NEOSTAR III
Class BHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

NEOSTAR III — CRO 2556

Model: Bavaria Cruiser 40 S

BavariaJ&J Design

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NEOSTAR III (CRO 2556) is a Bavaria Cruiser 40 S designed by J&J Design and built by Bavaria. She has been racing since 2026. She sails close to a typical Bavaria Cruiser 40 S at every angle.

NEOSTAR III CRO 2556 - J&J Design - Bavaria

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

1

Race start

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Wins

0%

Podiums

11

Race Edge

Bavaria Cruiser 40 S: 12

544.3s/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 kn25
10–16 kn13
Over 16 kn11
NEOSTAR IIIA typical Bavaria Cruiser 40 SHow Race Edge works
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Length

11.98 m

39′ 4″

Beam

3.94 m

Draft

2.25 m

Displacement

8.7 t

Sail area

85 m²

On the podium

Where NEOSTAR III finishes when she goes racing.

0

Wins

0

Seconds

0

Thirds

1

Starts

Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.

Regattas

Every regatta we found with NEOSTAR III on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • CroatiaKornati Cup202631

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Who she races against

The boats NEOSTAR III meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

Other competitors (16)

Met too few times for a figure.

FAVORIT (Farr 45, 1 meeting), PHILOU (Dehler 46, 1 meeting), TRINITY (Solaris 44, 1 meeting), CALANTHE (Salona 44, 1 meeting), ODIN (Elan E6, 1 meeting), ELKE 8 (Bavaria 47, 1 meeting), JANUARY (First 36, 1 meeting), MARCH (First 36, 1 meeting), EASY ELEVEN (Dufour 470, 1 meeting), SEPTEMBER (First 36, 1 meeting), RELEASE (Salona 41, 1 meeting), ANNA MARIA (Bavaria Cruiser 39, 1 meeting), THOR (Elan E6, 1 meeting), MARIA (More 55, 1 meeting), JUNE (First 36, 1 meeting), UNIFORM (Elan 350, 1 meeting)

How NEOSTAR III compares with a typical Bavaria Cruiser 40 S

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Bavaria Cruiser 40 Ss measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Bavaria Cruiser 40 S; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.01 kn
Beam reach+0.01 kn
Broad reach+0.02 kn
Downwind+0.00 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she sails level with a typical Bavaria Cruiser 40 S across the course.

Speed at every angle

NEOSTAR III in blue, a typical Bavaria Cruiser 40 S dashed.

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NEOSTAR III in blue, a typical Bavaria Cruiser 40 S dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Bavaria Cruiser 40 Ss racing

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

More about the Bavaria Cruiser 40 S

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

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