BoatsProut Ranger 27

Prout Ranger 27

Catamaran, twin centreboards · Masthead Sloop · First built 1962

Widely considered the world's first GRP catamaran, this twin-board masthead sloop offers a shallow 0.61m draft

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Cbrd.

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

Shoal draftDraws 0.61 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

164 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 164
EasygoingPowered-up

14.5 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.5
  • Heavier than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~98% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 97 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.5
Displacement / length
163.8
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1962
Designer
Prout
Builder
Prout, Sons

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Hobie 21 SE6.48 mSame hull family1.6 m shorterA high-performance catamaran with a rotating spar, originally developed as a one-design for professional racing

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