Passport 42
Description
The Passport 42 is a classic heavy-displacement bluewater cutter designed by Canadian naval architect Stan Huntingford (distinct from the Robert Perry-designed Passport models like the 37, 40, and 41) and built by Passport Yachts Inc. (primarily in Taiwan by yards such as Solar Marine/Formosa Boatyard) from 1981 to 1988. It features solid fiberglass construction (often with Airex core above the waterline), a fin keel with skeg-hung rudder for reliable tracking and protection, a cutter rig for versatile sail plans (including staysail for heavy weather), a distinctive canoe stern and pleasing sheer for classic aesthetics, and spacious, high-quality teak interiors (with fore and aft staterooms, large galley, enclosed head, and good headroom/storage for comfortable offshore/liveaboard cruising). The design emphasizes seaworthiness, sea-kindly motion, surprising speed for its weight, and robust build quality suited to ocean passages; production was limited to approximately 50 hulls (some sources note up to 51), now long out of production but with a dedicated owner community praising its balance, comfort, and capability (e.g., examples like hull #47 from 1986 still actively cruised full-time).
Construction Details
| Designer | Stan Huntingford |
|---|---|
| Builder | Passport Yachts (Taiwan) |
| Length | 42.000 ft |
| LOA | 42.000 ft |
| LWL | 34.830 ft |
| Beam | 12.830 ft |
| Displacement | 25500 lb |
| Ballast | 9000 lb |
| Max Draft | 6.300 ft |
| Year Built | 1981 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 52 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 17 ft |
| p | 46 ft |
| e | 13.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 ft | 17 ft | 46 ft | 13.50 ft | - | - | - | - |
Documents
Sails
Passport 42 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 46 ft - (14021 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 13.5 ft - (4115 mm) |
| Leech | * 47.22 ft - (14393 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 47.49 ft - (14475 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | * 320.27 ft² |
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Passport 42 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 43.77 ft - (13341 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 22.6 ft - (6888 mm) |
| Leech | * 37.87 ft - (11543 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 19.55 ft - (5959 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | * 427.87 ft² |
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Passport 42 - GENOA
| Luff | * 51.97 ft - (15840 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 27.52 ft - (8388 mm) |
| Leech | * 48.81 ft - (14877 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 25.5 ft - (7772 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.99 ° |
| Area | * 662.6 ft² |
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Passport 42 - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | 52.5 ft - (16002 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 29.5 ft - (8992 mm) |
| Leech | 50 ft - (15240 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 1162 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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