Gary Mull

Gary Mull (September 27, 1937 – July 14, 1993) (cause of death cancer.) - successful yacht designer behind these popular Fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) boats.

Early life and Education

Gary Mull began his college career with a year at Pomona College as an English major, then moved to Oakland City College after taking time off for a sailboat race to Tahiti. He finished his degree as a Mechanical Engineer with a Naval Architecture minor at UC Berkeley.

Design career

Santana 22 (1965) and 27 (1966), also the 37. Gary's first sailboat design, the 22, was a breakthrough design that cemented Santana sailboats and their parent, W.D. Schock, as an icon of the West Coast marine industry. The first generation of Ranger designs noted below bear a strong resemblance to these boats.

Ranger 22, 23 (1971), 26 (1969), 29 (1970), 32 (1973), 33 (1970), and 37 (1972). Most of these were cruiser-racers built to no particular handicap rule, but they rate favorably under PHRF and Portsmouth handicap and have been quite successful in local club racing. Mull himself described most of his designs as 'just nice little boats'. The Ranger 26 won the North American IOR 1/2 Ton Cup in 1970 and is still competitive today in PHRF. The Ranger 23 came in second in the North American IOR 1/4 Ton Cup in 1972 even though she wasn't designed to the IOR Rule. The Ranger 23 also won the Whitney Series in 1972, and is still very competitive in PHRF handicap racing. The Ranger 29 and 33 have always been competitive when well sailed and are still competitive in club racing. The Ranger 37 was designed to the IOR handicap rule and was the last production boat to win the Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC is a winter ocean race out of Miami, Florida). The Ranger 32 is still competitive under PHRF handicap. While the Ranger 29 was designed to rate well under a number of handicap rules including the CCA and IOR, the boat does not fare so well under Portsmouth or PHRF.

Gary Mull (professional speaker)

Gary Mull - professional speaker, author and consultant, specializing in communication and leadership development. He is the current President, and a charter member, of the Professional Speakers Guild. He is the author of the book "Set Your Sails For Success" and co-author of the book "Speaking of Success" along with Stephen Covey, Jack Canfield, Ken Blanchard and others. Gary is a Past International Director of Toastmasters International, and has earned the honor of Distinguished Toastmaster, the organization's highest award.

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