▁suitable ▁for ▁making ▁long ▁off sh ore ▁and ▁ocean ▁pass ages ▁need ing ▁only ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁people ▁to ▁crew ▁the ▁boat . ▁Although ▁capable ▁of ▁sleep ing ▁ 5 ▁people ▁they ▁are ▁generally ▁sa iled ▁by ▁cou ples . ▁Most ▁of ▁these ▁boats ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁N W ▁America ▁but ▁are ▁also ▁spread ▁all ▁around ▁the ▁world ' s ▁ports ▁and ▁anchor ages . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁Bob ▁Berg , ▁founder ▁of ▁F lying ▁Dutch man ▁International , ▁commission ed ▁Robert ▁Perry ▁to ▁design ▁a ▁new ▁small ▁lux ury ▁cru ising ▁y acht ▁for ▁him . ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁Bab as . ▁Production ▁soon ▁started ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁in ▁the ▁yard ▁of ▁Ta ▁Sh ing . ▁This ▁yard ▁is ▁still ▁producing ▁high ▁quality ▁mot ory ach ts . ▁The ▁y ach ts ▁were ▁transport ed ▁to ▁Seattle ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Bob ▁Berg . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁Bab as ▁produced ▁still ▁res ide ▁in ▁the ▁Pu get ▁Sound ▁area . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁boat ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁Taiwan ese ▁workers ▁pron ounced ▁Bob ▁Berg ' s ▁name , ▁Ba - B a , ▁which ▁also ▁means ▁" father " ▁in ▁Chinese . ▁ ▁Ex terior ▁ ▁The ▁B aba ▁ 3 0 ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁a ▁solid ▁GR P ▁( glass ▁rein for ced ▁pl astic ) ▁h ull ▁m ould ed ▁with ▁pl ank ▁lines ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁a ▁tim ber