PASSPORT 40
Description
The Passport 40 is a renowned bluewater cruiser designed by Robert Perry (a highly influential naval architect known for balanced, seaworthy designs like the Valiant 40) and built by Passport Yachts Inc. in Taiwan from 1980 to 1991. It features solid fiberglass construction, a fin keel with skeg-hung rudder for excellent tracking and protection, a masthead sloop rig, and luxurious teak interiors (often with multiple layout options emphasizing storage, comfort, and offshore liveaboard suitability, including a secure cockpit, U-shaped galley, and private cabins). The boat is celebrated for its sea-kindly motion, good turn of speed, beautiful balance (preserving crew energy on long passages), and high build quality; production totaled 148 hulls (a relatively short but respected run), now long out of production but with a strong owner community (e.g., Passport 40 sailing owners group) and many examples still actively cruising worldwide after extensive voyages.
Construction Details
| Designer | Robert Perry |
|---|---|
| Builder | Passport Yachts (Taiwan) |
| Length | 39.000 ft |
| LOA | 39.420 ft |
| LWL | 33.420 ft |
| Beam | 12.670 ft |
| Displacement | 22771 lb |
| Ballast | 8500 lb |
| Max Draft | 5.750 ft |
| Min Draft | 5.520 ft |
| Year Built | 1980 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 50.75 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 15.83 ft |
| p | 45.88 ft |
| e | 16 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.75 ft | 15.83 ft | 45.88 ft | 16 ft | - | - | - | - |
Documents
Sails
PASSPORT 40 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 45.88 ft - (13984 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 16 ft - (4877 mm) |
| Leech | * 47.78 ft - (14563 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 48.06 ft - (14649 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | * 376.75 ft² |
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PASSPORT 40 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 42.75 ft - (13030 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 19.75 ft - (6020 mm) |
| Leech | 37.25 ft - (11354 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 108.65 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 17.2 ft - (5243 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12.12 ° |
| Area | * 367.63 ft² |
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PASSPORT 40 - GENOA
| Luff | * 50.5 ft - (15392 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 25.5 ft - (7772 mm) |
| Leech | * 47.57 ft - (14499 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150.03 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 23.75 ft - (7239 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.02 ° |
| Area | * 599.69 ft² |
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PASSPORT 40 - GENOA
| Luff | 48 ft - (14630 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 22.5 ft - (6858 mm) |
| Leech | 44 ft - (13411 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 129.94 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 20.57 ft - (6270 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 6.55 ° |
| Area | * 493.79 ft² |
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PASSPORT 40 - DRIFTER
| Luff | 50.5 ft - (15392 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 27 ft - (8230 mm) |
| Leech | 47 ft - (14326 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 156.85 % |
| Length Perp | * 24.83 ft - (7568 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 5.78 ° |
| Area | * 627.05 ft² |
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PASSPORT 40 - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | 51.5 ft - (15697 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 27.5 ft - (8382 mm) |
| Leech | 48 ft - (14630 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 1062 ft² |
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PASSPORT 40 - STAYSAIL
| Luff | 22.5 ft - (6858 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 11.31 ft - (3447 mm) |
| Leech | 17.88 ft - (5450 mm) |
| Length Perpendicular | * 8.89 ft - (2710 mm) |
| Area | * 100.04 ft² |
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PASSPORT 40 - STORMJIB
| Luff | * 29.24 ft - (8912 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 11.79 ft - (3594 mm) |
| Leech | * 24.2 ft - (7376 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 60.01 % |
| Length Perp | * 9.5 ft - (2896 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 18.99 ° |
| Area | * 138.89 ft² |
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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.
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