BoatsValiant 37

Valiant 37

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1977

A Robert Perry-designed cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, originally introduced as the Esprit 37 by Nordic Yachts

Designed by Robert H. Perry, built by Nordic.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

1.79 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.79
LightHeavy

241 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 241
EasygoingPowered-up

16.2 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.2
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.2
Displacement / length
241.0
Comfort ratio
30.6
Capsize screening
1.79
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1298
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1977
Units built
50
Designer
Robert H. Perry
Builder
Nordic, Uniflite

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