Bavaria Holiday 38
Bavaria · J&J Design · 1998
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Bavaria Holiday 38 is a 11.85 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by J&J Design and built by Bavaria, first launched in 1998. It races in Class C.
Length
11.85 m
38′ 11″
Beam
3.85 m
Draft
1.85 m
Displacement
7.2 t
Sail area
76 m²
On the podium
Where a Bavaria Holiday 38 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
4
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 4 starts by 2 boats between 2019 and 2023, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Bavaria Holiday 38 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Regata Brindisi-Corfù2023- Regata Brindisi-Corfù2022
- Regata Brindisi-Corfù2021
- 151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2019
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: 4 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Bavaria Holiday 38 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Archambault 40 (3 meetings), Sun Odyssey 43 (3 meetings), Grand Soleil 46 (Jézéquel) (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (2 meetings), First 36.7 (3 meetings), Elan S3 (2 meetings), Zuanelli 401 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard) (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 49 (2 meetings), First 47.7 (2 meetings), First 40.7 (3 meetings), Sweden Yachts 340 (2 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 37 (2 meetings), Elan 333 (3 meetings), First 35 (Farr) (1 meeting), Oceanis 400 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 37 (Design) (1 meeting), J/105 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 40 (Carkeek) (1 meeting), Hanse 411 (1 meeting), Oceanis 46 (Berret) (1 meeting), Figaro 2 (1 meeting), Millenium 40 (1 meeting), X-35 (1 meeting), M 37 (1 meeting), Hanse 540e (1 meeting), Italia 9.98 (1 meeting), Oceanis 393 (1 meeting), X-412 (1 meeting), Comet 36 (1 meeting), Solaris 42 (1 meeting), Bonin 358 (1 meeting), First 35 (Berret) (1 meeting), Bavaria 46 (1 meeting), Comet 111 (1 meeting), Bavaria 40 (1 meeting), Bavaria Holiday 35 (1 meeting), Oceanis 440 (1 meeting), Pogo 44 (1 meeting), Bavaria Match 38 (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.
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 Holiday 38
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.74 | 4.79 | 5.06 | — |
| 52° | 5.76 | 6.95 | 7.26 | — |
| 60° | 6.10 | 7.15 | 7.45 | — |
| 75° | 6.32 | 7.33 | 7.69 | — |
| 90° | 6.36 | 7.43 | 7.82 | — |
| 110° | 6.49 | 7.60 | 8.23 | — |
| 120° | 6.29 | 7.56 | 8.20 | — |
| 135° | 5.70 | 7.32 | 8.02 | — |
| 150° | 4.96 | 6.70 | 7.59 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.29 | 5.85 | 7.03 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Most run a fixed propeller. Crew weight is declared around 680 kg.
Rigging
Bavaria Holiday 38 rig and sail dimensions
A Bavaria Holiday 38 carries 13.55 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.65 m boom, a forestay 13.85 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails