 Many cruising couples have made successful transoceanic voyages and Valiant 40s are reported to turn 160-mile (256 km) days regularly on a passage.After litigation and other business difficulties forced the end of production of the Valiant 40 in Washington, a broker who had sold Valiants bought the molds for the boat and continued production in Texas near the shore of Lake Texoma.The Valiant 40 has been slightly redesigned to become the Valiant 42, which continued in production for 35 years.