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VALIANT 40-2
Built by Uniflite/Valiant Yachts (USA)
• Designed by Bob Perry
General Information
Hull Type:
Fin with rudder on skeg
Rigging Type:
Cutter
Construction:
FG
First Built:
1981
Last Built:
1992
Dimensions
Length Overall (LOA):
12.16 m
Length Waterline (LWL):
10.36 m
Beam:
3.76 m
Draft (Max):
1.83 m
Weight & Ballast
Displacement:
10,206 kg
Ballast:
3,493 kg
Ballast Type:
Lead
Sail Plan
Foresail Area:
43.23 m²
Mainsail Area:
28.43 m²
Total Sail Area (calculated):
71.66 m²
Sail Area (reported):
71.72 m²
I (Fore Triangle Height):
15.33 m
J (Fore Triangle Base):
5.64 m
P (Mainsail Hoist):
13.72 m
E (Boom Length):
4.15 m
Engine & Systems
Performance Ratios
Hull Speed:
7.81 knots
SA/Displacement (Calculated):
15.23
SA/Displacement (Reported):
15.56
Ballast/Disp Ratio:
34.22%
Displacement/Length:
255.56
Comfort Ratio:
34.26
Capsize Screening:
1.75
S-Number:
1.98
Notes
Uniflite built 159 Valiant 40s from 1975 to 1984, when Rich Worstell, a Valiant owner and dealer, bought the molds. After producing some 40s in Washington, he eventually moved the operation to Texas. The first “Texas” Valiant 40 was hull number 267. Production of the Valiant 40 continued, on a limited semi-custom scale, until 1992 when it was replaced by the Valiant 42 model.