Mastering the Waves: The Ranger Tug's Superior Handling in Adverse Conditions 

Thank you for this informative video! When I took delivery of my new R-31 CB Ranger Tug 'JACKPOT II'", we could not find a delivery captain to accompany my wife and I from the dealership, Winter Island Yacht Yard in Salem MA to our home port of Stamford CT. It was during the end of the Covid-19 pandemic and pro-captains were very scarce. Peter Haywood, the owner of the dealership and a very experienced former sailor, agreed to accompany us as far down to Newport RI. When we left Salem Harbor we were immediately in bad weather; gusting winds, high seas, and occasional rain. I asked Peter if we should turn back. He said we would be fine and had full confidence that we would have a safe journey. The bottom line is that we were in 4-6' seas all day with winds on the nose. We enjoyed only a brief respite when we entered the protected 7 mile expanse of the Cape Cod Canal. Upon exiting the canal we entered the notorious Buzzard's Bay only to get beat up again. Peter and my wife ran the boat from the heated lower station, calmly motoring up big swells and feathering her into the troughs. Having never had motion sickness in my entire life, I had to eventually 'give it up' over the side as I hung on in the cockpit. We finally arrived safely in Newport where Peter got off. We stayed in a slip overnight and found a captain to take us the rest of the way the following day. We got beat up again until we entered Long Island Sound where the seas dropped to 3'. The professional captain was amazed at the Ranger's ability to do so well in these conditions. So what was the take-away from all this? I learned that my Ranger Tug was one tough boat. She took these rough conditions with neither a moan nor a groan except from myself. It also confirmed my belief that I will never venture out in conditions that rough given a choice. Finally, I am blessed to have a wife that not only never complained about the somewhat severe conditions we were in but enjoyed the ride and said she learned a lot. Since that time we have used our tug often and love the way she handles and performs. A truly great little boat!

I was out in a 3' chop on Friday. I did get hit by a drop of windblown spray in a 30 knot gust. Other than that the boat didn't take any water on deck. Not an issue in any way. I have been out in 8-12' seas. It was uncomfortable, but we maintained course and speed. Of course my boat is a heavy displacement 36' sailboat. The conditions you showed in Alaska are what I would call nice sailing. That is the difference between a small, light powerboat and a considerably bigger 20,000 sailboat. Considering that the Alaska conditions you showed are pretty common here on the Maine coast I am rethinking my plan to buy a Ranger 27 to replace my current boat.I think I will look at a Grand Banks 36 of maybe a Sabre 36 fast trawler.

Out running a hurricane Leaving Bahamas heading for ft pierce fl. 31 foot boat 10-12 foot following seas Rode the back of 15 footer coming though the inlet Woopie

Been out in 4-7' in our 2016 R29S Volvo D4 260 inboard on Lake Michigan despite wave forecasts being 1-3'. Not fun at all. Shaken but not shattered.

Recreational boating is awesome. Commercial ships get damaged or sunk in high seas. I've seen swell's come between us & another ship. We couldn't see each other. Reference the..." Perfect Storm "

Perhaps Rangers would sell more if they weren't so hellishly expensive.

2-4' is just normal summer weather on Johnstone Strait. The Ranger's lack of bow flare and reserve buoyancy just makes for a wet ride on a small boat - I'm sorry but that is so far from rough conditions.

Ya no ranger tugs are way over priced, this one is $150,000 if you jump up to a 3 more ft your looking at 400,000 and for the 40’ is 1.2 million there are so many other weekenders out there that are priced so much better

pimping overpriced junk

Lmao….thats not even slightly rough