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2026 Rendezvous Registration OPEN

Nathan Bayreuther - 5/6/2026

Registration is now OPEN for the 2026 Mariner National Rendezvous from Niantic to Mystic Seaport, Connecticut! Scheduled for July 31-August 2, sailors will launch from the Niantic River launch ramp in Waterford and sail about four hours eastward, arriving at Mystic Seaport's floating docks reserved just for us in the midst of many incredible historic vessels. There will be a pizza party Friday night on the docks, an optional half-hour upriver tour on Saturday aboard the Seaport's 1908 steamboat Sabino, the "Open Boat" hour to check out all the docked Mariners and share snacks, and more. We will leave Sunday morning returning to Niantic mid-afternoon.

Participation with your Mariner is strongly encouraged, but members able to come by car and find nearby lodging are just as encouraged to join us at the Seaport for the different activities or even to sail aboard another Mariner as a guest.

Click the link below to find out all the details and to register!

2026 Rendezvous Registration

2026 Nationals NOR Posted

Nathan Bayreuther - 3/19/2026

The Notice of Race for this year's Mariner National Championships is now available! Thanks to Terry Fennell for helping to put this together.

The Championships will be held this year at Riverton Yacht Club in New Jersey on September 12-13. This is the seventh time Riverton will be hosting the regatta since 1998.

Click below to download the Notice of Race.

2026 Mariner Nationals Notice of Race

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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.
 
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