Bavaria’s SR line has been a major success since it burst onto the scene in 2020. With its elevated hull sides, charming transom dinette and inboard-only engines, the original SR41 combined excellent volume with a rewarding layout, great looks and a really impressive driving experience. Since then, Bavaria has done a great job of transferring those same talents onto the smaller SR36 pretty much unscathed – but can they really repeat the trick with a boat as compact as the SR33?
Well, the first thing to note as we arrive at Neustadt marina in northern Germany is the fact that this is not actually a 33-footer at all. With a hull of 35ft 9in and an overall length of 37ft 5in, alongside that same muscular aesthetic as we’ve seen elsewhere in the range, this feels like quite a substantial boat. It’s still shorter than the SR36 (40ft 3in LOA) and uses the same lovely two-part hull windows. It’s also good to see that Bavaria has retained that all-important lynchpin of the SR dayboating experience: the aft-facing transom dinette.
It’s a great feature, enabling four people to perch in comfort above the integrated swim platform.
