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Review of Valiant 42 RS


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Valiant 42 RS is a large sailboat designed by the American maritime architect Robert H. Perry in the early nineties.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.


Interior

The boat is equipped with 829.0 liter fresh water capacity.


Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Valiant 42 RS is 1.75, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.9 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Valiant 42 RS is about 274 kg/cm, alternatively 1535 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 274 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1535 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

Motion Comfort Ratio

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for Valiant 42 RS is 35.1.

Low High 73% 0 50 100
Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 73% of all similar sailboat designs. This comfort value is just above average.


L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Valiant 42 RS is 3.29.

Slim Wide 54% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 54% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.


D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Valiant 42 RS is 271 which categorizes this boat among 'light crusers & offshore racers'.

Heavy Light 34% 0 50 100
34% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A heavy displacement combined with smaller water plane area has lower acceleration and is more comfortable.


SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Valiant 42 RS with ISO 8666 reference sail is 14.8, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 17.9.

Low High 12% 0 50 100
The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 12% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.


Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail.

mainsail specifications headsail specifications

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Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 37.2 m(122.1 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard37.2 m(122.1 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker halyard37.2 m(122.1 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Jib sheet 12.8 m(42.0 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet12.8 m(42.0 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet 32.0 m(105.0 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet28.2 m(92.4 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Cunningham4.3 m(14.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Kickingstrap8.5 m(28.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Clew-outhaul8.5 m(28.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)

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