2003 Danish Yachts J Class "RANGER"

Name: Ranger

Type: Sail

Builder: Danish Yachts

Year: 2003

Refit Year: 2020 Restoration/Refit

Yacht Model: J Class

LOA (M/FT): 41.55M | 136’4”

LWL (M/FT): 28.50M | 91’1”

Beam (M/FT): 6.43M | 21’1”

Draft (M/FT): 4.90M | 16’1”

Gross Tonnage: 120 Gt

Displacement (Fully Loaded): 196 Tons / Ballast 80 Tons

Hull Material: Steel

Superstructure: Fiberglass/Carbon – GRP Doghouse

Deck Material: Teak, Steel & Aluminum

Flag: Cayman Islands

Classification: Lloyd’s +100A1 SSC Yacht Mono G6 LMC under 50M and under 500 Gt

MCA: Yes

Exterior Designer: 2003 Studio Scanu, Fred Elliott, Reichel Pugh, DeVos De Vries for 2019 refit 

Interior Designer: Glade Johnson Design

Main Engines: (1x) Lugger 6125A 425HP

Speeds: Max 10kn | Cruising 8kn

Economical: Range 1,500nm

Guest Accommodation: 10 in 4 Doubles SRs Plus Pullmans

Crew Accommodation: 8 in 3 Cabins

RANGER is a replica of the "Super J-Class" yacht which successfully defended the Americas Cup in 1937 with a 4-0 win over the British yacht Endeavor II. The original RANGER was massive in sail area and volume with a steel hull and true to her classic lineage, the current RANGER is the largest volume of any of the “J-Class” yachts. The successful build of the current 136’ RANGER replica, launched by Danish Yachts in 2003 was the result of a passionate yachtsman’s vision and helped relaunch the “J-Class” as a successful fleet honoring this majestic 1930’s era in yachting history. Naval architects Studio Scanu, Reichel-Pugh, and Fred Elliott worked with the original lines of Starling Burgess and Sparkman and Stephens to create a “Super J” that not only wins in regattas, but cruises in style as a proper luxury yacht.

RANGER was designed and built with a steel hull and deck making her extremely stiff and strong in all and any conditions. Since her initial launching in 2003, there have been several refit efforts to reduce tonnage and thereby increase performance in varied conditions. The latest was a very comprehensive restoration and refit completed in Holland at Vitter’s Shipyard in 2019 for her current owner. Veteran J-Class Captain, Greg Sloat and his team managed a 16-month redesign of her deck layout and technical spaces encompassing every system aboard the yacht. The result reduced RANGER by 6 tons in the ends, ballast and aloft, where it matters most, and streamlined and renewed the expansive teak deck for more efficient sailing as well as much more comfortable and safe owner areas. All machinery was “0” hour rebuilt, and all systems upgraded. The hydraulic system that powers the sail handing systems supercharged to handle her vast sail area in all conditions. Hydraulics updated to 560L/min flow and 250 bars of pressure. Can be controlled with custom PLC system both below deck and on deck. It has multiple modes for racing plus cruising to customize flows and pressures for each instance. The central guest cockpit and doghouse were redesigned and rebuilt enhancing owner enjoyment areas on deck. The interior design includes the only J-Class yacht with 4 double owner/guest staterooms plus room for up to 8 crew. The interior boasts timeless elegance in high gloss book matched raised panel mahogany that is superbly detailed and maintained. Countless hours were spent on fitting modern technologies and living concepts in a vintage designed sailing yacht that conformed to the J-Class Association’s rules and regulations. She is the epitome of a "spirit of tradition" yacht and now fully renovated to exacting standards all approved and compliant to Lloyds Classification standards.

RANGER’S interior is a work of art in high gloss raised paneled mahogany, teak and holly floors, white headliner, and exquisite detailing true to the 1930’s elegance she emulates. The interior is finished in high gloss varnish which is in superb condition. All heads are beautifully detailed in art deco style tiling and lighting. Accommodation includes (4) four staterooms aft allowing for 8 -10 total berths. The headroom in the interior of the yacht is an impressive 2.2m / 7.2 feet at a minimum throughout.



The beautifully appointed full-width master stateroom aft with ensuite head and stall shower has a split mattress king berth with leather settees and ample hanging and drawer storage. Twin large overhead hatches and enhanced lighting via additional prisms.

There are 3 double guest staterooms forward of the Master aft starting with an over/under cabin that shares a head/ shower with the adjacent larger double just forward on the port side. The head for these staterooms also doubles as a guest day head. On starboard there is a slightly larger double stateroom with privet ensuite head/shower. The 2 forward guest cabins can sleep 3 guests if needs with pullman berths. All are well lit and have ample stowage.

