The impression of space in the C46’s bright and airy saloon is enhanced by a combination of big skylights, through-hull windows and a light hardwood finish with a carefully selected sheen. And the traditional chart table has made a comeback…
A four-double cabin layout with three heads is likely to be a popular option. But in all cases, the interior is informed by the surprising discovery that both charterers and private owners wanted more of the interior volume devoted to standing space in the cabins – and less to the saloon. The traditional nav station has also
made a comeback. ‘People increasingly want a home office on board and the chart table is quite often used as an extension to the galley,’ Schlichting says. ‘In Croatia one evening Marc Diening, Udo and I were on an old Cruiser 56 and we realised how good its saloon layout is. You sit a bit higher at the chart table and can have a good conversation with people at the other end of the saloon. It’s also a proper place for passage planning and navigation, and it’s a good place to sit inside while sailing, so we’ve adapted that layout for the Bavaria C46.’ The C46’s tank capacity is also huge,
which suits long-distance cruisers and charter customers alike. ‘Fromthe C45 to the C57 you have about 600 litres of water but on the C46 you can have an additional 200 litres,’ Erbe says. It can all be fresh water or you can have a 200-litre grey water
tank. That’s a lot for this kind of boat.’ Bavaria Yachts is also bringing in lithium
batteries with the C46, which will effectively double the amp-hours available. Solar panels with a peak capacity of 350W will be neatly integrated into the bimini, giving about 20A of charging power. Full electric and hybrid propulsion options are still a little way off, however. ‘Three to five years is a realistic time span,’ Erbe says. Another notable detail on the new generation of C-Line yachts is that while they are quite wide in the beam with plenty of form stability and lots of interior volume, they are no longer among the beamiest boats in their class. That’s because sailing ability has become a more important consideration in the design process. To boost boatspeed in light winds and
improve performance across the full range of points of sail, the hull volume has been reduced by tens of centimetres here and there – which would have been absolutely unthinkable in previous years. 'The interior spaces are still very big and we have other ways to give a good feeling of space,’
Schlichting says. ‘We put a lot of skylights and hatches in, as well as large through- hull windows. We play with the light and the finish of the wooden surfaces.’ The huge benefit of taking a few
‘Everyone loves to sail fast whether they are racing or cruising’
centimetres from parts the interior is that you end up with a more engaging boat to sail. ‘You can have a lot of fun upwind as well as downwind,’ Schlichting says. ‘With the self-tacking jib you can easily sail up narrow channels where you
wouldn’t with an overlapping genoa. If you have a feel for good sail trim and the right angle upwind, you’ll be half a knot faster than if you don’t. And these boats sail slightly closer to the wind than most cruisers, pointing a few degrees higher and going a bit faster.' ‘With our new way of thinking, the best
solution can be a compromise but it does not have to be a compromise,’ he says. ‘The key is always to find the best balance between all the solutions.’ The C46 is now in production and the first boats will be on the water in May or
June this year.
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