Bavaria C42 – Sailing yacht
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Bavaria C42

The Bavaria C42 is a 12.40 m cruising yacht from Bavaria Yachtbau in Giebelstadt, Germany, drawn by Cossutti Yacht Design with a chined hull and a V-shaped bow; it was first shown at boot Düsseldorf in January 2020, became European Yacht of the Year 2021 and sits between the C38 and the C46 in the C-Line. The diesel boat has a Yanmar 3JH40 (40 hp) on a saildrive as standard and a Yanmar 4JH57 (57 hp) as an option, a cast-iron L-keel of 2.10 m or 1.70 m, one rudder with twin wheels, a self-tacking jib and two or three cabins with one or two heads; since 2025 it is also sold as the C42e with a 25 kW electric or hybrid saildrive from EPTechnologies. Bavaria changed several of its published figures during the run, among them displacement, sail area, mast height and, from late 2024, the tank sizes, so the figures below carry their dates. There is no public owner’s manual: Bavaria’s downloads page holds brochures only, and its MyBAVARIA owner area needs a login.

Manuals & documents

Bavaria publishes no owner’s manual for the C42 online: the downloads page has brochures only, and the MyBAVARIA owner area needs a login. The links go to the builder’s model pages, its 2019 dealer information, the C-Line brochures of 2020, 2024 and 2025, the C42e data sheet and archived versions of the data page that show when the figures changed. The price list 2/2022, the only document that lists the standard equipment, is not on Bavaria’s site and is cited as text. We host no documents.

Equipment & its manuals

Standard equipment as the builder’s documents list it. Boats were ordered with options and refitted since — check what is actually aboard.

