BoatsBaba 35

Baba 35

Cutter · Long Keel · 1979–1986

Originally marketed as the Flying Dutchman 35, this heavy-displacement cutter offers a stable, long-keel platform

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 35, on the water

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

Footage from Golden Globe Race Official

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 42 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 42
CoastalBluewater

At 1.62 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.62
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 365
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.9
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~84% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 427 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Baba 35, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Baba 35 is a 10.6-meter cutter-rigged sailboat with a long keel, designed by Robert H. Perry and built by Ta Shing Shipyards from 1979 to 1986. Originally sold as the Flying Dutchman 35, it was also produced in a pilothouse version.0:09 With a displacement of 9588 kg, the Baba 35 is a heavy, full-keeled boat.0:09 Aboard *Golden Globe Race Official*, the Baba 35 *The Exodus* is being prepared for the Golden Globe Race, featuring a manual windlass, a diesel cabin heater, and a keel-stepped mast.0:56 The owner installed permanent mast steps after a solo mast-climbing attempt resulted in a knee injury, highlighting the need for safe access aloft in offshore conditions.6:40 The boat's interior includes a foot-pedal-operated water pump in the galley and a chart table equipped with VHF and HF radios.2:37

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.9
Displacement / length
364.6
Comfort ratio
42.1
Capsize screening
1.62
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1181
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1979–1986
Units built
72
Designer
Robert H. Perry
Builder
Ta Shing Shipyards (TAIWAN)

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Baba 30A heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, built by Shing Sheng and Ta Shing between 1976 and 1986Baba 40 Pilot HouseA pilot house cutter with a heavy displacement and high comfort ratio, designed for protected offshore watch-keepingBaba 40A 13-ton cutter with a 41.5 comfort ratio, built between 1980 and 1982 for steady, long-distance passage makingTashiba 40A 13-ton cutter with a high comfort ratio of 41.48, engineered for steady, long-distance passage makingPanda 40A Robert Perry-designed cutter with a long keel and heavy displacement, sharing the classic lines of the Baba 40Panda 34A heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, designed by Gary Grant as a refined evolution of the BABA 35

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