Baba/Panda 40 Ketch/Tashiba 40
Description
The Baba 40 Ketch (also known interchangeably as the Panda 40 or Tashiba 40 in different marketing/build phases) is a classic heavy displacement bluewater cruising sailboat, renowned for its seaworthiness, traditional lines, and offshore capabilities. It's essentially the same design produced under different names by the Taiwanese yard Ta Shing Yachts (originally under names like Shing Sheng or Ta Shing).
Construction Details
| Designer | Robert Perry |
|---|---|
| Builder | Ta Shing Yachts |
| Length | 39.890 ft |
| LOA | 39.890 ft |
| LWL | 34.500 ft |
| Beam | 12.800 ft |
| Displacement | 3200 lb |
| Max Draft | 6.000 ft |
| Year Built | 1979 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 47.75 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 19.67 ft |
| p | 43.46 ft |
| e | 13.33 ft |
| p2 | 28.83 ft |
| e2 | 10.42 ft |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.75 ft | 19.67 ft | 43.46 ft | 13.33 ft | 28.83 ft | 10.42 ft | - | - |
Documents
Sails
Baba/Panda 40 Ketch/Tashiba 40 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | 43.46 ft - (13247 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 13.33 ft - (4063 mm) |
| Leech | * 44.74 ft - (13637 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 45.01 ft - (13719 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | * 298.92 ft² |
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Baba/Panda 40 Ketch/Tashiba 40 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 41.31 ft - (12591 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 27.41 ft - (8355 mm) |
| Leech | * 34.33 ft - (10464 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 22.62 ft - (6895 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12.01 ° |
| Area | * 467.17 ft² |
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Baba/Panda 40 Ketch/Tashiba 40 - GENOA
| Luff | * 49.06 ft - (14953 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 32.93 ft - (10037 mm) |
| Leech | * 45.34 ft - (13820 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 149.97 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 29.5 ft - (8992 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.99 ° |
| Area | * 723.67 ft² |
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Baba/Panda 40 Ketch/Tashiba 40 - YANKEE
| Luff | * 25.45 ft - (7757 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 30.63 ft - (9336 mm) |
| Leech | * 30.63 ft - (9336 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 273.14 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 27.86 ft - (8492 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 5.84 ° |
| Area | * 354.54 ft² |
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Baba/Panda 40 Ketch/Tashiba 40 - YANKEE
| Luff | 48.83 ft - (14883 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 21.75 ft - (6629 mm) |
| Leech | 39.75 ft - (12116 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 193.11 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 17.38 ft - (5297 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 18.48 ° |
| Area | * 424.28 ft² |
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Baba/Panda 40 Ketch/Tashiba 40 - STAYSAIL
| Luff | 35.17 ft - (10720 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 13.5 ft - (4115 mm) |
| Leech | 29.75 ft - (9068 mm) |
| Area | * 196.28 ft² |
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Baba/Panda 40 Ketch/Tashiba 40 - MIZZEN
| Luff | 28.83 ft - (8787 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 10.42 ft - (3176 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 88 ° |
| Head (inches) | * 4.5 in - (114 mm) |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.