Review of Bavaria 37 Cruiser

Bavaria 37 Cruiser anno 2006.

Basic specs.

The Bavaria 37 Cruiser is a sailboat designed by the Slovenian maritime architect bureau J&J Design in the mid 2000. The Bavaria 37 Cruiser is built by the German yard Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH.

J&J design #174, Note: Bavaria 37 Cruiser and Bavaria Cruiser 37 are two different boats.

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Hull

Both the hull and the deck is made of fibreglass. A hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Interior

The boat is equipped with 2 cabins, 4+2 berths, a galley, 210 liters (55 US gallons, 46 imperial gallons) fresh water capacity, toilet facility and 17 liters (4 US gallons, 3 imperial gallons) waste water capacity.

The headroom is above average

The interior is like many other boats made of mahogany. Mahogany belongs to the hardwood species, known for being water-repellent and resistant to decay. It has an attractive wood grain and holds wood polish and varnish well.

Keel

Fin keel with bulb

The Bavaria 37 Cruiser is built with a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel. The advantage of the bulb is that it lowers the center of gravity which resists heeling and reduces the draft.

Engine

The fuel tank, which is made of , has a capacity of 150 liters (39 US gallons, 32 imperial gallons).

The boat may be equipped with an inboard olvo Penta D1-30 diesel engine at 28 hp (20 kW). Calculated max speed is about 5.5 knots

The transmission is a saildrive.

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.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Bavaria 37 Cruiser is 1.96, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

EU classification

Bavaria 37 Cruiser holds a CE certification:

The boat is by European Union certified as Class A. OCEAN:

Designed for extended voyages where conditions may exceed wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights of 4 m and above but excluding abnormal conditions, and vessels largely self-sufficient.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

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.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Bavaria 37 Cruiser is about 250 kg/cm, alternatively 1400 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 250 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1400 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.

Motion Comfort Ratio

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for Bavaria 37 Cruiser is 24.1 - 26.1.

Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 42% of all similar sailboat designs. This comfort value is just below average.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Bavaria 37 Cruiser is 2.95.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 79% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.

D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Bavaria 37 Cruiser is 211 which categorizes this boat among 'moderate racers'.

73% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A light displacement requires less sailarea and has higher accellerations.

SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)
Indicates how fast the boat is in light wind:
- Cruising Boats have ratios 10-15
- Cruiser-Racers have ratios 16-20
- Racers have ratios above 20
- High-Performance Racers have ratios above 24
Sail-area/displacement ratio (SA/D ratio): 17.33

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**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Jib sheet	11.2 m	(36.7 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet	11.2 m	(36.7 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet	28.0 m	(91.9 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	24.6 m	(80.8 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.