Venezia 42

BoatsVenezia 42

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

Shoal draftDraws 1.19 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.

LightHeavy

88 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 88

EasygoingPowered-up

27.3 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 27.3

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)

Ratios

SA / displacement

27.3

Displacement / length

88.1

Hull

Hull type

Catamaran Twin Keel

Construction

FG sandwich with PVC foam core

Production

Years built

1992–2000

Units built

200

Designer

Joubert, Nivelt, O. Flahault Design, Associates

Builder

Fountaine Pajot

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The family

Related models

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