Graham Frankland wrote:

"Bjarke Christensen" (nej, det skal selvfølgelig
være med K da jeg er dansker) wrote in message
.dk...


Isn't Bavaria bad reputation primarily among non-Bavaria-owners? Do you
know of a Bavaria owner that is not satisfied ?



I know owners of 2 Bavarias quite well - one with a 32 likes it with some
reservations and has also had a few problems with the in-mast reefing with
the fractional rig - hardly surprising. The other guy with a 34 dislikes
it and is seriously considering selling. Both comment that when beating in
only moderately rough seas the boats just don't want to point and they slam
a lot. They have both voiced worries about the light build quality and
fittings compared to older heavier boats they have previously owned.

Graham.

I've got a B32 (10.3mtres loa), bought new 4 years ago for under 50K
(sail away price with a few extras), and still worth roughly the same. I
like it, but with reservations. Anyhow, the boat show was an oportunity
to look at boats that one might prefer to own, so I climbed aboard a
Maxi 1050 which I've always fancied. Nice enough boat, but £140K!!!!
FFS, its hardly surprising that a Bavaria isn't quite up to the same
standard as a similar sized boat costing well over twice as much. Looked
at another way, can you really justify a price factor well in excess of
x2 for a boat which is perhaps a bit better built, but which will
probably never go further than the north Brittany coast, and then only
in the summer with a forecast of f6 or less!