Forward of the guest accommodations is the main saloon which is the cozy yet formally exquisite center piece of the yacht divided into a rich leather settee on the port side with TV and drinks fringe access and significantly ornate dining table on starboard capable of formal dining for 8-10. The elaborate central opening “butterfly hatch” skylight allows light to flood into the saloon and serve as ventilation to the area. Cabinetry and service stowage abound around the entire space. Elegant teak and holly floors and white head liners with LED ambient

lighting and fixed sconces add to the art deco ambiance.

The professionally equipped galley is forward of the saloon/dining area and to port with generous counter spaces and updated appliance and cabinetry. Generous stainless-steel refrigeration and freezer boxes are fitted in the galley as well as duplicated in the lower tank deck for massive cold storage. Access down to the technical areas, pump room and tank deck is through a large hatch. The crew mess for up to 8 is across from the galley to starboard and is equipped with all ships monitoring systems and video. Up to eight crew are housed forward of the galley in three cabins with two heads. The forward cabin sleeps four while two crew share in each of the other cabins.

The engine room has been generously designed to house all systems and machinery while offering over 7-foot headroom and great access to all areas for proper maintenance. The condition of the technical spaces is superb and resembles a newish vessel owing to the complete gutting, painting and reinstallation of all plumbing and systems in 2019. The spaces in RANGER are unique in the J-Class fleet, which will translate into better maintenance and more comfortable cruising and racing for years to come.

• (x1) Bosch convection stove top (new 2019)
• (x1) Miele oven (new 2024)
• (x1) Panasonic NE1757R microwave (2020)
• (x1) Custom large volume refrigerator in galley -major overhaul 2019 including new compressors and evaporators (2019)
• (x1) Custom large volume freezer in galley and tank deck with new compressors and evaporators (2019)
• (x1) Hoshizaki icemaker (new 2017)

• (x1) Miele T1415 commercial washer (new 2024)
• (x1) Miele W1215 commercial dryer (new 2024)

• Sailor 6390 Navtex (2020)
• Sailor GPS (2020)
• Sailor class A AIS (2020)
• Furuno TZ navigation and black box radar (2020)
• Hatelblad screens 19-inch x4 (2020)
• Gyro replaced (2022)
• (x1) Panasonic KXTD816 telephone system
• (x1) Pepwave integrated cellular data system
• New alarm and monitoring system
• (x4) ICOM VHF handheld radios
• (x1) Toshiba race laptop with handheld Panasonic tablet
• (x1) HP 5530 printer
• Iridium Certus
• Starlink

• Apple TV system with iPad control and movie server (Master Stateroom and main salon) Sonos
• Standalone TV and DVD player in crew area
• AV equipment upgraded (2019)
• (x1) Ship’s server unit

• (x2) Northern Lights MP445D generators; 40 kW, 1800 rpm; 208 volts, 3 phase, 60 Hz
• Port: 4270 hrs. (since 2019 “0” hour rebuild) 6/25
• Starboard: 4500 hrs. (since 2019 “0” hour rebuild) 6/25
• Electricity: 120/240V AC; 12/24V DC/ 60 Hz
• Shore power: 190–440V; 3 phase; 50/60 Hz
• Battery banks (new 2019)
• Main engine starts: 240 A/H
• Generators start: 200 A/H
• General service: 440 A/H
• Emergency: 200 A/H
• MAGNUS Frequency Converter and Transformer 40kW (new 2019)

• (x1) Lewmar hydraulic anchor windlass system (self-stowing, underwater “submarine” deployment)
• (x1) PHHP 125 kg galvanized anchor with Fortress backup
• (x1) U2 anchor chain & rode: 230m x 16mm (new 2019)
• Spinnaker halyard & hydraulic winch main tender chocks
• (x1) Carbon fiber manual stern boarding gangway
• (x1) Carbon side boarding ladder

• High modulus carbon fiber rig & boom -Southern Spars NZ; Fully disassembled and Lloyds Surveyed 2019 and 2024
• Carbon EC6 standing rigging and carbon spreaders (upgraded 2009) Returned to Southern spars and recovered and certified in 2019 Surveyed 2024
• (x2) Carbon spinnaker Struts
• (x2) Southern Spars spinnaker pole (2003 and 2017)
• (x16) SS Lewmar hydraulic drum winches
• (x2) New Lewmar custom primary winches (2019)
• (x1) Manual Lewmar winch on mast
• All Lewmar winches upgraded (2019)

Cruising Sails (North Sails):

• Main Carbon Spectra (new 2015)
• Loose footed battened mainsail delivery (new 2022)
• Yankee (2020)
• Staysail (2020)
• Trysail (2020)
• Storm jib (old)

Racing Sails (North Sails):

