BoatsRanger 26 (Frers)

Ranger 26 (Frers)

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1983

A German Frers-designed fractional sloop built for IOR quarter-ton racing with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by German Frers, built by Mariner (Brazil).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.52 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,200 kg of hull, so roughly 1,800 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

At 2.39 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.39
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 147
EasygoingPowered-up

23.9 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 23.9
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1593 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
23.9
Displacement / length
147.4
Comfort ratio
11.3
Capsize screening
2.39
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
591
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1983
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Mariner (BRAZIL)

Boats like this, on the water

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Sirius 7277.27 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA development of the Sirius 24, this fractional sloop features a fin keel with skeg-mounted rudder for balanced handling
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/808.00 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 1992 fractional sloop with a high 26.59 sail area-to-displacement ratio, engineered for rapid, agile performance
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/247.32 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA legendary Rodney Johnstone design that defined the modern one-design racer with its high sail-area-to-displacement ratio
Abbott Boats Inc. Soling8.15 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA high-performance Olympic class keelboat designed by Jan Herman Linge for tactical three-person racing
International 8068.06 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Pelle Petterson-designed fractional sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, built for performance since 1974
Dehler Yachts 25CR7.50 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Van de Stadt-designed fractional sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited performance

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