FIN 38 Mariana (G. Jacobsson, 1938)Mariana was built in 1936 by the Wilenius boatyard at Borgå, Finland.Her first owner, Gunnar Jacobsson, a member of NJK (Nyländska Yacht Club) in Helsinki, also designed her, thus initiating Team Mariana´s slogan: "The secret to getting ahead is getting started!".

FIRST YEARS

Mariana is Gunnar Jacobsson´s only Six Metre design. She got her name from Jacobsson's wife, Sally Mariana. She has a rating configuration of light displacement, long measured length, small wetted area and small sail area.

She was sold to a German military attaché in Stockholm in 1941 and then had six Swedish owners during the period 1941-1977.

HISTORY

It was love at first sight when Rabbe Kihlman and Mats Andersson saw Mariana in Sandhamn in 1975. After two years of serious negotiations, she returned to her original home of the Finnish Archipelago. In 1991, Rabbe's second cousin, Erkki Kairamo, bought a 3⁄4 share of Mariana. Rabbe and Erkki's sons Antero, Eero and Jaakko often sailed as a crew of 4

2007 Mariana got new owners when Martin Jansson, Gina Bergenheim , Bettina Nyman and Mikael Frisk bought her.

RENOVATION HISTORY

Mariana went through a major renovation 1973-1975 in order to be at her finest for the 1975 World Cup. After the new partnership in 1991, 30 new ash frames were installed. Similarly, a couple of planks, the rudder and the metal floors were renewed. The original Honduras mahogany was still fine on the topsides but some parts of underwater hull needed new planks.

Mariana went through a second major renovation in 2000/2001 and while the skeleton was still new, the underwater boarding and massive woods were totally renewed during the renovation at M-Yachts Lovisa, Finland, by Martin Rosenstedt.

Mariana underwent further restoration during the winter 2008/2009.She got a completely new teak deck and everything inside was sandpapered and varnished. The deck layout was not changed

BEST RACE RESULTS

Classic World Championship winner: -95 in Sandhamn.Classic Nordic Championship winner: -83, -87, -91 and second: -97.Finnish Championship winner: -91, -93, -96 and second: -92, -94, -95, -97, -98.Commodores Cup: 15 times winner since -77 and three wins in a row -96, -97 (a tie with May Be IV) and -98. Finnish Ranking Winner: -91, -93, -95, -96 and second: -92, -94, -97, -98.Mariana has been one of the top scoring Sixes in Finland since 1977. The World Cup win in 1995 was big success, despite the fact that the race was sailed in very light winds. The silver in 1999 is an even greater success, given the highly competitive fleet of 32 boats.

When Mariana was bought in 2007 she was sailed mostly by women and participated actively in regattas. In resent years Mariana has raced in only a few regattas as the crew/owners have reached "senior+++"age.

While we still love the boat and consider it one of the most beautiful classic 6mR it is now time for her current team to retire.

For more info please contact

matasjansson@gmail.com