Cymbal - NOR15220
Sailing performance analysis for a Bavaria 37 Cruiser from 2006, built by Bavaria Yachtbau and designed by JAKOPIN&JAKOPIN.
Data provided by the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) · Certificate issued 09/06/2026
This Bavaria 37 Cruiser is a comfort cruiser, offering a relaxed sailing experience. It achieves a speed of 5.7 knots upwind in 10 knots of wind and 4.9 knots downwind in the same conditions. The boat is equipped with a modest asymmetric spinnaker and features a large genoa relative to the mainsail, which helps balance its performance. While it may not be the fastest in lighter conditions, it shows its strengths in heavier winds, reaching up to 8.9 knots.
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
| Date | Event | Result | Class | Skipper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ||||
| 27.06.2026 | Vestfjordseilasen | 7/10 | Regatta med spinnaker 1 | Jan Robert Nilsen |
| 2025 | ||||
| 28.06.2025 | Vestfjordseilasen 2025 | 2/3🥈 | Nor-rating u/spinn | Jan Robert Nilsen |
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 | 2.09 | 3.04 | 3.74 | 4.27 | 4.70 | 5.01 | 5.18 | 5.26 | 5.19 |
| 52° | 3.32 | 4.72 | 5.68 | 6.37 | 6.84 | 7.13 | 7.30 | 7.41 | 7.41 |
| 60° | 3.61 | 5.01 | 5.97 | 6.63 | 7.04 | 7.30 | 7.48 | 7.62 | 7.65 |
| 75° | 3.81 | 5.21 | 6.16 | 6.81 | 7.21 | 7.47 | 7.67 | 7.95 | 8.06 |
| 90° | 3.69 | 5.14 | 6.26 | 7.02 | 7.46 | 7.74 | 7.96 | 8.20 | 8.44 |
| 110° | 3.68 | 5.21 | 6.34 | 7.09 | 7.54 | 7.88 | 8.20 | 8.83 | 9.27 |
| 120° | 3.53 | 5.03 | 6.14 | 6.94 | 7.43 | 7.79 | 8.14 | 8.85 | 9.57 |
| 135° | 3.05 | 4.47 | 5.59 | 6.48 | 7.11 | 7.52 | 7.86 | 8.56 | 9.33 |
| 150° | 2.53 | 3.78 | 4.85 | 5.74 | 6.51 | 7.08 | 7.47 | 8.09 | 8.76 |
| Run VMG | 2.19 | 3.27 | 4.20 | 4.98 | 5.69 | 6.32 | 6.87 | 7.61 | 8.20 |
Boat speed (knots) at wind angle / wind speed