• (x1) Race Main 3Di Raw (new 2017)
• Mainsail (2016)
• Genoa (2016)
• G1F 3Di (2015), G1 E, G2 3Di, G3A, G4
• Gennaker staysail (2015), S1, S2B, A1, A2, A4, A5B
• Doyle Mainsail (2022)
• Doyle J3 (2022)
• S2, A4C
• Full inventory continuously updated

• (x1) Mini ISM

Fire Safety

• (x15) Fire/heat/smoke detectors (located throughout vessel)
• (x1) Fixed firefighting system (new 2019)
• (x5) CO₂ portable units (forepeak, engine room, pump room)
• (x12) Fire extinguishers (located throughout vessel)
• (x2) Seawater firefighting stations (forepeak, cockpit)

Overboard Safety (All constantly updated)

• (x3) Ocean Safety Shanghai Star 8-person life rafts
• (x4) Life rings
• (x1) ACR Globe EPIRB
• (x20) Pains Wessex flares
• (x2) Lifeguard 8-man life rafts (for racing)

Miscellaneous

• (x1) MSOS MCA offshore first-aid kit

• Hull/Deck Material: Steel – approved hull audio gauge for Lloyds Class surveys (2024)
• Superstructure Material: Carbon fiber deckhouse with teak veneer overlay
• Deck Material: Teak with varnished teak trim new 2019 12mm with TDS caulking
• Classification: Lloyd’s +100A1 SSC Yacht Mono, G6; LMC; under 50m and under 500 GRT; MCA compliant up to 60 nm offshore renewed (2024)

• Engine: (x1) Lugger diesel, model 6125A, 425 hp - Hours: 2612 hrs. (6/25) since “0” hour rebuild (2019)
• Gearbox: Mekanord, ratio 3.81:1
• Propeller: Hundested VP7 controllable pitch New Rexroth control system (2020)
• Bow Thruster: Lewmar retractable, 50 hp overhauled (2024)
• Steering: Manual chain, cable, quadrant; backup manual steering fully serviced (2019/2023)

Other Machinery

• Air Conditioning: Aqua Air, 10 tons / 120,000 BTU with 13 air-handling units
• Fresh Air Make-up: 35 m³/hr.
• Watermaker: (x1) HEM (new 2019)
• Fuel Filtration: (x1) Racor triple unit New 2019 New Fuel Manifolds (2019)
• Bilge Water Filtration: Waterboy (new 2019)
• Sewage System: Hamann Mini Norwegian
• Fresh Water System: new pumps and engine room plumbing (2019)

Tank Capacities (All opened serviced 2019/2023)

• Fuel: 1,585 gallons / 6,000 liters
• Fresh Water: 1,800 gallons / 6,800 liters
• Grey/Black Water:
• Forward Tank: 370 gallons / 1,400 liters
• Aft Tank: 190 gallons / 705 liters

Water Sports

• (x1) New 4.3 meters and 40 hp (2022)
• (x1) Water Ski
• (x2) Mare’s diving gear
• (x12) Snorkeling gear
• Containers: 3 x 40-foot containers certified for shipping. 1 x fitted out as workshop. 1 x fitted with custom tender with deploying mechanism
• Tenders: 2017 custom 28’ inflatable tender with twin 200 hp Yamahas – low hours of use and able to be stored in a container for shipping. Custom track system for launching

2024 Newport RI Lloyds 20-year Special Surveys completed and recertified including full audio gauge of hull and complete survey of mast and rigging to full satisfaction and resulting in Lloyds Class compliance. All through hulls, rudder, steering system valves, removed and inspected. Prop and shaft removed and inspected. Bow thruster removed and inspected.

Since April 2024, RANGER has been hauled out in Bridgeport CT within a fully protected tent, dehumidified and periodically monitored by her crew. Mast and boom are wrapped and stored alongside as are the yacht’s storage containers.

2019/2020 Major Restoration and Refit:

The current owner purchased RANGER in October 2018 and immediately sailed for Zaandam, Holland to prepare for a comprehensive restoration and refit of the entire yacht and systems. The goal was to make significant improvements to RANGER’s overall cosmetics, her deck layout and to modernize systems to increase her performance potential and render a more cruising comfortable yacht for her new owner and family. Vitter’s Shipyard in Holland was selected for the 16-month refit with Greg Sloat managing the effort and all work was done with Lloyds class approval.

