Overview
The Valiant 47 is a Robert Perry double-ended cutter built by Valiant Yachts from 1981 to 1992, a larger sister to the Valiant 40. Only 17 were built. Mark Schrader sailed one, Lone Star, singlehanded around the world in the 1986-87 BOC Challenge.
Design and Construction
The 47 is a double-ender with a fin keel and a skeg-hung rudder. A 40-foot waterline on a 47-foot hull gives a long sailing length, and displacement is about 30,000 lb with 11,000 lb of ballast.
Under Sail
The cutter rig carries about 1,100 sq ft. Lone Star completed the BOC course in 175 days, 6th of the boats in the 40 to 50 foot class.
Buyers Notes
Neal notes few problems with the later, Texas-built Valiants, and that the double-ended stern limits cockpit stowage and rules out a swim step. With 17 built, each boat’s history matters more than the model’s.