ItemModelManual / pageNote
EngineYanmar 3JH401,2,3Diesel C42, standard: 29.4 kW (40 hp) with saildrive; named in the price list of October 2021Yanmar 3JH5E & 3JH40 Parts & service pageThe 2020 launch brochure prints ‘Yanmar 4JH40’ for the same 40 hp. Yanmar builds a three-cylinder 3JH40 at that power and no 4JH40, so the brochure most likely has a misprint: read the engine plate. Later brochures and web pages give only the power.
EngineYanmar 4JH571,2,4Diesel C42, option: 41.9 kW (57 hp) with saildrive and a three-blade folding propeller; named in the 2020 brochure and the price list of October 2021Yanmar 4JH45 / 4JH57 Parts & service pageLater web pages and brochures list only ‘41.9 kW / 57 PS’ as the option. Read the engine plate before ordering parts.
EngineEPTechnologies 25 kW5,6,7,8C42e (eLINE), from 2025: electric, or hybrid with a 14 kW DC genset—Power comes from an 18.2 kWh propulsion battery, extendable by two more packs to 54.6 kWh; the EPTechnologies Multibox controls charging and the system. Bavaria quotes a range of more than 50 nm under electric power. Yanmar parts do not apply.
Generator14 kW DC6C42e hybrid: range extender; make not named—With the range extender the propulsion battery is 18.2 kWh; the 180 l fuel tank is listed for the hybrid only.
Saildrive—1,3,4Diesel C42, both engines: saildrive; Bavaria does not name the leg—Yanmar’s drawings for the 3JH40 and the 4JH57 show its SD60 leg, but that does not prove what Bavaria fitted: read the plate on the leg before ordering seals, anodes or oil.
Propeller—1Diesel C42: three-blade fixed propeller as standard; three-blade folding propeller with the 57 hp engine, or as an extra for the standard engine; make not named—
Steering—1,9Twin wheels with emergency tiller; stainless-steel wheels with leather covers; one GRP rudder with aluminium stock; makes not named—Options: GRP wheels in black or white, wheel covers, helmsman seats with teak.
Winches2 × 451,10Standard, price list 2/2022: two halyard winches, size 45; with the self-tacking jib and the mid-boom mainsheet there are no standard genoa winches—The price list names no make. A Bavaria company story says every sailing yacht built at Giebelstadt carries Lewmar winches; check the winch top before ordering a service kit.
Winches2 × 451,11Options, price list 2/2022: genoa/gennaker/Code 0 winches, or sheet winches at the helm stand—Bavaria describes the helm winches of the C38 and C42 as bringing the mainsheet and the self-tacking jib sheet to the helmsman. They are an option, so look beside the wheels before assuming them.
Windlass—1,5Diesel C42: electric windlass in the Sail Ready package, with a 16 kg anchor and 50 m of 8 mm galvanised chain · C42e: electric windlass standard; make not named—Without the package the boat has only a bow fitting with anchor roller. Upgrades: windlass with capstan, stainless anchor and chain.
Toilet—1Standard: manual toilet with sea-water flush and a 70 l holding tank per toilet; make not named—
Toilet—1Option: electric toilet with fresh-water flush, in the salon head or, with the B2 layout, in the forward head; make not named—
InstrumentsB&G Triton² × 2 · DST8001,5,12,13Diesel C42: Navigation Basic package (also part of Advanced and Premium) · C42e: B&G instruments standard, models not named—Two Triton² displays in the cockpit, a B&G wind vane and a DST800 transducer for speed, depth and temperature. In 2026 Bavaria gave its ‘Advance’ navigation package free with the boot and Summer Deal offers on new C-Line boats; what it holds on a C42 is not itemised.
ChartplotterB&G Zeus³ 7" · Zeus³S 9"1Navigation Advanced (Zeus³ 7 in) or Premium (Zeus³S 9 in) package, at the cockpit table, with GoFree Wi-Fi; a second Zeus³S 9 in at the chart table as an upgradeB&G Zeus 3 / 3S / S Parts & service pageAdvanced and Premium need the GRP cockpit table.
AutopilotB&G · WR101,12Navigation Advanced and Premium packages: B&G autopilot with compass and WR10 wireless remote; drive unit not named—
RadarB&G Halo 20+ · ForwardScan1Upgrades to the navigation packages: Halo 20+ radar and ForwardScan forward-looking sonar—
VHFB&G V60 · H60 · NAIS-5001Upgrades to the navigation packages: V60 VHF with built-in AIS receiver and H60 wireless handset at the chart table; NAIS-500 Class B AIS transponder—
Audio systemFusion MS-RA770 · ERX4001Entertainment package: Fusion MS-RA770 Apollo radio with DAB+ and two salon speakers, ERX400 remote with two cockpit speakers—
Heater4 kW1Option: hot-air heating, 4.0 kW, one unit for the salon, forward and aft cabins; make not named—Cannot be combined with the air conditioning.
Air conditioning16000 BTU1Option: reverse-cycle air conditioning, one unit for the salon or two for the cabins; make not named; not with the heater—
Water heater20 l1Standard on the diesel C42: 20 l boiler heated by the engine; make not named—
Fridge110 l1Standard: 110 l front-loading galley fridge; make not named · options: 20 l drawer fridge or 55 l drawer freezer (D1 layout only), 110 l top-loading cooler—
Stove—1,9Standard: three-burner gas stove with oven; gas locker for one bottle; make not named—
Bilge pump—1Standard: one electric and one manual bilge pump; makes not named—
BatteriesAGM 95 Ah + 180 Ah1Diesel C42, standard: one 12 V / 95 Ah AGM engine battery and one 12 V / 180 Ah AGM service battery; the Sail Ready package adds a second 180 Ah service battery—
Batteries—5,6C42e: propulsion battery pack of 18.2 kWh as standard, up to 54.6 kWh with two extra packs—
Charger40 A1Diesel C42, standard: 40 A battery charger with three outputs, printed as ‘40 Ah (3 channels)’ in the price list; make not named; 230 V shore power on the EU version, 110 V as option—
Inverter2500 W / 230 V · 2000 W / 110 V1Diesel C42, option: true sine-wave inverter; make not named—
Inverter—5C42e, standard: inverter for hot water and other systems; rating and make not named—
Bow thruster—1Option, as an upgrade of the Sail Ready package: tunnel bow thruster with its own 180 Ah battery; make not named—
Furler—1Standard: above-deck jib furling system, make not named · option: Code 0 with a Seldén CX furler—
Mast & rigging—1,10Standard: deck-stepped aluminium sport mast with two spreaders, mechanical backstay adjuster, rod kicker and wind indicator · option: deck-stepped furling mast with two spreaders and a furling mainsail—The price list names no mast maker; a Bavaria company story says every sailing yacht from Giebelstadt has a Seldén mast.
SailsElvström Cruisetech Dacron1,10Standard: short-battened mainsail with two reefs and a self-tacking jib without battens—Options: full-battened mainsail with MDS slider, Elvström Duratech or Sporttech sails, a 109 % genoa on genoa tracks, a Code 0 and a gennaker with snuffer.

