Perry Mariner 39 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Cutter

LOA

38.83' · 11.84 m

Displ.

19,200 lbs · 8,709 kg

First year

1981

The Mariner 39 represents a pivotal moment in the evolution of both its designer, Robert Perry, and its builder, Ta Shing Yacht Building Ltd. Launched in the late 1970s, this model was part of a movement that redefined the "cruising sailboat" by moving away from the heavy, slowmoving fullkeel designs of the era toward a more athletic, performanceoriented underbody. While many Ta Shing builds of this period, such as the Baba or Tashiba lines, leaned into a heavydisplacement traditional aesthetic, the Mariner 39 was conceived as a "performance cruiser." It features a fin keel and a skeghung rudder—a configuration that Perry Yacht Design utilized to provide modern handling without sacrificing the directional stability required for bluewater voyaging. The vessel was often marketed as the "Perry 39" to capitalize on the designer's growing fame, and it remains a hallmark of the "Classic Plastic" era, blending Taiwan’s highwater mark for interior joinery with American naval architecture.