BABA 40

Sailboat Specifications

both imperial metric

Hull Type:

Long Keel

Rigging Type:

Cutter

LOA:

39.83 ft / 12.14 m

LWL:

34.50 ft / 10.52 m

Beam:

12.83 ft / 3.91 m

S.A. (reported):

864.00 ft² / 80.27 m²

Draft (max):

6.00 ft / 1.83 m

Displacement:

29,000 lb / 13,154 kg

Ballast:

12,000 lb / 5,443 kg

S.A./Disp.:

14.71

Bal./Disp.:

41.38

Disp./Len.:

315.28

Construction:

FG

First Built:

1980

Last Built:

1982

# Built:

115

Builder:

Ta Shing Shipyards (TAIWAN)

Designer:

Robert Perry

Auxiliary Power/Tanks (orig. equip.)

Make:

Volvo

Model:

MD21A

Type:

Diesel

HP:

45

Fuel:

100 gals / 379 L

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions

S.A./Disp.:

14.71

Bal./Disp.:

41.38

Disp./Len.:

315.28

Comfort Ratio:

41.50

Capsize Screening Formula:

1.67

S#:

1.46

Rig and Sail Particulars

help

I:

50.00 ft / 15.24 m

J:

21.00 ft / 6.40 m

P:

46.00 ft / 14.02 m

E:

14.75 ft / 4.50 m

S.A. Fore:

525.00 ft² / 48.77 m²

S.A. Main:

339.25 ft² / 31.52 m²

S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles)

864.25 ft² / 80.29 m²

S.A./Disp. (calc.):

14.71

Est. Forestay Len.:

54.23 ft / 16.53 m

Accommodations

Water:

150 gals / 568 L

Sailboat Links

Designers:

Robert Perry

Builders:

Ta Shing Yacht Building Ltd.

Related Sailboats:

PANDA 40

BABA 40 PILOT HOUSE

Download Boat Record:

PDF

Notes

Same design as the PANDA 40, and TASHIBA 40.
A pilot house version was also available, as was a ketch rig.
For the complete history of this design see Bob Perry's blog: perryboat.sail2live.com
(In part, from original sales brochure.)

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