The Venture 222 is an American trailerable

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that was designed by Roger MacGregor as a

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and was first built in 1971.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 210.

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, 2010. The Venture 222 was developed from the 1968 Venture 22. The MacGregor 22 is also similar.

Production

The design was built by

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in the

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, from 1971 until 1982, but it is now out of production.

Design

The Venture 222 is a recreational

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, built predominantly of

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, and with wood trim. It has a

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rig, a

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, a slightly angled transom, a transom-hung

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controlled by a

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and a retractable

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. The design is equipped with a "pop-top" to increase cabin headroom. It has positive foam flotation, making it unsinkable. The boat displaces and carries of iron ballast. The boat has a draft of with the keel extended and with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. The boat is normally fitted with a small

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for docking and maneuvering. The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double

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in the bow cabin, drop-down dinette table that forms a small double berth on the starboard side of the main cabin, and an aft

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on the port side. The

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is located on the port side just aft of the bow cabin and is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The

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is located in the bow cabin on the starboard side under the "V"-berth. The cabin headroom is or with the pop-top open. The design has a

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racing average handicap of 258 and a

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of .

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel noted that the boat has "cheap construction".

References

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Production

Design

Operational history

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References