- Length
- 7.6 m
- Beam
- 2.41 m
- Draft
- 1.52 m
- Sail area
- 21.46 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 7.6 m
- Waterline length
- 7.01 m
- Beam
- 2.41 m
- Draft
- 1.52 m
- Minimum draft
- 0.46 m
- Displacement
- 1,043 kg
- Ballast
- 272 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, fractional rig
- Sail area
- 21.46 m²
- Mainsail area
- 12.46 m²
- Foresail area
- 9.7 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 6.49 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 2.99 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 7.71 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.23 m
- Forestay length
- 7.15 m
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Swing keel
- Ballast material
- Cast iron
Production & design3
- Production started
- 1974
- Production ended
- 1979
- Designer
- Roger Macgregor
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 21.26
- Displacement / length
- 84.39
- Ballast / displacement
- 26.1 %
- Comfort ratio
- 9.57
- Capsize screening
- 2.4
- Hull speed
- 6.43 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Venture 251 generation
01
1974–1979