Specifications

VersionsC42 with diesel engine, from 2020 · C42e of the eLINE, electric or hybrid, announced on 26 May 2025 · Packages in the price list 2/2022: Sail Ready (windlass, anchor and chain, second service battery and more), Style (fabric-covered ceiling panels, mirrors, ambient light), Entertainment (Fusion audio) and Navigation Basic, Advanced or Premium (B&G); ‘Style’ is an interior package, not a separate version1,5,7
Years builtDealer information November 2019; world premiere at boot Düsseldorf in January 2020; still in the range in 2026 · C42e from summer 20259,14,2,15,5
BuilderBavaria Yachtbau GmbH, Giebelstadt (Germany)8
DesignerCossutti Yacht Design (Maurizio Cossutti); according to the dealer information the V-shaped bow was developed by Cossutti and Bavaria together9,16
Length overall12.38 m, 12.90 m with bowsprit (dealer information 2019 and pages to spring 2021) · 12.40 m, 12.90 m with bowsprit (from the price list of October 2021 and the December 2021 page)9,17,1,15
Hull length11.98 m (dealer information 2019, which also prints 12.04 m) · 11.99 m (pages from 2021, price list 2/2022, C42e data sheet)9,18,1,6
Waterline length11.27 m (documents of 2019 to spring 2021) · 11.49 m (from the price list of October 2021 and the December 2021 page)17,18,1
Beam4.29 m (documents of 2019–2020) · 4.30 m (from spring 2021)9,15
Draft2.10 m standard · 1.70 m with the optional shallow keel15,6
KeelCast-iron L-keel; shallow keel as option; one GRP rudder with aluminium stock15,1
Displacement9678 kg (21336 lb), shallow keel 9991 kg (pages and dealer information of 2019 to April 2021) · 10070 kg, called unloaded weight in the brochures (from the price list of October 2021 and the December 2021 page); shallow keel 10385 kg on the C42e data sheet, while the price list 2/2022 prints 10884 kg17,9,18,1,8,6
Ballast2698 kg standard; shallow keel 3011 kg (pages 2020–2021) or 3029 kg (C42e data sheet 01-2026) · the price list 2/2022 prints 2622 kg and 2967 kg; shown as printed17,6,1
Sail area100.6 m², mainsail plus genoa (documents to April 2021) · 90.5 m², mainsail plus self-tacking jib (from the price list of October 2021 and the December 2021 page); the highlights text of the current site still says 100.6 m²17,19,18,1,15,20
Mainsail53.8 m², furling mainsail 51.2 m² (to April 2021) · 53.0 m² (from December 2021); furling mainsail 42.7 m² on the web page and the price list, 48.6 m² in the 2024 and 2025 brochures and on the C42e data sheet17,18,1,15,21,8,6
GenoaGenoa 46.8 m² (to April 2021) · genoa 45.0 m², self-tacking jib 37.5 m² (from December 2021)17,15,1
Air draft20.1 m above the waterline (to April 2021) · 20.50 m above the waterline without the Windex (from December 2021; the brochures round to 20.5 m)17,18,15,8
Rig dimensions (I, J, P, E)I 17.50 m · J 5.05 m · P 16.50 m · E 5.51 m15,6
EngineDiesel C42: 29.4 kW (40 hp) standard, 41.9 kW (57 hp) option; the 2020 brochure rounds to 30 and 42 kW, the 2024 brochure to 29 and 42 kW · C42e: electric saildrive 25 kW, hybrid with an optional 14 kW DC genset1,2,21,8,6
DriveSaildrive · diesel C42: Bavaria does not name the leg · C42e: electric saildrive system from EPTechnologies1,5,6
Fuel tank210 l (pages to May 2024, price list 2/2022, February 2024 brochure) · 180 l (from the October 2024 page and in the December 2025 brochure); C42e: 180 l, hybrid version only22,1,21,23,8,6
Water tank210 l, 460 l with the optional 250 l tank under the forward berth (to May 2024) · 180 l, plus 235 l with the optional extra tank (from October 2024)22,1,23,6
Holding tank70 l per toilet (standard) · grey water goes overboard as standard; 210 l grey-water system as option (price list 2/2022)1
Cabins2 or 3 cabins with 1 or 2 heads: layouts 3/2, 3/1, 2/2 and 2/19,6
BerthsOwner’s berth 1.80 × 2.10 m · aft cabins 1.60 × 2.00 m9
HullGRP, hand-laid sandwich hull and deck; three hull windows of mineral glass per side1
CE categoryA 10 / B 12 (pages to April 2021) · A 10 / B 12 / C 14 (from the price list of October 2021 and the December 2021 page)17,19,1,18,15
AwardsEuropean Yacht of the Year 2021 (announced on 22 January 2021) · Voile Magazine Yacht of the Year, France (December 2020)24
Gennaker / Code 0Gennaker 140 m², Code 0 85 m² (to April 2021) · gennaker 155.5 m², Code 0 82.0 m² (from the price list of October 2021 and the December 2021 page)17,1,15

