Photo Credit:Beth Reitinger
Photo Credit: Alan Hlavenka
Photo Credit: Nate Bayreuther
About Mariner Class Association
The Mariner is a 19-foot fiberglass sloop first manufactured by George O’Day in 1963, and currently produced by Stuart Marine. Over 4,000 boats have been constructed and can be found all over the country and even internationally. The object of the Mariner Class Association, founded in 1966, is to encourage and promote the use of the Mariner as an economical daysailer, racer and cruiser; to keep the boat safe; to develop Mariner Class racing under uniform rules with Fleet regattas and an annual National Championship and to maintain the one-design features of the Mariner as originally intended by the Designer; to develop and support family sailing opportunities with regional cruising events and an annual Mariner Rendezvous.
Design
Boats Produced: 4000
Class boat builder(s):
O’Day Sailboats Corporation (1963-1979)
Spindrift One-Designs (1980-1983)
Stuart Marine (1984-present)
Approximately how many boats are in the USA/North America? 4000
Where is your One-Design class typically sailed in the USA? List regions of the country:
Northeast, Eastern Seaboard
Does this class have a spinnaker or gennaker? No
Ideal combined weight of range of crew: 350
Boat Designed in 1963
Beam: 7’0″
Weight of rigged boat without sails: 1385
Draft: 10″
Mast Height: 24’10”