RS Venture Connect

Sailboat specifications

The RS Venture is a 16’4” (4.98m) multiple crew sport keel boat designed by Phil Morrisson (United Kingdom). She is built since 2010 by RS Sailing (United Kingdom). The Connect version features a lifting keel to increase the stability and make the boat suitable for para-sailing.

The RS Venture is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in S and SE version (see all the versions compared).

RS Venture's main features

Model: RS Venture
Version: Connect
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Multiple crew sport keel boat
Sailboat builder: RS Sailing
Sailboat designer: Phil Morrisson
Country: United Kingdom
Construction: GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich foam fiberglass polyester
First built hull: 2010
Last built hull: Still in production
Appendages: Lifting keel : fin with bulb, lifting
Helm: Single tiller
Rudder: Single transom hung rudder
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: Yes
EC design category iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions) A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m: C
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): About
13 800 €
(2020)

RS Venture's main dimensions

Hull length: 16’ 4”4.98 m
Beam (width): 6’ 8”2.03 m
Draft: 3’0.9 m
Draft when appendages up: 1’0.3 m
Mast height from D_WL: 23’7 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 750 lb340 kg
Ballast weight: 276 lb125 kg
Ballast type: Lead

RS Venture's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 159 ft²14.8 m²
Downwind sail area: 269 ft²25 m²
Mainsail area: 118 ft²11 m²
Jib area: 41 ft²3.8 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area: 151 ft²14 m²
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi fractional
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 1
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire continuous

RS Venture's performances

Crew: < 640kg
Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 327 ft²/T30.38 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 552 ft²/T51.32 m²/T
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 37 %