Bavaria Vision 42
Bavaria · Bruce Farr · 2012
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Bavaria Vision 42 is a 12.65 m displacement racing yacht designed by Bruce Farr and built by Bavaria, first launched in 2012. It races in Class B.
Length
12.65 m
41′ 6″
Beam
3.97 m
Draft
1.99 m
Displacement
10.0 t
Sail area
82 m²
On the podium
Where a Bavaria Vision 42 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
1
Thirds
6
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 6 starts by 1 boat between 2025, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Bavaria Vision 42 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
36th Marmaris International Race Week2025
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: 4 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Bavaria Vision 42 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
First 36.7 (6 meetings), Dufour 40 (6 meetings), X-302 (6 meetings), Dehler DB1 (6 meetings), Azuree 33 (6 meetings), Gib Sea 33 (6 meetings), First 31.7 (6 meetings), Mat 101 (6 meetings), Dufour 36 (6 meetings), Sun Fast 3200 (6 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Bavaria Vision 42 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.
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 Vision 42
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.92 | 4.87 | 5.17 | — |
| 52° | 6.08 | 7.25 | 7.62 | — |
| 60° | 6.51 | 7.58 | 7.87 | — |
| 75° | 7.00 | 7.92 | 8.19 | — |
| 90° | 7.15 | 8.09 | 8.55 | — |
| 110° | 6.95 | 8.09 | 8.73 | — |
| 120° | 6.66 | 8.00 | 8.74 | — |
| 135° | 6.07 | 7.71 | 8.47 | — |
| 150° | 5.25 | 7.00 | 7.87 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.54 | 6.06 | 6.94 | — |
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 600 kg.
Rigging
Bavaria Vision 42 rig and sail dimensions
A Bavaria Vision 42 carries 15.20 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.51 m boom, a forestay 16.10 m above the deck and a 5.00 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 4 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 87 to 137 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.