Ranger Sailboats

[Jim]

Can anyone point me to a source for information on Ranger sailboats? They are no longer made and I can find little info about them (quality, performance, etc.). Thanks for any help.

 

[Bill]

Practical Sailor (+)

Practical Sailor has reviews in their archives on the Ranger 23, 26, & 33. You have to buy the articles, but I've found them pretty informative.I know one Ranger 23 either circumnavigated or nearly did with a 16 yr old skipper--subject of the book/movie "The Dove"Hope this helps...Fair winds...

 

[Robert Polk]

Great Boats

I owned a 33. It was relatively comfortable and very fast bu a bit narrow. It was a good race boat. It had a lead keel enclosed in fibreglass. The Ranger 26 was also a very good smaller boat and it also had good race potential.

 

[Mike Kenny]

You might be interested in info on Gary Mull.

There are two articles about Gary Mull on the Newport pages. These articles give a brief perspective by the designer including the Ranger line. See attached link.

 

[jcherubini]

Ranger 23 owners

The Ranger 23 Owners' site is run by an avid owner called Arvel Gentry... try his site in a search engine. He is the definitive expert on Ranger 23. R-26 of same vintanges will be similar and also a great boat.BTW the R-23 is an absolutely super boat, designed as a true mini ocean racer (it is NOT a daysailer). Don't underestimate it! I almost bought one... twice. If I had not run across a Cherubini-designed Hunter with more room for less money I would be a Ranger 23 owner right now.JC 2

 

[Dale Wile]

Which Ranger?

I believe I am correct in stating that there are two different Ranger brands of sailboats: the ones designed by Gary Mull and built in California, and the ones built in Kent, Washington. The Kent factory still exists (I visited there a couple years ago), but no longer builds sailboats. The plant now builds a line of fishing boats. There are fleets of Kent-built Rangers around the country, particularly in the Northwest. Notices of Ranger regattas appear occasionally in the Nortwest Sailing Magazine, "48-degrees North".The Mull-designed Rangers are no longer manufactured, either. I have good friends who own Kent Rangers, and another friend owned a Mull Ranger about ten years ago.