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Valiant Yachts 50

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1994–2011

An evolution of the 47 hull featuring a bowsprit and a forward-shifted mast for improved balance on offshore passages

Designed by Robert H. Perry.

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 narrow beam gives 38 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 38
CoastalBluewater

At 1.69 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.69
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 243
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.0
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Heavier than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1632 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.0
Displacement / length
243.0
Comfort ratio
38.3
Capsize screening
1.69
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1989
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1994–2011
Designer
Robert H. Perry
Builder
Valiant

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Kraken Yachts 50 (Dibley)15.24 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 15.24-metre offshore cruiser with a 19.77 sail area-to-displacement ratio for balanced performance in varied conditions
Bavaria Yachts 5115.60 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 15.6-metre masthead sloop with a 2.4-metre draft, designed for high-volume cruising and steady offshore speed
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