BoatsVenture 15 Catamaran (1974)

Venture 15 Catamaran (1974)

Catamaran, asymmetric hulls · Fractional Sloop · 1974–1976

A straighter-sheer catamaran update to the earlier banana-hulled design, featuring a shallow 0.15m draft

Designed by MacGregor & Roger Macgregor.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran (No boards/asym.)

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
71.2
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran (no boards/asym.)
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1974–1976
Designer
MacGregor, Roger Macgregor
Builder
MacGregor Yacht

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