2019 Bavaria C45 Review

I reveiew the Bavaria C45 that we are currently sailing.
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[@eljefe1153]

Honest review. I like this boat a lot it's fast and easy to handle. Single ✋ absolutely no problem. Sailed the german beauty for 3 days. Even in Beaufort 6 it handelts very well. For the money it's a good choice.

[@chrisyoung9194]

Great review....as you mentioned, options to make the boat a cruising yacht are definitely needed. This is the basic charter model...but a lovely boat just the same!

[@PaulLandoltToronto]

I agree about the idea of controlling electrical through that master Console. 20 seconds to do a 2 second task is a pain in the ass. And frustrating for some. I dislike when electronic "whole home" systems take away selectivity for "ease of use". Lots of these electmatronical stuff can (and usually is) designed for alternate inputs. A nice feature would be to have a bank or two of physical switches (and corresponding status lights) that are custom programmed. Your "galley lights" shut-off could be one button. perhaps another for lounge, etc. Or another for pump shutoff, etc.

[@bnbegal]

Hint... never review a cruising boat after several weeks of racing... hahahaha

[@unclebob6728]

Boat after a race usually looks like a house after a good party.

[@billlawmarshall5197]

Hey Bobby and Laura nice video. I think yall's videos are some of the best sailing videos on you tube. Hope all is well with yall

[@johnmcdevitt3683]

Bavaria makes an excellent production sailboat, one of the best! Single handing is more important (common) than racing.

[@brownnoise357]

Wow thanks so much for this popping up for me now on the other aide of the Pond. I'd had some pretty good indications, and educated guesses on its seaworthyness for a liveaboard Boat. Perspective, since the 1979 Fastnet Race Tragedy, I have avoided everything and anything yo do with Sailboat Racing, and became a dedicated Cruiser instead. Way too many New boats Re Racer Cruisers but more Racer Racer than Cruiser, and to me just aren't fit for Cruising extensively on. I love the look of the Below Waterline Farr Hull as a result, an assessment of which was indicated as likely correct came with a yacht delivery skipper after going through some rough water in reasonable strength Winds around Lands End on the way to South Wales, commented that the boat handled the conditions surprisingly well, which has now been firmed up by a comment below that A C45 handled a Beaufort Force 6 "Yacht Gale" OK. After all we run away from Force 6 Winds if at all possible, even if we're on the heaviest built Old School Bluewter boats if we are sensible, but can still get caught out. Yes I'm going to have quite a long list of Customisations, including an option for the Agent to fit a Raymarine Network (Nothing really wrong with B&G, I just want to keep up the relationship with Raymarine), and now thanks to you, that customisation will include an expanded Swutch Panel, though I suspect Emergency Boxes on the MFD, can be configured with buttons needed in the Box dedicated to specific areas of actions needed. I'm pretty sure that can be done with B&G as well tbh. EG. Engine wi down, Lights window, Pumps Window and such, but analogue buttons do have some pretty significant advantages to me, if only as backups. Best Wishes and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Tou you all. Bob. Oh PS. Not sure if it is an option, but think it is - that Dinghy garage. the step to the left of the Bathing platform can fold up, making it much bigger, and you can have a pump in the left side wall for blowing up the tender. It looks like a deflated 10ft Hypalon inflateable deck and keel tender will slide in there no problem. 👍

[@guinneach]

I'm on the delivery crew to take this boat from K Samui back to K Chang in a couple weeks so it was good to get a look at it before hand.

[@charlesormond964]

Sounds like a great boat for a charter sail or a beginner cruiser!!! Nice video quality and sound. Keep up the excellent work!!

[@laurenceburr2097]

Informative, honest review of the Bavaria...WTG Bobby!

[@wkw4095]

I agree, the electronics suck...you know you wanted to say that! :) I like everything else as I'm a lazy singlehanded type sailor.

[@hamiltonsny]

Great review Bobby! I am so glad you give an honest opinion even though you are selling the boats. Respect to you sir. Welcome back Laura!

[@richardcremer]

great video again Bobby! so cool to hear also to hear the pros @cons from a boat ! your just strait and clear so even a non sailer as me understands it👍⛵️🐩🐩🍻☀️🌴

[@Hucfinn-zz8dl]

Thanks Bobby ! There always need to have backups !

[@jorgegregoratti]

Bobby your "she is not" face at 7:57 is priceless !!!!

[@Googlerer007]

Why is the dinghy garage "not really big enough" for a dinghy? does it not fit inside without the outboard engine?

[@Elapid22]

Got a chuckle with "if your boats on fire, not good."

[@dwade2026]

Well im not into racing so it seams like a simple easy boat to operate and thats what it was designed for, rookies like me,lol,⛵🤘

[@xy-yt3xp]

Darren Wade The Design isn t bad but the quality of Bavaria is horendous. Every thing breaks on the new boats. The company is bankrupt

[@LancerOMD]

@@xy-yt3xp yeah, all the interior looks like cheap wood boards, upholstery also sucks

[@stuartgibson9749]

@@xy-yt3xp wrong

[@TonyK3130]

"Easy cruising boat" is good.

