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Sailing performance analysis for a Bavaria Cruiser 43 (series year 2009), built by Bavaria and designed by Jakopin&Jakopin.
Data provided by the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) · Certificate issued 02/05/2025
Designed for comfort cruising, this boat offers a relaxed sailing experience. It reaches 6.06 knots upwind in 10 knots of wind, but its true potential emerges in stronger winds where it can hit 8.6 knots. Downwind performance is modest, partly due to the lack of a spinnaker. The sail setup includes a large genoa relative to its mainsail, making it well-suited for leisurely passages.
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
Spinnaker measurements were not supported before this season's certificates. If no spinnaker is shown, that's why.
Measurements
🏁 Race Results 🥈1
| Date | Event | Result | Class | Skipper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ||||
| 01.09.2026 | Hjeltefjordtrimmen 2026 | 6/8 | LITEN BÅT | Marianne Abrahamsen |
| 2025 | ||||
| 09.09.2025 | Hjeltefjordtrimmen 2025 | 5/9 | LITEN BÅT | Marianne Abrahamsen |
| 2024 | ||||
| 17.08.2024 | Askøy Rundt 2024 | 2/16🥈 | Tur | Marianne Abrahamsen |
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 | 2.36 | 3.28 | 4.03 | 4.57 | 4.93 | 5.15 | 5.25 | 5.30 | 5.23 |
| 52° | 3.74 | 5.07 | 6.05 | 6.74 | 7.17 | 7.41 | 7.53 | 7.60 | 7.59 |
| 60° | 4.00 | 5.37 | 6.34 | 6.99 | 7.39 | 7.61 | 7.75 | 7.84 | 7.86 |
| 75° | 4.18 | 5.58 | 6.55 | 7.18 | 7.57 | 7.81 | 7.99 | 8.20 | 8.28 |
| 90° | 4.08 | 5.48 | 6.48 | 7.17 | 7.59 | 7.87 | 8.09 | 8.44 | 8.67 |
| 110° | 3.45 | 4.83 | 5.96 | 6.84 | 7.43 | 7.81 | 8.10 | 8.60 | 9.05 |
| 120° | 3.22 | 4.57 | 5.72 | 6.62 | 7.28 | 7.71 | 8.02 | 8.56 | 9.08 |
| 135° | 2.75 | 4.00 | 5.14 | 6.07 | 6.84 | 7.40 | 7.78 | 8.33 | 8.85 |
| 150° | 2.28 | 3.38 | 4.42 | 5.24 | 6.00 | 6.65 | 7.18 | 7.86 | 8.39 |
| Run VMG | 1.98 | 2.93 | 3.83 | 4.61 | 5.40 | 6.11 | 6.73 | 7.62 | 8.18 |
Boat speed (knots) at wind angle / wind speed