Ranger 26

The Ranger 26 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Ranger 26

Development
Designer	Gary Mull
Location	United States
Year	1969; 56 years ago (1969)
Builder(s)	Ranger Yachts
Name	Ranger 26
Boat
Displacement	5,860 lb (2,658 kg)
Draft	4.33 ft (1.32 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	26.25 ft (8.00 m)
LWL	21.75 ft (6.63 m)
Beam	8.67 ft (2.64 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	2,050 lb (930 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
General	Masthead sloop
I foretriangle height	33.00 ft (10.06 m)
J foretriangle base	11.50 ft (3.51 m)
P mainsail luff	26.40 ft (8.05 m)
E mainsail foot	10.00 ft (3.05 m)
Sails
Mainsail area	132.00 sq ft (12.263 m2)
Jib/genoa area	189.75 sq ft (17.628 m2)
Total sail area	321.75 sq ft (29.892 m2)

The Ranger 26 is not related to the 1980 Mull designed Ranger 26-2, nor is it related to the Raymond Richards designed Ranger Boat Company 26 of 1978 or the Germán Frers designed 1983 Frers 26, which was marketed as the Ranger 26 by the Brazilian company Mariner Construções Náuticas Ltd for a time.^[6][7]

Production

The boat was built by Ranger Yachts in the United States with production from 1969 to 1975. The design is now out of production.^[1][5][8]

Design

The Ranger 26 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5,860 lb (2,658 kg) and carries 2,050 lb (930 kg) of iron ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.33 ft (1.32 m) with the standard fin keel.^[1][2][5]

The boat has a hull speed of 6.25 kn (11.58 km/h).^[2][5]

See also

• List of sailing boat types