ALTERNATIVES TO CONSIDER
BAVARIA 34
The Bavaria 34 is a comparatively light boat with a typical ballast ratio of a modern production cruiser with a bulbed, cast-iron fin keel. She’s acceptably stiff under normal cruising conditions but prefers to be reefed relatively early.
She is reasonably quick under sail, although her shallow underbody forward can lead her to slam in rough seas.
Her cockpit works well shorthanded, but the Harken 48ST primary winches are so far aft they can be tricky for crew, other than the helm,
