VESSY
Class BHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

VESSY — GRE 1998

Model: Bavaria Cruiser 40 S

BavariaJ&J Design

Updated

VESSY (GRE 1998) is a Bavaria Cruiser 40 S designed by J&J Design and built by Bavaria. She has been racing since 2022. Against a typical Bavaria Cruiser 40 S she is quicker upwind in light air and downwind.

VESSY GRE 1998 - J&J Design - Bavaria

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

28

Race starts

0

Wins

7%

Podiums

51

Race Edge

Bavaria Cruiser 40 S: 12

539.2s/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 kn59
10–16 kn28
Over 16 kn10
VESSYA 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 VESSY finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

7%

of 28 starts · Bavaria Cruiser 40 S fleet: 12%

Wins

0%

Wins0%0
Seconds0%0
Thirds7%2
Off the podium93%26

Regattas

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

  • Greece"Νικολαος Σαρικαβαζης 2026"202611
  • Greece"Φιλιας Σ.ε.ν.α.δ.π. - Ν.ο.δ20261011
  • Greece"Μακης Πανταζης" - Αγκιστρι202643
  • Greece"Αιγινα202645
  • Greece"Αγ. Νικολαου 2025"202523

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat.

Round the buoys

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Not enough data yet: 1 race of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

7%

of these races end on the podium

27 races over 10 NM

Who she races against

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

VESSY aheadRival ahead
AFROESSA · Sun Fast 320013%ahead in 2 of 16 meetings
MELINA · First 27.78%ahead in 1 of 13 meetings
ANDROMEDA · Moody 3931%ahead in 4 of 13 meetings
UTOPIA · First 400%ahead in 0 of 11 meetings
KRAKER · J/2420%ahead in 2 of 10 meetings
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ALBIREO · X-3540%ahead in 4 of 10 meetings
LAVORO III · Dehler 30 OD0%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
CARPE DIEM · Caribbean 4038%ahead in 3 of 8 meetings
CHIMERA · X-36213%ahead in 1 of 8 meetings
Other competitors (57)

Met too few times for a figure.

EST EMAR (X-35, 7 meetings), FARSIDE XL (X-412, 7 meetings), FILIRA (Grand Soleil 37 (Design), 6 meetings), PARALOS (Elan 340, 5 meetings), POSEIDON (First 38, 5 meetings), AIOLIA (J/11, 4 meetings), EVRIALI (Dehler 38 (Stadt), 4 meetings), NOTOS (South 35, 4 meetings), BIDOURIK (JPK 960, 4 meetings), IONIA (X-43, 4 meetings), TO KEFI MAS (Elan 410, 4 meetings), SUGAR (X-40, 3 meetings), ALLEGORIA (Bavaria Match 35, 3 meetings), APIDALOS NAFS (IMX 40, 3 meetings), PIX-LAX III (Bh 36, 3 meetings), METATRON II (First 44.7, 3 meetings), DIAS (First 38, 3 meetings), GORGO (Nek 26, 2 meetings), FAINOMENO (Formula 28, 2 meetings), MUSUKO (First 35 (Farr), 2 meetings), TILE 3 (IMX 38, 2 meetings), STAR POINT (Bh 36, 2 meetings), NEXUS (X-402, 2 meetings), AIX (IMX 38, 2 meetings), EL PRINE (Caribbean 40, 2 meetings), BANA BIOLETTA 5 (Sun Odyssey 469, 2 meetings), OKEANOS II (J/45, 2 meetings), VENTUS (Sun Fast 37, 2 meetings), HARA (Dromor 26, 2 meetings), DAMASKINI (Sun Odyssey 26, 2 meetings), ANEMOS (Dufour 31, 2 meetings), SAITA (Sun Odyssey 33.1, 2 meetings), PELISSIMA (First 38, 2 meetings), ANNA KATERINA (Sun Odyssey 37.1, 2 meetings), ERYTOS II (Jv 44, 2 meetings), ALISACHNI (Italia 9.98, 2 meetings), NO1 (Rc 44, 2 meetings), OXYGONO (First Class 8, 2 meetings), ANDARIN (J/105, 2 meetings), JUNIOR (J/80, 1 meeting), ANAX (First 34.7, 1 meeting), FOXY LADY (Xp 44, 1 meeting), BANKS SAILS (Platu 25, 1 meeting), AETHOS (First 36, 1 meeting), GRACE (Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), KYMATOLIGI (Mount Gay 30, 1 meeting), DE MALO (X-119, 1 meeting), ARMAGEDDON (Farr 40, 1 meeting), NOSTOS (Kelt 5.50, 1 meeting), PEGA (X-362, 1 meeting), XIPHOS (XR 41, 1 meeting), CARBONITA (Neo 570, 1 meeting), AEOLUS II (First 36.7, 1 meeting), ALKYON (Platu 25, 1 meeting), AETHER (Dehler 30 OD, 1 meeting), IXIS-AFIXIS (X-452, 1 meeting), ERINNI (X-562, 1 meeting)

How VESSY 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+0.05 kn
Beam reach+0.02 kn
Broad reach+0.21 kn
Downwind+0.19 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Bavaria Cruiser 40 S on the broad reach.

Speed at every angle

VESSY in blue, a typical Bavaria Cruiser 40 S dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

VESSY 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

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