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Bavaria Cruiser 56 Standard

Sailboat specifications

The Bavaria Cruiser 56 is a 53’ (16.16m) cruising sailboat designed by Farr Yacht Design (United States). She was built since 2014 (and now discontinued) by Bavaria Yachts (Germany).

The Bavaria Cruiser 56 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Shoal draft version (see all the versions compared).

Bavaria Cruiser 56's main features

Model
Bavaria Cruiser 56
Version
Standard
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Country
Germany
Construction
Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
First built hull
2014
Last built hull
Discontinued
Appendages
Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
Helm
Twin helm wheels
Rudder
Twin spade rudders
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
EC design category
 iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions)

A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m
B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m
C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m
D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m
A
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A

Bavaria Cruiser 56's main dimensions

Overall length
55’16.75 m
Hull length
53’16.16 m
Waterline length
51’ 4”15.63 m
Beam (width)
15’ 7”4.76 m
Draft
8’ 1”2.46 m
Mast height from DWL
76’ 4”23.25 m
Light displacement (MLC)
40997 lb18596 kg
Ballast weight
12125 lb5500 kg
Ballast type
Cast iron

Bavaria Cruiser 56's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
1561 ft²145 m²
Downwind sail area
2960 ft²275 m²
Mainsail area
829 ft²77 m²
Jib area
732 ft²68 m²
Gennaker area
2131 ft²198 m²
I
 iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
65’ 2”19.88 m
J
 iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
21’ 5”6.51 m
P
 iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
63’ 2”19.25 m
E
 iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
22’ 2”6.76 m
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
2
Spreaders angle
Swept-back
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire

Bavaria Cruiser 56's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
222 ft²/T20.66 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
422 ft²/T39.18 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
 iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
138
Ballast ratio
 iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
30 %
Critical hull speed
 iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
9.60 knots

Bavaria Cruiser 56's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
110 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
74 gal280 liters

Bavaria Cruiser 56's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closing aft cockpit with opening system
Cabin(s) (min./max.)
3 / 6
Berth(s) (min./max.)
6 / 11
Head(s) (min./max.)
2 / 5
Freshwater tank capacity
182.3 gal690 liters
Fridge/ice-box capacity
39.6 gal150 liters

Bavaria Cruiser 56's saloon

Maximum headroom
6’ 10”2.06 m
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