Rutilicus
- Cabins 5
- Sleeps 11
- Length 14.99 m
- Year 2016
- WC 3
- Engine 75 hp
About this yacht
Rutilicus is a sailing yacht with 5 cabins (2016) based at Marina Cala de' Medici, Italy. 11 berths.
This yacht is offered bareboat for licensed skippers.
Bimini sun shade
Dinghy
Bow thruster
Autopilot
Chart plotter
About the Bavaria Cruiser 51
The Cruiser 51 is the Bavaria you book when the group is too big for a 46 and a catamaran is out of budget or out of berths. Same thinking as the rest of the Farr-drawn Cruiser line — a real sailing hull with a lot of accommodation on top of it — scaled up to the point where five cabins become normal rather than cramped.
What changes at this length is not the character but the consequences. The boat sails faster and more comfortably, it holds its course better in a sea, and it takes a big crew without the saloon turning into a corridor. It also carries real loads in the rigging and needs genuine space to turn.
It is the most boat most charter crews will handle without a professional skipper, and it is worth being honest with yourself about which side of that line you are on.
Who it suits
- Groups of eight to ten
- Five-cabin layouts are common, which puts a large party on one hull without anyone sleeping in a converted saloon.
- Routes with real distance
- Waterline length is speed and comfort. For a week that crosses open water rather than hopping bays, the extra feet earn their keep.
- Experienced skippers
- Nothing about the boat is difficult, but everything about it is big — the loads, the momentum, the space you need to turn.
- Less suited to a first bareboat week
- A mistake on a 51-footer in a crowded harbour is a more expensive mistake. Build up to it.
Layout & life aboard
- Five cabins without the squeeze
- At this length the cabin count stops fighting the living space; the saloon still works with a full crew in it.
- Ask how many heads — that is what a group of ten actually notices.
- Long cockpit, twin wheels
- Enough cockpit for everyone to sit down at once, with the helms well aft and out of the seating area.
- Headroom and stowage
- Generous below even by Bavaria standards, with locker space that a ten-person crew will need.
- Bathing platform
- A wide transom platform between the helms, which is where the boat is lived in at anchor.
Under sail
- Farr hull, scaled up
- Tracks well, carries sail, and keeps driving through a sea rather than stopping and starting.
- Upwind
- Strong for a cruising boat. Length and a stiff hull mean the boat makes genuine progress to windward.
- Loads are real
- Mainsail and genoa on a 51-footer carry serious force. Winch handling is not casual work here.
- Confirm which winches are electric — it changes the week.
- Under power
- Single engine, long hull, substantial windage. A bow thruster, if fitted, is the difference between easy and interesting.
Worth knowing before you book
- Confirm the bow thruster works
- On a boat this long with one engine, it is the system you will miss most if it is not working.
- Test it at the dock with the base crew present.
- Count the heads
- Five cabins and too few heads is the most common complaint on charter boats of this size.
- Check the electric winches
- Hoisting this mainsail by hand on a hot afternoon is a job you only do once before regretting the booking.
- Berth availability and draft
- A 51-footer needs a longer berth and often a deeper one. In August both are scarce.
- Plan and reserve stops rather than arriving and hoping.
Technical specifications
- Model
- Bavaria Yachtbau Bavaria Cruiser 51
- Year built
- 2016
- Length over all
- 14.99 m
- Beam
- 4.67 m
- Draft
- 2.25 m
- Engines
- 75 hp Volvo Penta
- Fuel tank
- 300 L
- Water tank
- 560 L
- Cabins / Berths
- 5 / 11
- Heads / Showers
- 3
- Home port
- Marina Cala de' Medici
- Charter type
- Bareboat
- Minimum charter
- 7 days
- Check-in / Check-out
- 18:00 → 08:00
- Maximum charter
- 90 days
- Deposit
- 3,800 EUR
Cabins & berths
- 5
- Cabins
- 11
- Berths
- 3
- Heads (bathrooms)
A deck plan for this yacht is not available from the operator. Ask us and we will request the layout before you book.
Equipment & inventory
- Autopilot
- Bimini
- Bow thruster
- Chart plotter
- Cockpit cushions
- Cockpit speakers
- Dinghy
- Electric toilet
- Teak Cockpit
Availability
Always the best priceExtras
Mandatory extras
Paid at the marina or added to the booking total.
- Dinghy Included per booking
- Charter Pack 5cab (Cleaning + Sanification + Bed Linen + First Gas Bottle) €380 per booking
Optional extras
Tick what you need — total updates in the booking widget.
Location & marina
Marina Cala de' Medici
Castiglioncello, Italy
Check-in Sat 17:00 · Check-out Sat 09:00
Cancellation & payment
Cancellation policy
Cancellation terms are set by the charter operator. We confirm them for this yacht in writing with your offer, within 48 hours of your request — before any payment.
Split payment
You pay 30% when the booking is confirmed and the balance before check-in. Fees collected by the operator on arrival are listed separately, so nothing is a surprise at the marina.
Security deposit
A refundable security deposit of 3,800 EUR is taken at check-in.
Frequently asked questions
For bareboat charter the skipper on board needs a recognised sailing license and, in most countries, a VHF certificate. If nobody in your group is licensed, book the yacht with a professional skipper.
Charter weeks normally run Saturday to Saturday, with check-in in the afternoon and check-out in the morning at the home base (Marina Cala de' Medici).
Cross-border sailing is often possible with prior notice and additional paperwork. Ask us before booking so the operator can prepare the documents.
Fuel is normally paid on a tank-to-tank basis: you receive the yacht with a full tank and return it full.
For your dates
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Booking
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