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BAVARIA Cruiser 34vsBeneteau Oceanis 34.1

Oceanis 34.1 is 2.6 ft longer than BAVARIA Cruiser 34 (8%). Oceanis 34.1 is 0.5 ft wider than BAVARIA Cruiser 34 (4%).

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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 Cruiser 34

Bavaria Yachts

BAVARIA Cruiser 34
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1

Beneteau

Oceanis 34.1
Overview
BrandBavaria YachtsBeneteau
ModelBAVARIA Cruiser 34Oceanis 34.1
GenerationUnknownUnknown
Hull typeSailing MonohullSailing Monohull
PropulsionSailSail
Production statusIn productionIn production
Production start yearUnknownUnknown
Production end yearUnknownUnknown
DesignerUnknownNauta Design
Dimensions
LOA32.8 ft35.3 ft
Hull length32 ftUnknown
Beam11.2 ft11.7 ft
Draft5.2 ft–6.7 ft4.9 ft–8.4 ft
Displacement11,684 lb12,059 lb
Accommodation
Cabins2–32–3
Heads11
BerthsUnknownUnknown
Performance & Rig
Main sail495 ft²334 ft²
JibUnknownUnknown
GenoaUnknownUnknown
Upwind sail area549 ft²Unknown
Downwind sail areaUnknownUnknown
Engine power18 hp30 hp
Engine count11
Materials
Hull materialGRPUnknown
Deck materialUnknownUnknown
Mast materialUnknownUnknown
Keel typeUnknownUnknown
Rudder typeUnknownUnknown
Sources

Figures read fromBuilder's page

8 of 10 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 ftOceanis 34.1: 35.3 ft × 11.7 ftBAVARIA Cruiser 34: 32.8 ft × 11.2 ftOceanis 34.135.3 ft × 11.7 ftBAVARIA Cruiser 3432.8 ft × 11.2 ft

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

From the side — height above and depth below the water
WaterlinePerson, 5.9 ftBAVARIA Cruiser 34: 49.2 ft / 6.7 ft49.2 ft6.7 ftBAVARIA Cruiser 34Oceanis 34.1: 51.1 ft / 8.4 ft51.1 ft8.4 ftOceanis 34.1

Drawings side by side

Each boat's layouts, profiles and sail plans as its builder published them. Step through each column to line up the drawings you want to compare.

No drawings collected yet for BAVARIA Cruiser 34.

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 Cruiser 34

    Fuel40 gal
    Water40 gal

  • Oceanis 34.1

    Fuel34 gal
    Water61 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 Cruiser 34: 17.1
  • BAVARIA Cruiser 3417.1· Cruiser
  • Oceanis 34.1not published: sail area
How it is worked out

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

BAVARIA Cruiser 34: published upwind sail area

Displacement / length

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

UltralightLightModerateHeavyVery heavy100180270350BAVARIA Cruiser 34: 193
  • BAVARIA Cruiser 34193· Moderate
  • Oceanis 34.1not published: waterline length
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.

LowModerateHigh3040
  • BAVARIA Cruiser 34not published: ballast
  • Oceanis 34.1not published: ballast
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 heavy20304050BAVARIA Cruiser 34: 23.2
  • BAVARIA Cruiser 3423.2· Coastal
  • Oceanis 34.1not published: waterline length
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 Cruiser 34: 1.98Oceanis 34.1: 2.04
  • BAVARIA Cruiser 341.98· Below 2
  • Oceanis 34.12.04· 2 and above
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 Cruiser 347.3 kn
  • Oceanis 34.1not published: waterline length
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.

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