Baba 30

They were built as sturdy vessels suitable for making long offshore and ocean passages needing only a couple of people to crew the boat.

It is believed that the name of the boat came from the way the Taiwanese workers pronounced Bob Berg's name,[1] Ba-Ba, which also means "father" in Chinese.

The boat has a canoe shaped stern The deck is cored fibreglass and is usually covered in extensive teak.

The first Babas were supplied with wooden spars but many of the boats have since been upgraded to aluminium mast and boom.

The rig is a traditional cutter style and a characteristic feature of many of Robert Perry's boats from this stable is a 4 ft laminated teak bowsprit which supports the forestay/headsail.

A small galley is built on the port aft side and opposite is a spacious chart table.

The Baba 30 typically came with two separate water tanks which reside under the port and starboard berths, each holding about 100 L (25 US gal).

A single fuel tank capable of holding approximately 100 L (25 US gal) of diesel is located midships in the bilge forward of the engine