[@GeorgiaDawgAthens]

Juliett Foxtrot Charlie! These digital screens are more trouble than they are worth! 'Gotta' get back to viewing Sailing Doodles on KZbin.

[@chemopia]

So what were some of the extras you wish it had (if it was yours)?

[@paulcailliet9942]

Great work - would like if you expanded on that and did what you do on Flying Doodles - review other people’s boats. That would really help me looking for a less than new sailboat, get fm you a good non-bias review of that make, model, year. Like ur Flying Doodles, but prob getting another boat before finishing me PPL.

[@tomd.3082]

I wonder if the electrical system has build in safety protocols to automatically shut off a shorted circuit. Very nice boat for the couple who casually sails, but spends more time in their slip.... just my opinion. I like the self tacking jib, but that mainsheet/traveler of a clusterf*ck has to go. That certainly wouldn't fly on my boat. Thanks for the honest review.

[@brianleathers9238]

Whoop, whoop! Thank you Laura my dear.

[@rhaulman]

You had me until 7:56, then I couldn't concentrate. :)

[@peterhomann2140]

There are imho no bad boats only boats used for the wrong purpose. This is a family cruiser for coastal waters, easy to sail, lots of space, affordable. You will not win races, you will not be comfortable crossing an ocean. You can try either but that is not what she was meant to do.

[@sanfranciscobay]

6:59 What was aft of the stairs? I see a door on the port side and a large cabin on the starboard side. I see now, a quick edit made it jump around. You were moving forward, then cut to the aft cabins. Laura was in the port side aft cabin. Same with the starboard side. And two vee cabins forward with two heads/showers before the cabins.

[@jasonargonaut9112]

Unfortunately all new production sailing monohulls and catamarans seem to have very similar concepts regarding sailing performance, instruments, etc. A sort of IKEA-like boats aimed for the charter market. At least in the basic configuration. Positiv is the comfort level and the space.

[@renevandenborre3629]

There is no such thing as a perfect boat all needed is as close as possible.

[@mankawitech4198]

Great video!

[@DD-Aerial-Photography]

Nice boat

[@johnshoureas1629]

Because of your racing experience, the America's Cup Organization has been trying to get in touch with you.

[@Sailingdoodles]

Haha yeah right!

[@billhanna8838]

Ha not a mention about how it sailed , Motor , build , He must have come last ?

[@adriancobaschi8510]

Now THIS.. is a review.

[@JP-ee8ni]

Agree with comments below, you just played the regatta game, this boat is for the 95% that just want to cruise along. Remember your roots dude.

[@sanfranciscobay]

Too bad Laura, our Queen Bee/Angel of Beauty was sleeping. She could have pointed out the features of the boat as you operated the camera. Next time.

[@co4x4]

I as well would like to know what extras you would add to this boat to make it "yours". I'm assuming it would be things such as a water maker, lithium batteries and how many of them, solar panels and how many of them...etc. Someone who is experienced please chime in on this subject as I'm super new and would like to know what would make this boat go from stock to excellent. Thank you! Cheers from Denver Colorado USA!

[@horitulgi]

Good review Bobby, seems the monohull manufaturers may be trying to emulate the livability & space of catamarans now, and losing their performance advantages?? What do you think? Also what is a booee?? Buoy = Boy as in buoyant & buoyancy....... LOL

[@waynemckee602]

Bobby...it’s below not down stairs...LOL

[@kennethparker1032]

Nice honest review.

[@fxpthl]

Okay Laura, sleeping in Again? Of course Bobby could have told you in advance to "cover up a nipple" now couldn't he? The rigging on this boat really is different and might take some time for someone used to traditional rigging to get used to. At $230K you do get a lot of boat but customizing would add quite a bit to that cost. I didn't see any solar at all!

[@puertola7186]

I thought Bavaria had bankrupted. Just search on internet "bavaria yachts bankruptcy"... Thanks for the great review by the way!

[@jimromero1384]

Bobby what is the percentage of folks that sail, have a need to race there pleasure craft too?.

[@marcusanders9365]

Jim Romero I raced and cruised. Serious cruising not serious racing. I felt my racing experiences enhanced my cruising safety and performance. Many of my friends used their boats for multiple functions.

[@bgd5339]

What is your opinion of Bavaria compared to other brands? Is this a blue water boat?

[@ruswinterfel9888]

Beneteau

[@ramonsellaresmont3599]

excuse me that kind of candle is not called genova it's called self-defeating foker at least in europe

[@BradColemanisHere]

lol. kind of a rough review but I gathered what you were saying overall.

[@johnnygerhart2368]

Who is racing a 14.5 foot beam

[@BirdDog.]

I felt you were a bit negative on this tour. If it's not designed for racing then why review as if you wanted to race it? Review the boat for what it was designed to be. To be honest you look stressed out and disengaged lately on your videos. Perhaps that will change when you get your own boat. Im sure it's not easy right now without your own boat. I thought that boat was beautiful. I wish you touched on its blue water capabilities.

[@JY-mq5lg]

I wonder if a owners version would be set up differently?

[@bazbbeeb7226]

would it be a good cruiser for newbies?

