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Baba 30

Cutter · Long Keel · 1976–1986

A heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, built by Shing Sheng and Ta Shing between 1976 and 1986

Designed by Robert H. Perry, built by Shing Sheng Ltd. (Taiwan).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.77
LightHeavy

379 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 379
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.0
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

The record

Full specifications

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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

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Allied Boat Co. Seawind9.30 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Thomas Gillmer-designed masthead ketch with a long keel, marking both the beginning and the end of the Allied Boat Co.
Beneteau Evasion 329.70 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA long-keeled masthead ketch that launched the Evasion line and marked a new era for Beneteau
Rustler 319.58 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a long keel, evolved from the North Sea 24 and sharing lineage with the Twister 31
Elizabethan 319.45 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA David Thomas-designed long-keeled masthead sloop with a 50% ballast ratio, built for stability and offshore comfort
Alden 32 Motor Sailer9.60 mSame hull family0.5 m longerOriginally known as the Winsome Class, this masthead sloop features a long keel and was available in both sloop and ketch
Cape Dory 30C9.21 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA cutter-rigged cruiser with a full keel and a 1.27-metre draft, built for steady performance between 1976 and 1987

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