2019/2020 Comprehensive Refit:

• Removal of all hull coatings to bare metal, surveying and treating and suspect areas and thereafter re-fairing and full Awlgrip repainting in Matterhorn White.
• Removal of existing teak decks, treating and prepping steel and aluminum subdeck, removal of existing pedestals, cockpit base structure, forepeak hatch and dorade boxes and re-installing new 12mm vacuum installed teak decks.
• Installation of 2 x new Custom Lewmar SS primary winches and service of all winches.
• Removal of existing pedestal controls, helm station instrumentation and compass and installation of new telegraph style engine controls, navigation monitor & wind instrumentation, and new helm gyro compass.
• Design and Installation of new guest cockpit to discretely house hydrostatic life rafts and allow for 8 guests to recline and dine of comfort and safety.
• Installation of new flush forepeak main hatch.
• Installation of 4 new deck prisms, new mast blocks and general improvement of leads, tracks and overall deck hardware.
• A significant noticeable improvement was the redesign of the carbon composite “doghouse” to allow better seating and addition of 5 windows facing aft and 2 portlights facing forward. The existing fire suppression system was replaced and moved as well as all wiring and nav systems resulting in an elegant, protected interior viewing and seating area.
• The entire engine room tech area was gutted to the hull sides and structure, cleaned and painted. All existing batteries were removed and replaced with more efficient battery systems, and this area was lowered to allow 7 foot plus headroom in the central engine room tunnel.
• 2 X 40 kW Northern Light generators were brought to “0” hours and reconditioned to new condition. Both generators had PTOs added for powering the upgraded hydraulic system.
• The Lugger 425 hp main diesel was also “0” hour-ed and reconditioned and has 2 x PTO’s powering the renewed hydraulic system.
• The Hydraulic system was completely renewed and vastly expanded to offer tailored power to sailing systems.
• Most systems in the engine room as needed were replaced with new ones and are listed herein.
• The Galley was revamped, and all appliances were replaced with commercial grade units. Existing SS refrigeration and Freezer boxes in the galley and below in the tank deck were all serviced with new compressors.
• Additional refit items:
• New navigation and communication systems.
• New custom Alarm and monitoring PLC based system.
• Full MHC Hydraulics system more than doubling capacity from original.

2018:

As in every year, Ranger completed her annual Lloyds Class, including MCA, and Cayman Islands surveys/work. In addition, during the annual yard period, particular attention was paid to servicing hydraulics, all sailing and deck gear, refrigeration overhaul, bow thruster overhaul, electrical upgrades, engine room details and paint work.

2017:

Particular attention was paid to work that would make Ranger faster on the course, from rig optimization increasing sail area and speed to fine fairing of the underbody, new sails and gear.

2014:

Completed 10year Lloyd’s Classification and Cayman Islands surveys, as well as rebuild of engine and generators; 10year rig/rigging removal, survey; teak decks completely refurbished.

2013:

Hull painted, and primary winches upgraded to handle 10 tons of load.

2009:

Replaced rod rigging with EC 6 composite rigging from Southern Spars: New spreaders and new lighter main boom.

In 2018 RANGER was purchased by her current passionate owner and together with the original design brief of sailing yacht RANGER called for a yacht purposely used as a family cruising yacht, a racing yacht, a business incentive tool and a charter yacht. To this end, RANGER was built with all the amenities of a cruising yacht, to specifications of the J-Class Association and further built to Lloyds Class and MCA compliance for potential charter.

Over the years, J-Class rules and technology have evolved. Ranger has kept pace with upgrades and refits in weight reduction, Carbon rigging, new sails inventories, and many refits that keep her comfortable for cruising and competitive for racing.

In 2023 RANGER won the annual J-Class trophy. Previously she won the St. Barth’s Bucket overall, Les Voiles de St. Tropez first place in the IRC A division and among six J-Class yachts racing in Bermuda, RANGER triumphed with a second-place trophy in the America’s Cup Superyacht Regatta and third place trophy in the J-Class World Championship raced in Newport. RANGER is definitely a winner as well as being built to commercial shipping standards that make her the strongest and most capable J-Class yacht in any condition.

On the other hand, RANGER is also an elegant day sailing yacht that easily converts to a world capable, safe long-range cruiser. After the regatta trophy is stored below and the racing crew sent home, her safety stanchions are fitted on deck, superb 24 polished stainless dorades installed and cruising sails bent on her massive rig, she offers a totally different ambiance of relaxed sailing enjoyment.

Whether sailing locally with family and friends, corporate guests or charter guests, RANGER offers a variety of top- level sailing experiences unlike any other sailing yachts available. RANGER offers access to the very rare J-Class owner’s club and a unique opportunity to own a piece of modern sailing history.

Exclusions include all of Owner's personal effects. A detailed list of inventory and exclusions will be provided pursuant to a purchase agreement.

All speeds, measurements, capacities, consumptions, etc. may be approximate or estimated. Specifications provided for information only. Data was obtained from sources believed to be reliable and is not guaranteed by owner or brokers. Buyer assumes the responsibility to ascertain the correctness of all data contained herein and otherwise provided and must instruct his agent and surveyors to confirm all details for accuracy prior to purchase. Subject to prior sale price and inventory change or withdrawal from market without notice.

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