What is the history of the Mariah 31?
Many people have asked this question in the past, so I’ll lay it out for you as I’ve learned it from others. Feel free to correct me if I’ve got something wrong. The Mariah 31 was built in California by Pacific Seacraft in the 1970’s. Pacific Seacraft’s first boat was the Pacific Seacraft 25 and was introduced in 1975. The co-owners of Pacific Seacraft were Henry Mohrschadlt and Mike Howarth. Henry was the designer for the Pacific Seacraft 25, Mariah 31 and the Orion 27. They started their company by building the Pacific Seacraft 25 in Howarth’s garage and selling it at the Newport Beach, CA boat show. This 25 foot boat went on to be included in John Vigor’s book, “Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere.” In 1977 the Mariah 31 was introduced. At the time it was reported to be the most expensive sailboat of this size ever built. Many Mariah boats went on to sail the world and their success built quite a reputation for the Pacific Seacraft company. It was rumored that the Mariah 31
