Bavaria 430
Bavaria · J&J Design · 1991
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Bavaria 430 is a 12.89 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by J&J Design and built by Bavaria, first launched in 1991. It races in Class C.
Length
12.89 m
42′ 3″
Beam
3.96 m
Draft
1.67 m
Displacement
10.0 t
Sail area
90 m²
On the podium
Where a Bavaria 430 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
2
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 2 starts by 1 boat between 2023 and 2024, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Bavaria 430 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Regata Brindisi-Corfù2024- Regata Brindisi-Corfù2023
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Bavaria 430 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
X-412 (3 meetings), Salona 37 (2 meetings), Dehler 34 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), Marchi 39 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard) (2 meetings), Hanse 540e (2 meetings), Solaris 36 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (1 meeting), First 40.7 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 49 (2 meetings), Elan 40 (1 meeting), Oceanis 393 (1 meeting), First 35 (Farr) (1 meeting), Bavaria Cruiser 39 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 37 (Design) (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 341 (1 meeting), Dufour 40 (1 meeting), Comet 36 (1 meeting), Bavaria 46 (1 meeting), Bavaria Match 35 (1 meeting), Ice 70 (1 meeting), Hanse 455 (1 meeting), First 47.7 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 410 (1 meeting), Show 34 (1 meeting), X-482 (1 meeting), Dufour 34 (1 meeting), M 37 (1 meeting), Moody 38 (1 meeting), Elan 400 (1 meeting), Salona 41 (1 meeting), Zuanelli 401 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 45 (1 meeting), Italia 9.98 (1 meeting), Bavaria 40 (1 meeting), Caravela 950 (1 meeting)
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
4.67
45°
Beam reach
8.46
90°
Broad reach
9.36
135°
Downwind VMG
7.99
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
How fast is a Bavaria 430
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.49 | 4.42 | 4.75 | 4.67 |
| 52° | 5.46 | 6.72 | 7.15 | 7.19 |
| 60° | 5.82 | 7.03 | 7.46 | 7.58 |
| 75° | 6.10 | 7.30 | 7.77 | 8.06 |
| 90° | 6.35 | 7.56 | 7.99 | 8.46 |
| 110° | 6.34 | 7.66 | 8.28 | 9.01 |
| 120° | 6.11 | 7.57 | 8.27 | 9.44 |
| 135° | 5.57 | 7.25 | 8.05 | 9.36 |
| 150° | 4.81 | 6.47 | 7.41 | 8.48 |
| Run VMG | 4.17 | 5.61 | 6.50 | 7.99 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Most run a fixed propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 500 kg.
Rigging
Bavaria 430 rig and sail dimensions
A Bavaria 430 carries 13.70 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.15 m boom, a forestay 15.58 m above the deck and a 5.01 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 90 to 100 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.