Valiant 40 - Side Entry

NOTE:After 16 years of living aboard and circumnavigating, the owner is busy removing all personal and unnecessary items, and the photos represent that, but will be upgraded as things progress.IN THE OWNERS WORDS:"Brick HOUSE" has returned from her 16 year circumnavigation. The care and upgrades that Patrick Childress and later Rebecca Childress, have put in to this boat have been never ending. In effort to get Brick House across an ocean and home safely, Rebecca has concentrated on upgrading the boat extensively in every safety and seaworthy conscience way that she possibly could do. The boat is ready to cross an ocean tomorrow short of provisions.Many boats can cross oceans but there is no boat more comfortable and sea kindly than Brick House. It’s with a heavy heart that Rebecca puts her on the market, but she desperately wants to see Brick House continue to cruise. She isn’t a dock boat… she’s not a weekend boat. She is the highest example of a boat ready to go anywhere right now. No, her wood and paint would not impress the next port of call she travels to, but like it’s always been… when she pulls in right after a storm she wonders what the fuss was about… for she didn’t skip a beat in the storm that has flattened the village she has just rocked in to without batting an eyelash. She sails as well in a storm as she does in light air. Come see Brick House to see where she gets her name… one strong, ready to go seaworthy sailboat. Call and ask about the bones of Brick House… the sailing capabilities, what she can do in heavy weather… not about her varnish and paint… that’s the small stuff. Nowhere will you find a boat this ready to sail away.GENERAL INFORMATION:“BRICK HOUSE" IS ABSOLUTELY LOADED & SHE'S CHOMPING AT HER DOCK LINES, READY TO CRUISE THE OCEANS OF THE WORLD ONCE AGAIN!!!The Saga of the Valiant 40, “BRICK HOUSE”“BRICK HOUSE,” a thoughtfully remanufactured 1976 VALIANT 40 has just come to the market for cruisers who realize the GREAT VALUE of a highly prized VALIANT 40 and the economics of the market today!    “BRICK HOUSE” is available TODAY boasting the Classic Valiant 40 Pedigree…..a VALIANT 40’ that has inspired more world class sailors through youtube posts, articles and social media sites,  than any other Valiant EVER!!! The message was always, “you can do it, this is how to do it, come join us with your own adventures of sailing around the world and, nothing is too big nor too overwhelming to overcome in the world of sailing”.To say that the history of “BRICK HOUSE” is awe inspiring would be like minimizing the Statue of Liberty!!!The listing broker first sold this Valiant as a new yacht in Seattle while he was the V.P. of Valiant Yachts, to a couple who came from Texas, then to a Lt. Commander in the Coast Guard and then to “Brickhouse” and he knows THIS BOAT!!!!!LOOK NO FURTHER!!!The world famous sailing yacht “BRICK HOUSE” has come on the market for all of the cruisers who realize the GREAT VALUE of a highly prized VALIANT 40.Sailors worldwide have followed the YouTube videos of the renowned “BRICK HOUSE” circumnavigation and the owners upgrades, adventures, and countries visited during the 14 year circumnavigation.We are thrilled to be the owners “BROKERS OF CHOICE” to represent this classic, hugely equipped, circumnavigated proven blue water vet. ”BRICK HOUSE” is one of the most “famous and well known of the Valiant 40’s” and has had 2  owners who wrote books either about their adventures aboard or cruising guides while sailing this yacht and of course “BRICK HOUSE” has a YouTube following that spans years of cruising around the world.The Valiant 40 was designed by one of the more innovative and forward thinking yacht designers of the past century, Robert Perry. Today, as a personal friend, we often refer to him as “the father of the cruising yacht”. The hundreds of yachts of his design now sailing the oceans of the world have justly earned him a solid reputation among the best designers of the modern cruising sailing yachts.Many of you have followed our Valiant brokerage offerings, and know our passion and our extensive knowledge of these famous, ocean proven yachts from the drawing board of our dear friend, the well-known yacht architect, Bob Perry. Each yacht is beautiful and world sailing capable, but “BRICK HOUSE” may well be known by sailors worldwide, more than any other current blue water sailing yacht.“BRICK HOUSEI” was built by Uniflite in 1976 as a semi-custom boat for her original owner, and though she’s had only two owners, in 38 years, she is in classic yachting fashion, loved, and so very well equipped for extensive cruising and a gracious and elegant life for the liveaboard sailor.The VALIANT 40 is the boat that “wrote the book” on shorthanded, transoceanic passagemaking.  VALIANT Yachts are the standard for performance offshore cruising, by which all others are judged.  “BRICK HOUSE’S”sistership, Mark Schrader's VALIANT 40  "Resourceful" was the FIRST AMERICAN BOAT to circumnavigate via the five southern capes. There have been more major shorthanded and singlehanded transoceanic passages, including circumnavigations, aboard VALIANT Yachts, than any other line of yachts ever built!!! The listing agent will be happy to discuss these statistics, which he knows well, as well as all aspects of “BRICK HOUSE”.There are MANY wonderful and adventurous stories about this renowned yacht, which the listing broker would love to share with her new owners.“BRICK HOUES’S” classic Valiant lines incorporate a tumble home stern, bulwarks, dorades, opening ports, oversize rigging and quality construction and has all of the attributes seen as important in a long-distance voyaging sailboat.The Valiant 40 is a modern classic. Performance has become synonymous with Valiant and is in no small way responsible for its success. SAIL Magazine selected the Valiant 40 as the ”Offshore Cruiser of the “Decade”, and Valiant’s induction into the Sailing Hall of Fame.TIME TO QUIT DREAMING…YOU CAN GO SAILING TO ALL THOSE TROPICAL ISLANDS, STARTING TODAY!!!  THERE ARE GREAT ADVENTURES AWAITING YOU,  onboard YOUR NEW YACHT,the Valiant 40’ named “BRICK HOUSE”.The owner has said the following:“The cosmetics are not wonderful… I have concentrated on seaworthy and safety … I’ve done everything positive to make it safe for me and for my crew, as we cross oceans. Nobody will be impressed on the beauty of the teak or decks … better inside… but if they examine this boat closely and compare it to others they will see that there is just no safer boat! I have kept all systems and rigging etc all ages of maintenance schedules, to be sure there are no fire drills at sea… and there never has been. We and I, have ALWAYS stayed ahead of the curve! Our lives have always depended on that!Look over this listing and then start planning your cruise!!! No words can replace actually seeing her, so call TODAY to arrange a viewing, you will not be disappointed.MORE INFO COMING AS FAST AS WE CAN TYPE!!!Show More