She is simple enough for virtual novices, has decent capacity and offers the potential for club racing.
The Ranger has a very spacious cockpit with the capacity to comfortably carry two adults. The cockpit also has additional seating with two seats positioned at the front of the cockpit and a fibreglass thwart in the centre together with seating on the side of the boat. The Ranger is also fitted with a Gnav-System on the boom to further optimise the cockpit space. The boom is the right height to give good clearance for junior crew. The lightweight pivoting epoxy centreboard and rudder make for easy, family-friendly sailing. Sails are available in Dacron for durability or Mylar for extra performance. A trapeze kit is also available as an option. The lightweight rig with pivoting mast-foot enable you to raise and lower the mast single-handedly.
Features
Safe, stable and reassuring, The Ranger is great value for fun sailing and club racing.
Comfortable cockpit holds up to four adults and a high boom makes the boat feel spacious.
Boom is at right height to give good clearance for junior crew.
Gnav-System, as standard, optimises already generous cockpit space.
Handy storage compartments in cockpit and transom areas.
Additional built-in buoyancy, high-freeboard and flared gunnel.
Lightweight pivoting foam-sandwich centreboard and rudder for ease of use.
The mainsail has a detachable flotation device fitted at the head of the sail. The furling jib is simple enough for a beginner to use making launching and recovery super-simple. Righting-lines and grab-rails are safety features fitted as standard.