- Length
- 6.88 m
- Beam
- 2.19 m
- Draft
- 1.68 m
- Sail area
- 18.12 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 6.88 m
- Waterline length
- 5.94 m
- Beam
- 2.19 m
- Draft
- 1.68 m
- Minimum draft
- 0.46 m
- Displacement
- 907 kg
- Ballast
- 272 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Cutter
- Sail area
- 18.12 m²
- Mainsail area
- 10.66 m²
- Foresail area
- 13.13 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 6.93 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.79 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 7.77 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 2.74 m
- Forestay length
- 7.9 m
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Swing keel
- Ballast material
- Cast iron
Production & design3
- Production started
- 1973
- Production ended
- 1984
- Designer
- Roger MacGregor
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 19.7
- Displacement / length
- 120.41
- Ballast / displacement
- 30 %
- Comfort ratio
- 10.97
- Capsize screening
- 2.28
- Hull speed
- 5.92 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Venture Of Newport 231 generation
01
1973–1984