Yachting World — February 2018

NEW YACHTS

NEW yachts

THE WORLD’S LARGEST INDOOR SHOW WILL BE THE PLACE

TO VISIT AND SEE MANY OF 2018’S BIGGEST, MOST EXCITING

NEW LAUNCHES. WE PICK OUT SOME HEADLINE MODELS TO

LOOK OUT FOR AT DÜSSELDORF BOAT SHOW IN JANUARY

ust one year after launching
what was its largest yacht at the
time, Bavaria will return to the
Düsseldorf boat show this January with
three more brand new models. To
develop three yachts between 45ft and
65ft simultaneously, including by far the
largest one this yard has built to date, is
quite a statement.
It is a similarly bold move to its
German rival Hanse, which also launched
a string of new models over the last year.
When the world’s largest production
boatbuilders invest so much in new
models, it sends a positive message about
how they view the future yacht market.
All three new Bavarias share looks and
features more common to larger yachts.
They all include a tender garage (even
the C45), twin cockpit tables and a
wetbar/grill option on deck. They are
designed to be easy to manage, so have
self-tacking jibs and sailing systems
brought right aft to two winches beside
the twin wheels.
The digital switching system Bavaria
developed with B&G and Naviop for the

C57 comes as standard again to allow

electrical equipment to be monitored or

controlled using a touchscreen panel.

And the new models are all built using

Bavaria’s new vacuum infusion system,

which the company says results in 80 per

cent fewer emissions and a 20 per cent

lighter boat.

The C65

The C65 takes its style lead from the C57,

but here the extra length produces more

elegant proportions. It has a sporty look,

set off by a long waterline length and a

slight reverse sheer. Construction

upgrades introduced for Bavaria’s new

flagship include a stainless steel keel grid

to take the rig and keel loads and a hull

reinforced with carbon fibre.

Once again we see a very wide stern,

designed to create room for a huge

bathing platform and a tender garage to

house a jet RIB. With sailing systems led

back to just two winches each side of the

helms, however, it will be interesting to

see how practical it will be to manage all

that running rigging in the aft quarters.

The coachroof has a strip of hatches

running down the centre and each side,

which should help make it very light down

below. Either three or four cabins are

offered, together with an option for a

forepeak crew cabin and a walk-in

wardrobe for the owner’s cabin.

Dimensions C50

LOA 15.39m 50ft 6in

LWL 14.75m 48ft 5in

Beam 5.05m 16ft 7in

Draught (std) 2.30m 7ft 7in

Displacement 15,490kg 34,149lb

Bavaria’s big three:

C65, C50 and C45

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Bavaria will show

all three types

of C45 plus the

first C50 and C65

at Düsseldorf.

Options for a

bowsprit and black

rig can create a

sportier look for

the C50

The contemporary

looking C65, the

largest yacht yet

for Bavaria, sees

the yard stepping

up to a new

market. There are

rumours of bigger

models to follow

C50

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