Boatbuilding: First pictures of the new Bavaria C42

Fridtjof Gunkel

· 01.07.2020

Photo: YACHT/N.Krauss

First pictures of the new Bavaria C42

On the road with the trade fair magnet at boot Düsseldorf: advance photos from the YACHT test. How the Bavaria C42 presents itself on the water

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Extreme hull width also in the stern and yet only one rudder blade. Massively voluminous bow and full foredeck. Hard, long chines. Plus large hull windows and the current superstructure line of the other Bavarias. The new C42 from Giebelstadt surprises in many ways. The test was delayed due to the coronavirus, but could now take place in Laboe at the dealer AP Yachtng.

Bavaria C42: voluminous V-bow, hard chines and large hull windows

The boat is an impressive 4.29 metres wide: a class record

The voluminous forecastle provides plenty of buoyancy

The cockpit is large, but the starboard side is somewhat cramped due to the backstay tensioner

The interior can be finished in light oak, mahogany is standard

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Photo: YACHT/N.Krauss

With the new Bavaria C42 and the recently released Oceanis 40.1 the popular class of twelve-metre yachts has been further enriched by two of the most important large-scale production yards. You can read the test of the Bavaria C42 in YACHT 16 and the Oceanis 40.1 in issue 17.

For comparison: Photos Oceanis 40.1

The many and large windows in the hull characterise the appearance of the Oceanis 40.1

At the stern, the new Oceanis is almost as expansive as at its widest point. It measures over four metres at the stern - impressive for a 40-footer

The chine edges, which extend all the way to the stem, provide more volume below deck and noticeably greater dimensional stability under sail

The freeboard in the bow area also initially drops vertically. This makes the front section of the ship particularly full, which benefits the forward cabin with a considerable amount of space

The tare bracket above the cockpit, which was still standard on the previous Oceanis 41.1 model, is no longer offered for the new Oceanis 40.1. The mainsheet is operated via a simple cockpot - which also works

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Fridtjof Gunkel

Deputy Chief Editor YACHT

Fridtjof Gunkel was born on Helgoland in 1962; he started his sailing career there in the Opti and quickly switched to keelboats. North Sea Week, Cowes Week and Kiel Week were early stops, followed by many years in the Admiral's Cup scene on the cuppers “Container” and “Rubin” World Championships and international regattas in the Starboat, with the mini-maxi “SiSiSi” and various tonner yachts as well as participation in the Whitbread Round the World Race were further formative stations, flanked by extensive cruising trips. Fridtjof Gunkel joined YACHT back in 1985 as part of a traineeship, where he later became Head of the Test & Technology department and then Deputy Editor-in-Chief around 25 years ago. He is also responsible for the regatta and sports section. Fridtjof Gunkel privately sails a performance/cruiser moored on the Baltic coast, his favorite areas are the eastern Swedish archipelago and Brittany.

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