Baba 40
Cutter · Long Keel · 1980–1982
A 13-ton cutter with a 41.5 comfort ratio, built between 1980 and 1982 for steady, long-distance passage making
Designed by Robert H. Perry, built by TA Shing Shipyards (Taiwan).
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Long Keel
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The Baba 40, on the water
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 42Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.67Bluewater
LightD/L 315Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 14.7Powered-up
TenderBallast 41%Stiff
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Heavier than ~86% of boats her size on file
- Draws more than ~88% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~82% of boats her size on file
Compared with 390 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
Seen once across one channel of the fleet.
On the water
The Baba 40 on video
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.7
Displacement / length
315.3
Comfort ratio
41.5
Capsize screening
1.67
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1582
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1980–1982
Units built
115
Designer
Robert H. Perry
Builder
Ta Shing Shipyards (TAIWAN)
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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
Cape George 3811.58 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA 1985 cutter with a 1.58-meter draft and high comfort ratio, designed by Atkin and Lange for steady offshore work
Hans Christian 4312.99 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA 12.99-meter staysail ketch with a long keel and high comfort ratio, built from 1974 to 1992 for steady offshore work
Cape George 3610.97 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterA heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, designed by Atkin and Monk for offshore stability and steady passage-making
Westsail 4213.08 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA William Crealock-designed long-keel cutter sharing its hull mold with the aft-cockpit 43 for heavy-weather stability
Island Packet 4413.41 mSame hull family1.3 m longerA 13.4-meter blue-water cutter with a 1.47-meter draft, balancing heavy-displacement stability with shoal-water access
Tayana 3711.18 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA Robert Perry-designed long-keel cutter with a heavy displacement and a production run of nearly 600 hulls
The family
Related models
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
Baba 40 Pilot HouseA pilot house cutter with a heavy displacement and high comfort ratio, designed for protected offshore watch-keepingBaba 35Originally marketed as the Flying Dutchman 35, this heavy-displacement cutter offers a stable, long-keel platformPanda 40A Robert Perry-designed cutter with a long keel and heavy displacement, sharing the classic lines of the Baba 40Baba 30A heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, built by Shing Sheng and Ta Shing between 1976 and 1986Tashiba 40A 13-ton cutter with a high comfort ratio of 41.48, engineered for steady, long-distance passage makingPanda 34A heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, designed by Gary Grant as a refined evolution of the BABA 35
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