Panda 40
Description
The Panda 40 or Tashiba 40 in different marketing/build phases) is a classic heavy displacement bluewater cruising sailboat designed by Robert Perry. 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 | 40.000 ft |
| LOA | 39.830 ft |
| LWL | 34.500 ft |
| Beam | 12.830 ft |
| Displacement | 29000 lb |
| Ballast | 12000 lb |
| Max Draft | 6.000 ft |
| Year Built | 1983 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 52 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 21 ft |
| p | 46 ft |
| e | 14.75 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | 41.75 ft |
| j2 | 16.50 ft |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 ft | 21 ft | 46 ft | 14.75 ft | - | - | 41.75 ft | 16.50 ft |
Documents
Sails
Panda 40 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 46 ft - (14021 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 14.75 ft - (4496 mm) |
| Leech | * 47.7 ft - (14539 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 47.81 ft - (14572 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4.5 in - (114 mm) |
| Area | * 347.572 ft² |
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Panda 40 - GENOA
| Luff | * 53.28 ft - (16240 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 35.04 ft - (10680 mm) |
| Leech | * 49.31 ft - (15030 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 31.5 ft - (9601 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | * 839.2 ft² |
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Panda 40 - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | * 53.28 ft - (16240 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 34.65 ft - (10561 mm) |
| Leech | * 49.02 ft - (14941 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 1384.61 ft² |
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Panda 40 - YANKEE
| Luff | 51 ft - (15545 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 23.25 ft - (7087 mm) |
| Leech | 40.5 ft - (12344 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 85.71 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 18 ft - (5486 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 17.29 ° |
| Area | * 458.94 ft² |
| Comments | Yankee Jib |
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Panda 40 - STAYSAIL
| Luff | 40 ft - (12192 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 15.5 ft - (4724 mm) |
| Leech | * 35.35 ft - (10775 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 82.61 % |
| Length Perpendicular | 13.63 ft - (4154 mm) |
| Deck Angle | 7 ° |
| Area | * 272.58 ft² |
| Comments | Staysail |
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Panda 40 - STORMJIB
| Luff | * 30.84 ft - (9400 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 16.69 ft - (5087 mm) |
| Leech | * 23.55 ft - (7178 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 60 % |
| Length Perp | * 12.6 ft - (3840 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 19 ° |
| Area | * 194.3 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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