Bavaria C42
Bavaria · Maurizio Cossutti · 2021
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Bavaria C42 is a 11.98 m displacement racing yacht designed by Maurizio Cossutti and built by Bavaria, first launched in 2021. It races in Class B.
Length
11.98 m
39′ 4″
Beam
4.29 m
Draft
2.11 m
Displacement
10.2 t
Sail area
96 m²
On the podium
Where a Bavaria C42 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 2 boats between 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Bavaria C42 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Kornati Cup2026
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: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Bavaria C42 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Dufour 430 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 440 (4 meetings), Bavaria C50 (2 meetings), Bavaria C46 (2 meetings), Dufour 390 (2 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 45 (2 meetings)
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
5.41
41°
Beam reach
9.40
90°
Broad reach
10.75
135°
Downwind VMG
8.56
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 C42
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.00 | 5.02 | 5.42 | 5.41 |
| 52° | 6.14 | 7.36 | 7.86 | 7.97 |
| 60° | 6.53 | 7.66 | 8.11 | 8.30 |
| 75° | 6.86 | 7.93 | 8.42 | 8.91 |
| 90° | 7.04 | 8.16 | 8.65 | 9.40 |
| 110° | 7.03 | 8.29 | 9.13 | 10.23 |
| 120° | 6.85 | 8.21 | 9.11 | 10.87 |
| 135° | 6.30 | 7.89 | 8.76 | 10.75 |
| 150° | 5.46 | 7.18 | 8.03 | 9.30 |
| Run VMG | 4.73 | 6.22 | 7.05 | 8.56 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 850 kg.
Rigging
Bavaria C42 rig and sail dimensions
A Bavaria C42 carries 16.50 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.51 m boom, a forestay 17.50 m above the deck and a 5.70 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 4 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails