This Bavaria C38 has been carefully specified for comfortable cruising in the Greek islands, combining the impressive space and sailing qualities of the C38 with a selection of equipment designed to make life aboard easier and more enjoyable.
A bow thruster provides additional confidence when manoeuvring in busy harbours and during Mediterranean-style mooring, while the lithium battery system offers significantly greater usable electrical capacity and improved independence when spending time away from shore power.
The three-cabin interior is complemented by two separate heads compartments, an unusual and particularly valuable feature on a yacht of only 38 feet. For families, groups of friends or charter guests, this makes a significant difference to privacy and comfort during longer periods aboard.
The specification has been selected with practical Ionian cruising in mind, creating a yacht that is easy to handle, comfortable at anchor and well equipped for extended holidays aboard. Combined with the C38's excellent sailing characteristics and exceptionally spacious interior, this makes her an attractive option for either private ownership or participation in the Sail Ionian Yacht Partnership.
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Standard Suggested Specification
Base Boat Price: € 226,000
Manufacturer Extras: € 52,500
Ancillary Equipment: € 28,400
Commissioning & Delivery: € 22,000
Total Price: € 328,900
Coding & Licences: € 11,300
Specification can be changed to suit purchaser's requirements
Income based on 16 weeks of charter
Owner Company Revenue: € 24,800
Less Overheads including Accounts Costs, Yacht Insurance, Taxes & Misc. Expenses: € 11,600
Estimated Annual Owner Company Surplus: € 13,200
The owner can use the yacht for up to 6 weeks per annum: 3 weeks in low season and 3 weeks at other times.
Value of this usage: € 36,000
Total Owner Benefit: € 49,200
Equivalent to 15.0% of the yacht purchase price
All prices are subject to change without notice. Income figures are estimates and may change subject to market conditions.
3 cabins
2 heads
In-Mast or Slab Reefing main & furling Genoa reefing
The Bavaria C38 offers a spacious three-cabin layout with three comfortable double berths and an unusually generous two-heads arrangement. The forward owner’s cabin has excellent space and privacy, while the two aft cabins provide comfortable accommodation for family or guests. A bright saloon, practical galley and two separate heads make this an exceptionally versatile and comfortable layout for a yacht of this size.
This C38 has been specified well beyond the standard boat, with particular emphasis on comfortable Mediterranean cruising and easy handling. Key additions include a bow thruster, lithium battery system and the highly desirable two-heads layout, giving her a level of equipment, independence and onboard practicality rarely found in a yacht of this size.
Contact Sail Ionian for further information, specifications, ownership options or to discuss purchasing this yacht in Greece.
Your new Bavaria C38 is delivered by road from the Bavaria Yachts factory to Slovenia, where it undergoes full commissioning prior to launch. This includes preparation of the yacht, stepping and rigging the mast, installation and checking of equipment and completion of the necessary pre-launch work.
Once commissioned and launched, the yacht is sailed from Slovenia to our base in Lefkas, Greece. Our commissioning and delivery allowance includes provision for an experienced Sail Ionian skipper to assist with the delivery passage, helping ensure the yacht arrives in Lefkas ready for final preparation.
Owners are welcome to take part in the delivery passage, providing an excellent opportunity to become familiar with their new C38, its sailing characteristics and onboard systems before it begins operation in Greece. Sail Ionian's published Partnership material describes the same process: Bavaria yachts are commissioned in Slovenia before being sailed to Greece, often with owners participating alongside a Sail Ionian skipper.
For a Bavaria C38 to operate commercially within the Sail Ionian charter fleet, the yacht must be correctly owned, registered and documented and comply with the applicable Greek commercial, maritime and safety requirements.
For yachts entering the Sail Ionian Yacht Partnership, we arrange the establishment of the owner's Greek yacht-owning company and assist with the associated company and banking administration. We then coordinate the yacht's registration, commercial charter documentation, radio licensing, safety equipment and certification, together with the inspections and administrative procedures required before commercial operation begins.
