Bavaria Cruiser 39
Bavaria · J&J Design · 2005
Updated
The Bavaria Cruiser 39 is a 11.97 m displacement racing yacht designed by J&J Design and built by Bavaria, first launched in 2005. It races in Class C.
Length
11.97 m
39′ 3″
Beam
4.02 m
Draft
1.87 m
Displacement
8.0 t
Sail area
79 m²
On the podium
Where a Bavaria Cruiser 39 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
0%
of 18 starts by 5 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 18 starts by 5 boats between 2017 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Bavaria Cruiser 39 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Campionato Invernale Marina di Loano2026- Regata Brindisi-Corfù2026
Kornati Cup2026- Regata Brindisi-Corfù2025
- Regata Brindisi-Corfù2024
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: 9 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 6 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Bavaria Cruiser 39 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard) (4 meetings), Sun Odyssey 410 (4 meetings), X-412 (5 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (3 meetings), Show 34 (3 meetings), Sun Odyssey 49 (4 meetings), Oceanis 393 (3 meetings), Bavaria Match 35 (3 meetings), Dehler 34 (Judel/Vrolijk) (3 meetings), Salona 41 (2 meetings), M 37 (2 meetings), X-35 (2 meetings), Dufour 40 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 440 (3 meetings), Bavaria Match 42 (2 meetings), Oceanis 43 (2 meetings), Dufour 34 (2 meetings), First 47.7 (2 meetings), Mumm 36 (2 meetings), Solaris 44 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 32.1 (2 meetings), Maxi 95 (2 meetings), Sun Light 30 (2 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Bavaria Cruiser 39 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
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
5.19
40°
Beam reach
8.52
90°
Broad reach
9.18
135°
Downwind VMG
7.60
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.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
This design is even-tempered. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on a reach in moderate air, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short running deep once it pipes up, giving away time it never gets back. That is a displacement hull working to its designed speed.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.6 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Bavaria Cruiser 39
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.09 | 4.38 | 5.07 | 5.19 |
| 52° | 4.84 | 6.60 | 7.33 | 7.53 |
| 60° | 5.24 | 6.94 | 7.58 | 7.79 |
| 75° | 5.53 | 7.16 | 7.80 | 8.20 |
| 90° | 5.46 | 7.30 | 8.00 | 8.52 |
| 110° | 5.56 | 7.49 | 8.28 | 9.00 |
| 120° | 5.40 | 7.38 | 8.26 | 9.37 |
| 135° | 4.82 | 6.95 | 7.97 | 9.18 |
| 150° | 4.06 | 6.15 | 7.47 | 8.49 |
| Run VMG | 3.52 | 5.33 | 6.51 | 7.60 |
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 530 kg.
Rigging
Bavaria Cruiser 39 rig and sail dimensions
A Bavaria Cruiser 39 carries 13.80 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.90 m boom, a forestay 15.19 m above the deck and a 5.00 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 5 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 95 to 105 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.