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Baba 30

Cutter · Long Keel · 1976–1986

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.0
Displacement / length
379.5
Comfort ratio
33.4
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
897
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1976–1986
Units built
170
Designer
Robert H. Perry
Builder
Shing Sheng Ltd. (TAIWAN), Ta Shing Yacht Building Ltd.

Design & history

The Baba 30 was first built by Shing Sheng Ltd., with later production by Ta Shing, and was also known as the Flying Dutchman Baba 30 (1981).

Notable features
Delivered with Westerbeke, Yanmar, and other engines.
Variants
  • FLYING DUTCHMAN BABA 30 (1981)
Production

First 30 boats were built by Shing Sheng Ltd. Later built by Ta Shing.

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