MacGregor 21

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|designer = Roger MacGregor

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|location = United States

|year = 1980

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|builder = MacGregor Yacht Corporation

|role = Racer-Cruiser

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|draft = {{convert|5.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the keel down

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|displacement = {{convert|1175|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

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|hull type = monohull

|construction = fiberglass

|loa = {{convert|21.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|lwl = {{convert|18.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|beam = {{convert|6.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|engine = outboard motor

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|keel type = swing keel

|ballast = {{convert|400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder

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|rig type = Bermuda rig

|I = {{convert|24.30|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|J = {{convert|7.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|P = {{convert|23.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|sailplan = masthead sloop

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|sailarea total = {{convert|206.13|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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|phrf = 252

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The MacGregor 21 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Roger MacGregor as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1980.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/macgregor-21|title= MacGregor 21 sailboat |access-date= 7 March 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220307184930/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/macgregor-21|archive-date= 7 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/macgregor/21|title= MacGregor 21|access-date= 7 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220307224836/https://sailboat.guide/macgregor/21|archive-date= 7 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/macgregor-roger|title= Roger MacGregor|access-date = 7 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210628143537/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/macgregor-roger|archive-date= 28 June 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/roger-macgregor|title= Roger MacGregor|access-date= 7 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220307224953/https://sailboat.guide/roger-macgregor|archive-date= 7 March 2022|url-status= live}}Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 145. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. {{ISBN|978-0-07-163652-0}}

The MacGregor 21 is a development of the Venture 21.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/venture-21|title= Venture 21 sailboat |access-date= 7 March 2022|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220307184907/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/venture-21|archive-date= 7 March 2022|url-status= live}}

Production

The design was built by MacGregor Yacht Corporation in the United States, from 1980 until 1985, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/macgregor-yacht-corp|title = MacGregor Yacht Corporation|access-date = 7 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210628143652/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/macgregor-yacht-corp|archive-date= 28 June 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/macgregor|title= Macgregor Yacht Corp|access-date= 7 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220307225112/https://sailboat.guide/macgregor|archive-date= 7 March 2022|url-status= live}}

Design

The MacGregor 21 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a slightly angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable swing keel. It displaces {{convert|1175|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of cast iron ballast.

The boat has a draft of {{convert|5.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the swing keel extended and {{convert|12|in|cm|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer.

The boat is normally fitted with a small {{convert|3|to|6|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. Cabin headroom is {{convert|39|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}.

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 252 and a hull speed of {{convert|5.8|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.

See also

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