SUMMER CRUISING ONBOARD CLASSIC YACHT RANGER
During a deep dive in the WW files I rediscovered an email received from Paul Garnham concerning the classic yacht RANGER. Refer below (edited)
“It was suggested to me that you might be able to assist me locate the current owner of Ranger. I’m currently digitising my Grandfathers old photos slides from the 1960’s and 70’s and discovered a bunch of photos of Ranger and crew sailing in the Bay of Islands as best I can tell. The owner of Ranger, Mr Tercel? features in a couple of them. I wonder if the current owner of Ranger might be interested or even your website?
I assume it was my Grandfather, Charles Garnham, who took the photos, and I can also identify one of the crew as Mac Redmond, who is my father’s cousin”.
Now I’m hoping I did connect the two, but if not hopefully todays story will.
RANGER also made an appearance on the cover of the Dec/Jan 1961/62 issue of Sea Spray magazine (photo below via K Ricketts)
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We have happy memories racing Fidelis and Ranger several times in recent years.. For us it is a round trip back to NZ from Sydney but always good to meet up with the Classics in Auckland. Ian Cook has been a gracious host as the current owner of Ranger which has been well restored and maintained.
Fidelis has been in Australia now for more than 30 years and has competed in several more Sydney to Hobart races following the line honours win in 1996 .. Regards to all at the Waitemata Woodys .
Thanks for the above Nigel. I believe that Ian C. ‘sold’ RANGER to a group of passionate, younger sailor over a year ago. Kind Regards Alan H.
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Isn’t this yacht ‘Ranger’ owned by Ian Cook of Yachting Developments and RNZYS fame?
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