[@h2oskiaddict]

Is Lily free yet?

[@sanfranciscobay]

Does it have air conditioning, were you using it and did it work well while at anchor/berthed? What kind of air temperatures in F were you experiencing?

[@ckh2815]

I'm not sure, but it seems that this boat is not optimized for racing. Not built for racing, not designed for racing, not promoted for racing, not sold for racing, not set up for racing and is not a racing boat. So what? Great sail boat.

[@FrankPace54]

We see it's not a racing boat. But if you're long distance cruseing, you want some performance to make good time on passages. The self tacking jib and lack of Traveller is just for lazy sailing.

[@gilunionhall]

and not really set up for serious cruising - maybe in a charter fleet it would be ok. if you got into any serious wind and sea state there a many things that would not be ideal. - but yes, that is what this boat is being used for - so we are OK?

[@freduk5342]

@@FrankPace54 I believe one will get a set of Code 0 and wing sail for long cruise voyage among other things

[@jseadog]

Run it then review it.. sweet gig

[@csjmoore]

It would be interesting to see the boat at sea in a gale against the current. I fear this boat pounding would destroy the electronics, the boat and the people. However, In Thailand and with short distances to cover each day with winds

[@davechristensen5217]

i misted the aft cabin.

[@ChristophMarius]

Why always film yourself and not the boat?

[@benloyd1970]

Why do sailboats have two steering wheels?

[@brewmagoo589]

For wide beam boats, like this one, to have just a single center wheel would require the wheel to be huge, in order to be reachable from both sides of the boat. This is a requirement for racing because the helmsmen needs to have a good view of the sails while steering to maintain maximum speed. On a cruising boat, the dual helms provide easy access from the cockpit to the swim deck on the stern and I suspect also make it easier to single hand sail.

[@pecopeco5907]

insanely good looking from the outside but its kind of a wasted design on bavaria.

[@thebigw3377]

How can it be so cheap ?

[@fosbury68]

Laura is nekkid!

[@philrogers177]

Its WINCH not WENCH!

[@nanderlizernanderlizer684]

you keep on going on about all these negatives yet none of them apply to this type of boat...

[@farnorth7314]

When I look at electronics all I can think of is a) when will it fail b)what will happen when it fails c)how on earth am I supposed to trouble shoot this monstrosity? So many new boats seem to be complicated for the sake of complication.

[@HORALE714]

Uhhhhh he hates the boat.....

[@lakerfanjr]

We get it, it's not a race boat. Jeebuz

[@grenier70]

Are you selling boats or are you recommending this company for renting? Because if your doing the renting you just hurt the company, pointing out the negative.

[@marcusblack9171]

dang another thumbs down for ad in middle of video

[@christian2427]

its not a race boat. :D

[@scotyfilms]

The Huge problem with pretty much everything Marine today is: Modern technology. Older tried and true systems, systems that could be hay wired and or fixed before are now impossible to repair. All it takes is a drop of salt water and your computer systems are toast. I owned a Canadian commercial offshore fishing boat for 30 years, never had a breakdown. Anything that was looking a bit soggy I could fix up in port in no time. All this new computer crap in my book will only cost a fortune and spell disaster for many.

[@rampant54]

heyy it's not a race boat!!!!!!!!!!

[@lourensjoubert8652]

That sir is a horrible boat review. Pity as it seems like a nice boat

[@christianjiancc]

If its not a race boat why do you keep talking about it.

[@jrtadpole9364]

Because he loves to hear is own voice lol

[@friarfox]

I just can't get into these "cheese wedge" boats where you are so far aft that you may as well be in the dingy following the boat. I wonder what that would look like in heavy breaking following seas. The interior looks like a catamaran motel 6 and if you don't have an electronics degree you have a problem. Yes I'm an old fashioned closed minded relic but give me a Hans Christian any day for real sailboat lines and quality.

[@chrisoleary9876]

Didn't Bavaria go bankrupt in 2017? Who is building these boats for them?

[@Sailingdoodles]

They are still building boats.

[@sadidiker]

👍👍🙌🙌

[@bayardtaylor4704]

Most of the time you will be sterring on high side

[@jc9301]

Nice views and reviews...lol

[@nasrsenolan5360]

Show your face only not the boat!!!

[@robedgington8420]

Nice video, but throughout the video, I couldn't help thinking how grubby you looked. A review video is not the same as a day in the life of video. A review video is instructional, have a damn shave, and don't look like you rolled out of bed to do the video. The boat deserves better than that.

[@fishheds]

Lighten up,Francis

[@dwade2026]

FRANCIS " dont burn the beans"

[@sanfranciscobay]

Yeah Bobby. Why aren't you dressed in a Tuxedo and Laura dressed up in a Ball Gown showing us the interior of the boat with wine glasses and flowers on the table?

[@shawndufresne862]

LaUrA

[@billhanna8838]

Jees mate if you want to go racing buy a fucking race boat ?

[@captanfreddy]

You are a big liar 😂😂😂

[@adamff280]

Irony: Watching a sailboat review by someone who doesn't use proper nautical terminology throughout...