Venture 222

Venture 222

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Development
Designer	Roger MacGregor
Location	United States
Year	1971
Builder(s)	MacGregor Yacht Corporation
Role	Cruiser
Name	Venture 222
Boat
Displacement	2,000 lb (907 kg)
Draft	4.50 ft (1.37 m) with keel down
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	22.00 ft (6.71 m)
LWL	18.17 ft (5.54 m)
Beam	7.33 ft (2.23 m)
Engine type	outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	swing keel
Ballast	500 lb (227 kg)
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	24.00 ft (7.32 m)
J foretriangle base	9.75 ft (2.97 m)
P mainsail luff	21.00 ft (6.40 m)
E mainsail foot	8.75 ft (2.67 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	91.88 sq ft (8.536 m2)
Jib/genoa area	117.00 sq ft (10.870 m2)
Total sail area	208.88 sq ft (19.406 m2)
Racing
PHRF	258

The Venture 222 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Roger MacGregor as a cruiser and first built in 1971. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The Venture 222 was developed from the 1968 Venture 22. The MacGregor 22 is also similar. ^{[1] [3] [4] [5]}

Production

The design was built by MacGregor Yacht Corporation in the United States, from 1971 until 1982, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [3] [6]}

Design

The Venture 222 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable swing keel. The design is equipped with a "pop-top" to increase cabin headroom. It has positive foam flotation making it unsinkable. The boat displaces 2,000 lb (907 kg) and carries 500 lb (227 kg) of iron ballast. ^{[1] [3]}

The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the keel extended and 12 in (30 cm) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching 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. ^[3]

The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, drop-down dinette table that forms a small double berth on the starboard side of the main cabin and an aft quarter berth on the port side. The galley is located on the port side just aft of the bow cabin and is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin on the starboard side under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 48 in (122 cm) or 73 in (185 cm) with the pop-top open. ^{[1] [3]}

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 258 and a hull speed of 5.7 kn (10.6 km/h). ^[3]

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel noted that the boat has "cheap construction". ^[3]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Venture 222". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Roger MacGregor". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
3. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 210. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
4. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Venture 22 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "MacGregor 22 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
6. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Macgregor Yacht Corp". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.