Good to know

  • Bavaria’s figures depend on the date of the document. The pages and dealer information of 2019 to spring 2021 give 9678 kg, an 11.27 m waterline, 100.6 m² of sail (main and genoa) and a 20.1 m mast; the price list of October 2021 and the pages from December 2021 give 10070 kg, 11.49 m, 90.5 m² (main and self-tacking jib) and 20.50 m. Go by the boat’s build year and its own CE plate rather than a brochure.17,9,1,18
  • Read the engine plate. The 2020 launch brochure prints ‘Yanmar 4JH40’ for the standard 40 hp engine, but the price list of October 2021 says Yanmar 3JH40, and Yanmar builds only a three-cylinder 3JH40 at that power. The 57 hp option is the four-cylinder 4JH57; both are common-rail engines covered by Yanmar’s JH-CR operation manual.2,1,3,4,25
  • Bavaria never names the saildrive leg of the diesel C42. Yanmar’s drawings for the 3JH40 and the 4JH57 show its SD60, but treat that as a lead only and read the plate on the leg before ordering seals, anodes or oil.1,3,4
  • Tank sizes changed on Bavaria’s pages between May and October 2024: fuel went from 210 l to 180 l, and water from 210 l (460 l with the extra 250 l tank) to 180 l (plus 235 l). The February 2024 brochure still has the old figures, the December 2025 brochure the new ones, and Bavaria gives no reason. For tank senders, hoses or fittings, measure on the boat or ask with the hull number.22,23,21,8
  • The standard C42 is plainly equipped and Bavaria sells the rest in packages. On the October 2021 list the standard boat has two halyard winches, a 110 l fridge, a manual toilet, a 40 A charger, one 95 Ah engine battery and one 180 Ah service battery; the electric windlass sits in the Sail Ready package and the B&G instruments, plotter and autopilot in the Navigation packages. On a used boat check what is fitted instead of assuming a package.1
  • The C42e is a different boat below the waterline: a 25 kW electric saildrive from EPTechnologies with an 18.2 kWh battery pack (up to 54.6 kWh) and, in the hybrid version, a 14 kW DC genset and a 180 l fuel tank. Yanmar engine and saildrive parts do not apply to it.6,5

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Sources

  1. Bavaria price list C42 2/2022, valid from 11 Oct 2021
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