SIRIUS — NOR 16154
Model: Bavaria 38
Updated
SIRIUS (NOR 16154) is a Bavaria 38 designed by J&J Design and built by Bavaria. She sails with a smaller sail plan and a shallower keel than most Bavaria 38s. Against a typical Bavaria 38 she is quicker on a beam reach and downwind, and slower upwind in light air.
Racing record
57
Race Edge
Bavaria 38: 39
568.5s/mile
Rating 2026
Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.
Length
11.80 m
38′ 9″
Beam
3.88 m
Draft
1.99 m
Displacement
7.5 t
Sail area
80 m²
On the podium
Where SIRIUS 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 SIRIUS compares with a typical Bavaria 38
Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Bavaria 38s measured since 2025.
Above the line she is quicker than a typical Bavaria 38; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Bavaria 38 on the beam reach.
Speed at every angle
SIRIUS in blue, a typical Bavaria 38 dashed.
SIRIUS in blue, a typical Bavaria 38 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Other Bavaria 38s racing
Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.
More about the Bavaria 38
Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.
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