VENTURE 15 CATAMARAN (1970)
Fractional Sloop • Catamaran (no boards/asym.) • Built 1970–1973
Dimensions
- LOA
- 15.16 ft
- LWL
- — ft
- Beam
- 7.92 ft
- Max Draft
- 0.58 ft
- Displacement
- 230 lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 5.17 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 68.2
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- —
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 160 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Catamaran (no boards/asym.)
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1970
- Last Built
- 1973
- Number Built
- —
Notes: This, the first VENTURE CAT 15, has the banana shaped hulls, possibly influenced by the HOBIE 14 and 16 which were hugely popular at this time. \nAnother version with less rocker was introduced in 1975(?), though hull and sail dimension for both versions were similar.
Designer
Builder
- Macgregor Yacht Corp (1962–2015)