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BAVARIA C38vsElan Impression 40.1

Impression 40.1 is 2.2 ft longer than BAVARIA C38 (6%). BAVARIA C38 is the heaviest at 20,693 lb, 14% more than Impression 40.1.

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Key differences

Worked out from the published figures below — arithmetic, not opinion.

At a glance

Dark icons are the standard layout; faded ones are what the larger layout adds.

Length : beam is length divided by beam — the higher it is, the slimmer the hull. Multihulls read low by nature.

A figure marked with a quote mark was read from the builder's page. Open it for the exact line, the page and the date.

Model
Bavaria Yachts BAVARIA C38

Bavaria Yachts

BAVARIA C38
Elan Impression 40.1
Overview
BrandBavaria YachtsElan
ModelBAVARIA C38Impression 40.1
GenerationUnknownUnknown
Hull typeSailing MonohullSailing Monohull
PropulsionSailSail
Production statusIn productionDiscontinued
Production start yearUnknownUnknown
Production end yearUnknownUnknown
DesignerUnknownHumphreys Yacht Design & Elan Design Team
Dimensions
LOA37.1 ft39.3 ft
Hull length36.1 ft37.7 ft
Beam13.1 ft12.8 ft
Draft5.4 ft–6.7 ft4.9 ft–5.9 ft
Displacement20,693 lb18,188 lb
Accommodation
Cabins2–32–3
HeadsUnknown1–2
BerthsUnknownUnknown
Performance & Rig
Main sail495 ft²408 ft²
JibUnknownUnknown
GenoaUnknown410 ft²
Upwind sail area786 ft²Unknown
Downwind sail areaUnknown872 ft²
Engine power29 hp–40 hp29.1 hp–45 hp
Engine count11
Materials
Hull materialGRPUnknown
Deck materialUnknownUnknown
Mast materialUnknownUnknown
Keel typeUnknownL-shaped keel
Rudder typeUnknownUnknown
Sources

Figures read fromBuilder's page

13 of 14 figures here carry the builder's own words

Size, to scale

Each boat's published length and beam seen from above, and its mast height and draft from the side, all drawn on one scale.

From above — length × beam
0 ft10 ft20 ft30 ftImpression 40.1: 39.3 ft × 12.8 ftBAVARIA C38: 37.1 ft × 13.1 ftImpression 40.139.3 ft × 12.8 ftBAVARIA C3837.1 ft × 13.1 ft

Outlines are schematic; the dimensions are the builder's.

From the side — height above and depth below the water
WaterlinePerson, 5.9 ftBAVARIA C38: 60.9 ft / 6.7 ft60.9 ft6.7 ftBAVARIA C38Impression 40.1: 57.7 ft / 5.9 ft57.7 ft5.9 ftImpression 40.1

Speed, power & tanks

What the builders publish about how fast, how strong and how far — each figure on one scale for every boat.

Tanks

One scale per liquid across every boat: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

  • BAVARIA C38

    Fuel48 gal
    Water48 gal

  • Impression 40.1

    Fuel39 gal
    Water63 gal

How they sail, in numbers

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from each builder's published figures. They compare boats; they don't grade them.

Sail area / displacement

How much sail the boat carries for its weight — its power in light air.

ModestCruiserPerformanceRacing162024BAVARIA C38: 16.7Impression 40.1: 18.9
  • BAVARIA C3816.7· Cruiser
  • Impression 40.118.9· Cruiser
How it is worked out

sail area (ft²) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅔

BAVARIA C38: published upwind sail area

Impression 40.1: mainsail + genoa, added up

Displacement / length

How heavy the boat is for its waterline length. Lower is lighter and quicker; higher is steadier and roomier.

UltralightLightModerateHeavyVery heavy100180270350Impression 40.1: 230
  • BAVARIA C38not published: waterline length
  • Impression 40.1230· Moderate
How it is worked out

displacement (long tons) ÷ (0.01 × waterline length in ft)³

Ballast ratio

The share of the weight carried in the keel — a rough guide to stiffness, though how deep that weight sits matters as much.

LowModerateHigh3040Impression 40.1: 31
  • BAVARIA C38not published: ballast
  • Impression 40.131· Moderate
How it is worked out

ballast ÷ displacement × 100

Comfort ratio

Ted Brewer's measure of how gently a boat moves in a seaway. Higher means a slower, easier motion.

LightCoastalModerate offshoreHeavy offshoreVery heavy20304050Impression 40.1: 26.8
  • BAVARIA C38not published: waterline length
  • Impression 40.126.8· Coastal
How it is worked out

displacement (lb) ÷ (0.65 × (0.7 × LWL + 0.3 × LOA) × beam^1.333), lengths in ft

Capsize screening

A guide from the inquiry after the 1979 Fastnet race: below 2 was taken as suited to ocean passages. It ignores hull shape and where the ballast sits.

Below 22 and above2BAVARIA C38: 1.90Impression 40.1: 1.95
  • BAVARIA C381.90· Below 2
  • Impression 40.11.95· Below 2
How it is worked out

beam (ft) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅓

Hull speed

Roughly the speed a displacement hull reaches before it has to climb its own bow wave.

  • BAVARIA C38not published: waterline length
  • Impression 40.17.7 kn
How it is worked out

1.34 × √(waterline length in ft), in knots

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

Worth adding to this comparison

The boats most like the ones above, by hull form, size and use.

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