Bavaria C57
Bavaria · Maurizio Cossutti · 2017
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Bavaria C57 is a 16.15 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Maurizio Cossutti and built by Bavaria, first launched in 2017. It races in Class A.
Length
16.15 m
53′ 0″
Beam
5.24 m
Draft
2.61 m
Displacement
20.3 t
Sail area
131 m²
On the podium
Where a Bavaria C57 finishes when she goes racing.
Not enough data yet to show how this design finishes. It has not been found in the race results we have collected so far.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Bavaria C57 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
No regattas found yet.
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 C57 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Not enough data yet to say who this design races against. No result we have collected puts it on the water beside another design we track.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
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 C57
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.01 | 5.24 | 5.88 | — |
| 52° | 6.21 | 7.87 | 8.65 | — |
| 60° | 6.58 | 8.21 | 8.97 | — |
| 75° | 7.07 | 8.59 | 9.27 | — |
| 90° | 7.56 | 9.11 | 9.66 | — |
| 110° | 7.55 | 9.23 | 10.13 | — |
| 120° | 7.26 | 9.10 | 10.10 | — |
| 135° | 6.58 | 8.62 | 9.71 | — |
| 150° | 5.62 | 7.67 | 8.91 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.86 | 6.64 | 7.72 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 1060 kg.
Rigging
Bavaria C57 rig and sail dimensions
A Bavaria C57 carries 19.80 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.80 m boom, a forestay 20.21 m above the deck and a 6.95 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 196 to 224 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.