The Bavaria Story

Tucked away in Northern Bavaria, miles away from the nearest major body of water, is the largest, and the most surprising boatbuilding facility in the world. Here, since 1979, Bavaria has been applying the principles of German engineering and European craftsmanship to building sailing yachts. Last year, in fact, we built over 2,000 boats, every one made to order, using computer-aided design and manufacturing techniques on the most innovative production line in boatbuilding.

The Bavaria Factory

Here are a few of its features:

  • Beam-to-beam assembly. Building out boats beam-to-beam rather than the traditional bow-to-stern means we can incorporate 31 stations on the assembly line, with fewer functions at any one station. This limits employee overcrowding and installation problems. This type of assembly also means that a Bavaria 31 and a Bavaria 50 can be produced on the same line.
  • A Robotic CNC machine. Cutouts for hatches and ports, drilling and taping for installing deck hardware and engine would normally take two men four hours. Our newest employee, a robotic CNC machine, can do it all in 20 minutes, with closer tolerances and improved accuracy.
  • A Chain Drive Mold Movement System. While hull and deck lamination is still done by hand, our chain drive mold movement system allows drying ovens and molds to be rotated on their cradles, dramatically reducing labor time.
  • Seamless Quality Control. Before a hull is laid up, all the material that will be used in the laminate for that model is cut to spec and loaded onto a trolley. This trolley accompanies the mold through the laminating section, and laminating is only complete when the trolley is empty.

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