MARIE SOFIE
Class BDisplacementCruiser/Racer

MARIE SOFIE — NOR 16410

Model: Bavaria 42

BavariaJ&J Design

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MARIE SOFIE (NOR 16410) is a Bavaria 42 designed by J&J Design and built by Bavaria. She sails with a smaller sail plan and a deeper keel than most Bavaria 42s. Against a typical Bavaria 42 she is slower upwind in light air, on a beam reach and downwind.

MARIE SOFIE NOR 16410 - J&J Design - Bavaria

Racing record

1

Race Edge

Bavaria 42: 2

596.5s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn1
10–16 kn33
Over 16 kn77
MARIE SOFIEA typical Bavaria 42How Race Edge works
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Length

12.83 m

42′ 1″

Beam

3.97 m

Draft

1.87 m

Displacement

9.3 t

Sail area

89 m²

On the podium

Where MARIE SOFIE finishes when she goes racing.

Not enough data yet for her podiums: we have not found her in a race with six boats or more, measured on handicap.

How MARIE SOFIE compares with a typical Bavaria 42

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Bavaria 42s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Bavaria 42; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind-0.14 kn
Beam reach-0.44 kn
Broad reach-1.12 kn
Downwind-0.83 kn

Full width is 1.2 kn either way.

At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical Bavaria 42 on the broad reach.

Speed at every angle

MARIE SOFIE in blue, a typical Bavaria 42 dashed.

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MARIE SOFIE in blue, a typical Bavaria 42 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Bavaria 42s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the Bavaria 42

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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