Bavaria Match 35
Bavaria · J&J Design · 2004
Updated
The Bavaria Match 35 is a 10.84 m displacement racing yacht designed by J&J Design and built by Bavaria, first launched in 2004. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 66% of the designs it races against. It is at its best in light air and struggles to hold that once it blows.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 66% of the boats it races against.
55th of 159 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 237 starts across 62 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
10.84 m
35′ 7″
Beam
3.28 m
Draft
2.02 m
Displacement
5.9 t
Sail area
73 m²
On the podium
Where a Bavaria Match 35 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
11%
of 237 starts by 15 boats
Wins
2%
Read from 237 starts by 15 boats between 2015 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Bavaria Match 35 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
43ος Ιστιοπλοικος Αγωνας Κορφος ΄262026- Kypello Voreiou Aigaiou2026
- Rodos Cup2026
- "Φιλιας Σ.ε.ν.α.δ.π. - Ν.ο.δ2026
- Οθα Cup 2026 Νοαθ2026
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
2%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
22%
of these races end on the podium
Better the longer it gets. Boats that settle into a groove and hold it gain ground once the course stops turning.
Who she races against
The designs a Bavaria Match 35 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Bavaria Match 35 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
5.21
38°
Beam reach
8.36
90°
Broad reach
9.29
135°
Downwind VMG
8.01
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.
It does most things without giving much away. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is running deep in a working breeze, where it outruns what it looks like on paper.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
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 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the upwind.
How fast is a Bavaria Match 35
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.52 | 4.74 | 5.10 | 5.21 |
| 52° | 5.34 | 6.86 | 7.24 | 7.38 |
| 60° | 5.62 | 7.06 | 7.45 | 7.61 |
| 75° | 5.83 | 7.21 | 7.70 | 7.99 |
| 90° | 5.79 | 7.31 | 7.83 | 8.36 |
| 110° | 5.75 | 7.44 | 8.14 | 8.75 |
| 120° | 5.56 | 7.35 | 8.18 | 9.10 |
| 135° | 4.96 | 7.00 | 7.94 | 9.29 |
| 150° | 4.20 | 6.31 | 7.51 | 8.72 |
| Run VMG | 3.63 | 5.46 | 6.80 | 8.01 |
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 560 kg.
Rigging
Bavaria Match 35 rig and sail dimensions
A Bavaria Match 35 carries 13.80 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.95 m boom, a forestay 14.59 m above the deck and a 4.64 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 36 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 71 to 119 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.