Valiant sailing boat

[Rhylsailor]

I have been looking at buying a valiant 22ft sailing boat but when looking around internet I can not find info on these only 40 or 32 ft ones...did valiant actually make these boats

 

[LittleSister]

Note that Valiant may not be the name of the make of the boat, but of the model (e.g. Bloggs Valiant). (It might even be just the name of the particular boat.)

I am not aware of a 22ft Valiant, but the 18ft Valiant, which was a small cruiser from the early 70's with fin and bilge keel versions, is fairly common: Valiant 18 — Sailboat Guide

If it might be one of those (it wouldn't be the first time a boat was advertised with the wrong length, deliberately or inadvertently), a Google of 'Valiant 18' will find you lots of pictures, and also links to previous threads on this YBW forum about them.

 

[Rhylsailor]

Thanks little sister I've attached a photo of the boat if anyone recognises the make a model

 

[LittleSister]

Definitely not a Valiant 18, then. Sorry, I don't recognise it, but it's a nice looking boat.

 

[Simonpk]

Looks a bit like a Halcyon 23 to me.

 

[Dan Tribe]

Doesn't look like the Valiant that I remember. Could be an import? It has a vaguely Dutch look to me.

 

[Bajansailor]

It looks a bit like a Westerly 25?
https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/westerly-25

 

[LittleSister]

It is reminiscent of the Halcyon 23 (that was one of my first thoughts, too, once I'd seen the pic), but they have transom hung rudders.

It is definitely not a Westerly 25 - different shaped coachroof, and completely different keel and rudder profiles.

Do let us know the answer once you find it out!

 

[Wansworth]

Signet?

 

[LittleSister]

Signet?

By George, I think you've got it! (Though a Signet is only 20ft.)

 

[Bajansailor]

https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/signet-20

 

[Wansworth]

By George, I think you've got it! (Though a Signet is only 20ft.)

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Now that would have been a starter boat in my youth?

 

[Rhylsailor]

Thanks for all the replies I'm gonna settle with a signet till I get to measure it on sunday ... I'm new to this sailing stuff and wanted to makes sure the insurance was accurate in case I sink it at sea

 

[LittleSister]

'Signet 20 & Signet 20 Mk 2:
LOA 19' 10",
Beam 6' 8",
Draft 3' (long fin) or 2' (bilge keel).
A proper little pocket cruiser and good all-weather performer from early 1970s, with a long production run and many builders (and varying build standards). American design, traditional looks, modest accommodation.'

(from Hoskyns Yacht Directories' The A-Z Good Yacht Guide)

p.s. From a rummage around the internet it seems that among the builders in the UK were Hurley, who had a pretty good reputation (there was at some point some info on the Signet on the Hurley Owners' Club website), and also Newbridge Boats, who had a reputation for rather patchy build quality control.

 

[Wansworth]

Do I win a prize for guessing correctly?

 

[LittleSister]

Do I win a prize for guessing correctly?

Yes. You're awarded a virtual one of these:

 

[Tam Lin]

Thanks for all the replies I'm gonna settle with a signet till I get to measure it on sunday ... I'm new to this sailing stuff and wanted to makes sure the insurance was accurate in case I sink it at sea

If you are new to sailing then don’t pay too much for it. People are literally giving boats away at the moment.

 

[DownWest]

And, have a good look at the sails. Expensive to replace if tatty.