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YACHT testFirst photos of the new Bavaria C38

Fridtjof Gunkel

 · 27.11.2020

YACHT test: First photos of the new Bavaria C38
First photos of the new Bavaria C38
One of the most important boats for next season is here. Test drive with the new mid-range model, which will celebrate its premiere in Düsseldorf

The C38 follows the already successful C42 (see test YACHT 16/2020) and is the second completely new ship in the revised upscale shipyard line. The design by Italian Maurizio Cossutti is visually unique due to its large width, the non-tapered stern, long chines, kinks and edges in the hull and superstructure as well as a projecting bow, and these measures also result in a very voluminous interior, in which even the identical aft cabins are spacious.

In the test, the boat impressed with its very pleasant, agile sailing characteristics, a well thought-out, flexible deck layout, many successful details and a modern and well-crafted interior. You can read the test in YACHT 1/2021 (available from newsagents on 16 December and by subscription on 12 December).

First photos are available here

Wide and powerful: Bavaria's new mid-range model C38
Bavaria C38, standard layout with two cabins, a wet room and a large locker on the port side aft

In comparison, the Cruiser 37, which is still being built

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How the bigger sister presents herself

Bavaria C42: voluminous V-bow, hard chines and large hull windows
Photo: YACHT/N.Krauss
Fridtjof Gunkel

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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