Engineering:Venture 21
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| Development | |
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| Designer | Roger MacGregor |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1966 |
| Builder(s) | MacGregor Yacht Corporation |
| Role | Racer-Cruiser |
| Boat | |
| Boat weight | 1,500 lb (680 kg) |
| Draft | 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with keel down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 21.00 ft (6.40 m) |
| LWL | 18.50 ft (5.64 m) |
| Beam | 6.83 ft (2.08 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | swing keel |
| Ballast | 400 lb (181 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Cutter rig |
| I (foretriangle height) | 24.08 ft (7.34 m) |
| J (foretriangle base) | 7.67 ft (2.34 m) |
| P (mainsail luff) | 21.83 ft (6.65 m) |
| E (mainsail foot) | 9.75 ft (2.97 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | cutter rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 106.42 sq ft (9.887 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 92.35 sq ft (8.580 m2) |
| Total sail area | 198.77 sq ft (18.466 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 252 |
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The Venture 21 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Roger MacGregor as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1966.[1][2][3]
Boat reviewer Darrell Nicholson noted, "capitalizing on the fiberglass revolution in boatbuilding, MacGregor’s business-school project sparked a pivotal marketing shift that helped bring recreational sailing to mainstream America".[4]
The design was developed into the MacGregor 21 in 1980.[1][3][5]
Production
The design was built by MacGregor Yacht Corporation in the United States , from 1966 to 1979, but it is now out of production. It was the first monohull boat produced by the company.[1][3][6]
Design
The boat was designed by MacGregor as part of his Stanford University Master of Business Administration degree program, with a prototype built in 1965 and then put into production.[4]
The Venture 21 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. Early production boats had a plywood-cored deck, while later ones were balsa-cored. It has a cutter rig, a spooned raked stem, a slightly angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a swing keel. It displaces 1,500 lb (680 kg) and carries 400 lb (181 kg) of iron ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the keel extended and 1.50 ft (0.46 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][3]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. Cabin headroom is 48 in (122 cm).[1][3]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker.[1][3]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 252 and a hull speed of 5.8 kn (10.7 km/h).[3]
Operational history
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: Price (on the used market, of course, since this design is no longer made) is below her comp[etitor]s, reflecting an ultra-low price when she was new—and perhaps some perceptions of the level of construction quality. Worst features: Headroom is lowest of the group of comp[etitor]s. Motion Index is worst of the group (though all her comp[etitor]s are so low it doesn't make much difference). Her Space Index is also at the bottom of the list. Her cast iron keel, like that on her comp[etitor]s, is a maintenance chore, since it eventually begins to need frequent attention to keep rust at bay. Hardware is not as high quality as her comps."[3]
In a 2011 used boat review in Practical Sailor, Darrell Nicholson wrote, "with two quarter berths and a V-berth, the Venture 21 technically could sleep four, but this sort of arrangement probably would be brief and acrimonious. Although you could pack a lot of gear under the cockpit, actual locker storage is limited. Some ambitious owners have added sinks, small galleys, 12-volt systems, and port-a-potties below, but the boat’s cramped headroom restricts its suitability for more than a few days of cruising. For the 20-something adventurer with aspirations of camp-cruising on one of America’s many inland lakes, it will do just fine, but more than a couple of days aboard a boat this size will be a sure test of any marriage."[4]
See also
Related development
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Venture 21 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/venture-21.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Roger MacGregor". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/macgregor-roger.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 145. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN:978-0-07-163652-0
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Nicholson, Darrell (25 March 2011). "Venture 21 Used-boat Review". Practical Sailor. https://www.practical-sailor.com/sailboat-reviews/used_sailboats/venture-21-used-boat-review.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "MacGregor 21". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/macgregor-21.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "MacGregor Yacht Corporation". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/macgregor-yacht-corp.
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