careful look. You are likely to be pleasantly surprised. Capt. Thom Burns publishes Northern Breezes and Sailing Breezes Internet Magazine. For more info: Hooper’s Yachts, Afton, MN 651-436-8795 www.hoopersyachts.com Bavaria Yachts USA 410-990-0007 www.bavariayachts.com  

Review of Bavaria 36 Cruiser

Basic specs..

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

The boat is equipped with 2 cabins, 4 berths and 210.0 liter fresh water capacity.

The boat equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.

The Bavaria 36 Cruiser has been built with different keel alternatives.

L-shape fin keel

One option is a L keel. An L-shape keel is a bulb keel with the shape as an L. This keel is less exposed to seaweed, fishing nets and lines.

The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.63 - 1.73 meter (5.35 - 5.65 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Another option is a L keel.

Bavaria 36 Cruiser can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 1.95 - 2.05 meter (6.40 - 6.70 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta D1-20 diesel engine at 18 hp (13 kW). Calculated max speed is about 4.6 knots

The transmission is a saildrive.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 150.0 liters (39 US gallons, 32 imperial gallons).

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.

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Bavaria 36 Cruiser is 1.93, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

Bavaria 36 Cruiser holds one CE certification:

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.6 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Bavaria 36 Cruiser is about 243 kg/cm, alternatively 1363 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 243 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1363 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.

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

Maintenance

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Yachting Monthly

• Digital edition

• Dick Durham
• July 4, 2010

Bavaria is famed for its budget boats. Do they stand the test of time? Dick Durham finds out

Product Overview

Overall rating:, manufacturer:, price as reviewed:.

Her overall appearance is of a well-designed, unpretentious and modern cruising boat. Indeed, she’s as pretty and seamanlike as many boats that cost twice as much. But because of a perceived snobbery over this value-for-money brand, plus keel problems mentioned earlier, the Bavaria is perhaps unfairly stigmatised, creating negative preconceptions. If the family man can overlook this and not feel he has to be a breast-beating offshore adventurer, this is an excellent cruising yacht.

Technical specifications - Bavaria 36

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• Length HT : 38ft (11.48m)
• Max. width : 12ft (3.60m)
• Weight : 5.360 tons
• Draft : 5ft (1.65m) to 6ft (1.85m)
• Max. sleeping capacity : 8
• Number of cabins : 3
• Bathrooms : 1
• Water capacity : 300L

Standard motorisation

• Engine Power : 30hp
• Fuel capacity : 150L

Standard canopy

• Total sail area : 208sqft (63.40m2)
• Mainsail area : 135sqft (41.00m2)
• Genoa/jib area : 269sqft (82.00m2)

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