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Passport Yachts 40

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1980–1991

A Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop offering tall rig and shallow draft options for versatile cruising

Designed by Robert H. Perry.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

See her sail

The Passport Yachts 40, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from All About Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

1.79 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.79
LightHeavy

272 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 272
EasygoingPowered-up

15.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.8
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Heavier than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2872 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Passport Yachts 40, as the fleet has seen it

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The Passport Yachts 40 is a Masthead Sloop designed by Robert H. Perry and built by Passport Yachts Inc. between 1980 and 1991, known for its global cruising capability. It features a modified fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, with a length overall of 12.0 meters, a beam of 3.9 meters, and a draft of 1.8 meters, displacing 10,328 kg.10:31 Owners of the Passport 40 have reported daily runs of 130 to 140 nautical miles, demonstrating its performance in extreme conditions. A shallow draft version (1.62m) and a tall rig option were available, and later models were equipped with a Mercedes 42 hp diesel engine.9:28 A reverse transom version of the Passport 40 became the Passport 41. The Passport 40 is considered a heavy-displacement, offshore-capable, and storm-worthy vessel, prioritizing structural integrity over the lighter construction of modern production cruisers. A 1982 Passport 40 was listed for sale at $40,000.15:08

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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On the water

The Passport Yachts 40 on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

1seen for sale
$40,000Median asking

  • 1982 Passport 40 listed for $40,000, considered a great deal despite needing some work

    from Be The Captainseen April 2025watch

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
272.3
Comfort ratio
34.0
Capsize screening
1.79
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1513
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1980–1991
Units built
148
Designer
Robert H. Perry
Builder
Passport Yachts Inc

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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.

Passport Yachts 41A Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop featuring a reverse transom and built-in swim platform for extended cruisingPassport Yachts 37A Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop built for offshore stability with a skeg-mounted rudder and heavy displacementPassport Yachts 47A 14.2-metre cutter with a 35% ballast ratio, engineered for a high comfort ratio and stable long-distance passagesPassport Yachts 42A Stan Huntingford-designed cutter featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a stable, heavy-displacement hull for offshore workPassport Yachts 44A Robert Perry-designed cutter offered in both aft and center cockpit layouts with versatile shallow draft optionsPassport Yachts 50A Robert Perry-designed cutter built for offshore comfort, available in both aft and center cockpit configurations

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