Beta Marine

Beta Marine

Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Fin with rudder on skeg
Rigging Type: Cutter
LOA: 47.00 ft / 14.33 m
LWL: 40.00 ft / 12.19 m
S.A. (reported): 1,100.00 ft² / 102.19 m²
Beam: 13.83 ft / 4.22 m
Displacement: 30,000.00 lb / 13,608 kg
Ballast: 11,000.00 lb / 4,990 kg
Max Draft: 6.25 ft / 1.91 m
Construction: FG
Ballast Type: Lead
First Built: 1981
Last Built: 1992
# Built: 17
Builder: Valiant (USA)
Designer: Robert Perry

Auxiliary Power/Tanks (orig. equip.)

Make: Westerbeke
Type: Diesel
HP: 58
Fuel: 125 gals / 473 L

Accomodations

Water: 180 gals / 681 L

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
S.A. / Displ.: 18.30
Bal. / Displ.: 36.67
Disp: / Len: 209.26
Comfort Ratio: 33.31
Capsize Screening Formula: 1.78
S#: 2.57
Hull Speed: 8.47 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 1,976.64 pounds/inch

calculation mobile

2 nd ad half width

3rd ad full width

Rig and Sail Particulars

HELP
I: 58.50 ft / 17.83 m
J: 20.00 ft / 6.10 m
P: 53.00 ft / 16.15 m
E: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
S.A. Fore: 585.00 ft² / 54.35 m²
S.A. Main: 424.00 ft² / 39.39 m²
S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles): 1,009.00 ft² / 93.74 m²
S.A./Displ. (calc.): 16.79
Est. Forestay Length: 61.82 ft / 18.84 m

Sailboat Links

Designers: Robert Perry
Builders: Uniflite Inc. (USA)
Valiant Yachts (USA)
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Notes

Later re-introduced in 1994 (w/bowsprit and mast moved forward) as the VALIANT 50.