TWIST
Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

TWIST — NOR 15463

Model: Bavaria Cruiser 34

BavariaJ&J Design

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TWIST (NOR 15463) is a Bavaria Cruiser 34 designed by J&J Design and built by Bavaria. She sails with a larger sail plan than most Bavaria Cruiser 34s. Against a typical Bavaria Cruiser 34 she is quicker upwind in light air and on a beam reach.

TWIST NOR 15463 - J&J Design - Bavaria

Racing record

1

Race Edge

597.3s/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 kn4
10–16 kn7
Over 16 kn39
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Length

10.37 m

34′ 0″

Beam

3.51 m

Draft

1.85 m

Displacement

5.6 t

Sail area

54 m²

On the podium

Where TWIST 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 TWIST compares with a typical Bavaria Cruiser 34

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Bavaria Cruiser 34s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Bavaria Cruiser 34; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.35 kn
Beam reach+0.14 kn
Broad reach-0.02 kn
Downwind-0.04 kn

Full width is 0.6 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Bavaria Cruiser 34 on the upwind.

Speed at every angle

TWIST in blue, a typical Bavaria Cruiser 34 dashed.

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TWIST in blue, a typical Bavaria Cruiser 34 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Bavaria Cruiser 34s racing

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

More about the Bavaria Cruiser 34

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

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