Valkyrie
Description
The Valkyrie is a custom sailboat design (#434) by Bruce Roberts-Gletac, a South African-American naval architect known for affordable steel and fiberglass kit boats for bluewater cruising, typically built by individual owners or small yards worldwide from plans starting in the 1980s with no central production facility or official quantity tracked (likely dozens to low hundreds across all variants, emphasizing owner modifications). Construction uses steel (preferred for strength and low cost) or aluminum/ferrocement, with a full keel, heavy displacement for offshore safety, cutter or ketch rig options, and features like a clipper bow, canoe stern, ample ballast (up to 40% of displacement)
Construction Details
| Designer | Bruce Roberts-Goodson |
|---|---|
| Builder | Home Built |
| Length | 44.000 ft |
| Notes | LOA ~43-47 ft (varies by build), LWL ~36-40 ft, beam ~13-14 ft, draft ~5.5-6.5 ft, displacement 28,000-35,000 lb. I (foretriangle height) ~55 ft (typical) ~16.8 m J (foretriangle base) ~20 ft (typical) ~6.1 m P (mainsail luff) ~50 ft (typical) ~15.2 m E (mainsail foot) ~18 ft (typical) ~5.5 m |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 55 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 21 ft |
| p | 50 ft |
| e | 17 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 ft | 21 ft | 50 ft | 17 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Valkyrie - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | * 55.93 ft - (17047 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 34.65 ft - (10561 mm) |
| Leech | * 51.46 ft - (15685 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 1453 ft² |
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