No ocean conservation group would be complete without a presence on the water. Custom-built in 1986 for Seventh-Day Adventists as a hospital ship, Ranger was donated to Oceana by one of our boardmembers, Steve McAllister. Since then, it has sailed from the Pacific to the Mediterranean gathering invaluable research and documenting illegal fishing.


Name Ranger
Type of boat
 Crowthers Catamaran; designed by Lock Crowthers, built in 1986 in Oregon.
Dimensions 71 feet long, 32 feet wide. Aluminum-hulled, doublemasted with dual diesel engines. Air compressor on board. Carries two inflatable boats powered by new minimally polluting, 4-stroke outboard engines.
Accomodations Can berth 14 and carry provision for six months.
Layout Large gran salon. Full-size navigation and communication center. Large galley.
Deck Layout
 Tennis court-sized deck. Trampoline, water catchment on coach roof, broad cockpit with fresh-water shower, covered pilothouse, skiff cradle and salt-water shower on poop deck, steps ans swim steps on transoms, removable dive platform.
Electrical 12V DC: 120 amp alternators, Heart 120A battery charger, solar panels, wind generator. 110VAC: Northern Lights 8KW, Heart inverter, belt-driven AC generator.
Mechanical Isuzu diesels ( 2×150 HP ), Hurth transmissions. Counter-rotating feathering MaxiProps. Extra pair 3-blade propellers. Dual ram hydraulic steering with destroyer wheel.
Navigation 2 RADARs, 2 GPS plotters, 2 HFs, 2 VHFs, 2 depth sounders, 2 station autopilot, SatCom, WEFax.
Safety 406 EPIRB, Liferaft, Flares.
Deck, Rigging
 Stays’l ketch rig. LaFiel main and mizzen masts. 2 Profurl furlers for heads’ls, 2 winches, 4 Barient halyard winches.
Sails
 Main w/3 deep reefs, mizzen, 130, 110, stays’l, drifter.
Ground Tackle
 Maxwell-Nelssin electric windlass. Anchor with 300 foot chain and anchor with 150 foot chain and 400 foot rode.
 
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"Look for organizations that clearly outline their objectives...For example, the group Oceana aims to protect the world's oceans from pollution and overfishing. When it launches a project, it sets a specific goal that it thinks can be accomplished in five years or less. Forget about groups that focus on raising awareness. Instead, look for ‘charities that are actually doing something, as opposed to telling people the problem exists.' -- Trent Stamp, president of Charity Navigator, which rates nonprofit groups.


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