Our Vessel…. S/V Miss Ellie 40 ft. Valiant cutter

The story,

Valiant Yachts, in 1973 when a young Robert Perry accepted the challenge to design a new class of cruising sailboat, one with traditional styling that could be easily sailed by a couple, yet capable of offshore performance normally associated with racing sailboats. The result was the Valiant 40, which gave birth to the era of the Performance Cruising Yacht." Valiant Yachts states that "What began as a simple theory over thirty years ago, is now the standard by which all other cruising yachts are measured." Their position is that "the name Valiant is synonymous with world class performance yachts." No wonder awards have been bestowed time and time again, including the induction of the Valiant 40 into the prestigious "American Sailboat Hall of Fame."

Since our purchase in 2001 we have learned a bundle! As new boat owners we set out to give our 1979 sailboat a makeover to make sure we would be safe and comfortable for this trip.

We have gained a lot of knowledge, experience, patience, tolerance,

laughs, satisfaction, frustrations, nervousness, peacefulness and friends.

We can now look forward to go on this adventure confident that we know our boat.

Specifications

LOA: 39’ 11″ (12.16 m.)
LWL: 34’ 0″ (10.36 m.)
Beam: 12’ 4″ (3.76 m.)
Draft: 6’ 0″ (1.83 m.)
Ballast: 7,700 lbs. (3,493 kg.)
Displacement: 22,500 lbs. (10,206 kg.)
Sail area: 772 sq. ft. (71.7 sq. m.)

Fuel: 90 gallons
Water: 150 gallons
Holding: 25 gallons