Baba 40 Pilot House Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · long

Rig

Cutter

LOA

39.83' · 12.14 m

Disp.

29,000 lbs · 13,154 kg

First year

1980

The Baba 40 Pilot House represents a pinnacle of the "Taiwanese Ferry" era, a period where traditional aesthetics met robust fiberglass construction. Designed by the legendary Robert Perry and meticulously crafted by Ta Shing Yacht Building, this vessel is the more voluminous, allweather sibling to the standard Baba 40. While many traditional cruisers of the late 1970s and early 1980s prioritized aesthetics over hydrodynamics, Perry utilized a "performance traditional" underbody—featuring a long fin keel with a cutaway forefoot and a balanced canoe stern—to ensure the boat remained a capable voyager rather than a sluggish antique. According to the Ta Shing Yacht Building history, the yard’s transition from wooden fishing boats to highend FRP yachts allowed for the level of joinery that has made the Baba 40 Pilot House a permanent fixture on "dream boat" lists for bluewater sailors.