Helika to - NOR15168
Sailing performance analysis for a Bavaria 38 Cruiser from 2007, built by Bavaria Yachtbau and designed by JAKOPIN&JAKOPIN.
Data provided by the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) · Certificate issued 27/04/2026
This Bavaria 38 Cruiser is a dedicated comfort cruiser, offering a balanced and easy sailing experience. It reaches up to 7.4 knots on a reach in 10 knots of wind, ensuring a leisurely cruise. While it achieves 5.84 knots upwind in 10 knots of wind, its performance downwind is more relaxed at 5.27 knots, partly due to its modest asymmetric spinnaker. The sail plan is well-balanced with a jib and mainsail complementing each other, but it's not designed for high-speed pursuits.
Sailing performance as a polar diagram
A polar diagram shows boat speed at different wind angles and wind speeds. The distance from center represents boat speed in knots, and the angle represents the boats angle to the wind. The wind speed is shown as true wind speed (TWS), not apparent wind speed. Likewise, the wind angle is shown as true wind angle (TWA), not apparent wind angle.
Beat: Sailing upwind (toward the wind)
Beam Reach: Sailing across the wind
Run: Sailing downwind (away from the wind)
VMG Performance
Wind Speed (columns): True wind speed (TWS) in knots - the actual wind speed, not the apparent wind you feel on deck.
VMG (Velocity Made Good) is your effective speed toward your destination, not your actual boat speed.
Beat VMG (top bars): Speed made good when sailing upwind. Higher is better - it means you're reaching the windward mark faster.
Run VMG (bottom bars): Speed made good when sailing downwind. Higher is better - it means you're reaching the leeward mark faster.
Measured sails
Measurements
🏁 Race Results🥇1 🥈1
| Date | Event | Result | Class | Skipper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||||
| 01.05.2025 | Sukkertoppseilasen | 1/3🥇 | NOR-Rating / Tur-hav | Frode Andre NAKKEN |
| 2024 | ||||
| 05.10.2024 | Borgundfjorden Rundt | 2/2🥈 | Tur/Hav >37 Fot | Frode Andre NAKKEN |
Race results from manage2sail.com & sailracesystem.no
Identity
Dimensions
Sail Areas
ORC Rating
Rated boat speeds
| Wind Speed (TWS) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 kt | 6 kt | 8 kt | 10 kt | 12 kt | 14 kt | 16 kt | 20 kt | 24 kt | |
| Beat VMG | 2.14 | 3.12 | 3.85 | 4.38 | 4.77 | 5.00 | 5.10 | 5.12 | 5.00 |
| 52° | 3.41 | 4.83 | 5.81 | 6.51 | 6.96 | 7.22 | 7.35 | 7.41 | 7.36 |
| 60° | 3.70 | 5.13 | 6.10 | 6.77 | 7.19 | 7.43 | 7.57 | 7.66 | 7.66 |
| 75° | 3.92 | 5.35 | 6.32 | 6.97 | 7.37 | 7.63 | 7.82 | 8.04 | 8.12 |
| 90° | 3.80 | 5.36 | 6.49 | 7.22 | 7.63 | 7.85 | 7.99 | 8.30 | 8.57 |
| 110° | 3.88 | 5.50 | 6.68 | 7.40 | 7.83 | 8.18 | 8.50 | 8.97 | 9.30 |
| 120° | 3.75 | 5.34 | 6.53 | 7.29 | 7.76 | 8.14 | 8.51 | 9.27 | 9.88 |
| 135° | 3.26 | 4.76 | 5.96 | 6.88 | 7.47 | 7.88 | 8.25 | 9.08 | 10.06 |
| 150° | 2.70 | 4.01 | 5.13 | 6.09 | 6.86 | 7.38 | 7.74 | 8.39 | 9.11 |
| Run VMG | 2.34 | 3.47 | 4.44 | 5.27 | 5.94 | 6.43 | 6.85 | 7.50 | 8.06 |
Boat speed (knots) at wind angle / wind speed