Our Lefkas-based team manages the process through to the yacht entering service, allowing an overseas owner to purchase a new Bavaria C38 and have the yacht properly established, equipped and prepared for commercial charter operation in Greece.
The C38’s full bow and 3.98m beam create an extraordinary amount of usable interior volume. Rather than narrowing significantly towards the bow, the hull carries its volume forward, allowing Bavaria to create a genuinely spacious forward owner’s cabin as well as two generous aft doubles.
One of the Bavaria C38’s standout features is the three-cabin, two-head configuration — an unusually generous arrangement for a cruising yacht of this size. The forward owner’s cabin benefits from its own facilities, while a second heads serves the aft cabins and guests.
For family cruising this provides considerably greater privacy and convenience. For Yacht Partnership operation it is equally valuable: three proper double cabins and two heads create a particularly attractive arrangement for three couples or families without requiring the owner to move up to a substantially larger yacht.
The C38’s broad V-bow allows the forward cabin to feel much more like an owner’s suite than the conventional narrowing V-berth found on many yachts of this length. There is excellent space around the berth together with useful storage and, in the two-head configuration, convenient private facilities.
High-volume cruising yachts can sometimes gain accommodation at the expense of sailing ability. The C38 was designed to avoid that compromise. Its Cossutti-designed hull, pronounced chines and deep rudder provide good stability and a responsive feel, creating a yacht that remains rewarding to sail rather than simply being a comfortable floating holiday home.
The C38 can be specified with in-mast furling and a self-tacking jib, creating a particularly straightforward sail plan for couples and families. With no genoa sheets to handle during a tack, changing course can require little more than turning the wheel.
That simplicity is particularly valuable in the Ionian, where a day's sailing can involve numerous short passages, harbour approaches and manoeuvres rather than long offshore legs.
A substantial single rudder provides good low-speed control, while the bow thruster gives additional assistance when manoeuvring in confined spaces. For owners moving up from a smaller yacht, this helps make the C38 feel considerably less intimidating than its accommodation and beam might suggest.
The C38’s distinctive hull form is fundamental to both its space and its sailing characteristics. The broad stern, full bow and pronounced chines increase usable volume while contributing to form stability, giving Bavaria the opportunity to create a remarkably spacious yacht without simply sacrificing performance.
The beam carried well aft creates a generous cockpit with plenty of space for dining, relaxing and moving around the twin helm stations. Combined with the large bathing platform, this creates exactly the sort of outdoor living space that works particularly well when cruising the Greek islands.
At anchor, the large folding bathing platform effectively extends the living space of the yacht to the sea. It provides easy access for swimming, the tender and watersports and is one of those features that becomes particularly important when most summer days in Greece are spent outside.
Owners wanting to make more of the C38’s sailing ability can add a Code 0 for reaching and lighter conditions. This works particularly well alongside the convenient in-mast mainsail and self-tacking jib — simple everyday sailing when required, with substantially more sail area available when conditions suit.
The C38 occupies a particularly attractive position in the range. It provides accommodation approaching that of significantly larger cruising yachts while retaining the lower loads, easier handling and more manageable dimensions of a yacht around 38 feet.
For an owner intending to spend four to six weeks aboard each year, that can be a very attractive balance.
The combination of three double cabins, two heads, easy handling and generous outdoor living space makes the Bavaria C38 particularly well suited to the Sail Ionian Yacht Partnership.
For the owner it provides a comfortable, manageable yacht that is enjoyable to sail with family and friends. During charter periods, the same three-cabin/two-head arrangement provides the privacy, accommodation and practicality that charter guests increasingly expect.
One of the recurring themes in independent testing of the C38 has been just how much yacht Bavaria has managed to package into this size. The combination of three substantial cabins, two heads, a large saloon and cockpit, modern sailing performance and straightforward handling makes the C38 a particularly strong proposition for buyers who don't necessarily want to move into the 40–45ft category.