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Valiant Yachts 42

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1992–2010

A Robert Perry-designed offshore cutter featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a heavy displacement hull for blue-water stability

Designed by Robert H. Perry.

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

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The Valiant Yachts 42, on the water

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Footage from 59° North Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelyComfort 35Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.76Bluewater
LightD/L 267Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 16.1Powered-up
TenderBallast 39%Stiff

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

  • Heavier than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2639 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Sailed by the fleet

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Valiant Yachts 42 on video

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Market signal

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1channel looked into buying

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
267.4
Comfort ratio
34.9
Capsize screening
1.76
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1572
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1992–2010
Designer
Robert H. Perry
Builder
Valiant Yachts

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Moody 4212.74 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead ketch offered with a center cockpit and an optional inside steering station for all-weather cruising
Sirius 40 DS12.90 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.9-metre fractional sloop built since 2015, offering a deep 2.3-metre draft for performance and stability
Rustler Yachts 4212.80 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.8-metre cutter with a 40% ballast ratio, engineered for heavy-weather stability and long-range blue water autonomy
Pearson Yachts 41912.73 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA short-lived 1970s production run designed for the charter trade, featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and shoal draft
Pearson Yachts 424 Ketch12.90 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead ketch featuring an aft cockpit layout and a 1.6-metre draft for versatile coastal and offshore cruising
Victoire Yachts 4212.70 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA modern evolution of the 42 Classic, featuring a redesigned deck and interior layout for contemporary cruising

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