O'Day Daysailer-1
Description
The O'Day Day Sailer is a well-known 16' 9" fiberglass daysailer designed by Uffa Fox with George O'Day, introduced in 1958 and still in production. Over 10,000 have been built, earning it a spot in the American Sailboat Hall of Fame (2003).
Construction Details
| Designer | Uffa Fox |
|---|---|
| Builder | O'Day Corp. |
| Length | 16.750 ft |
| LWL | 15.500 ft |
| Beam | 6.250 ft |
| Displacement | 575 lb |
| Max Draft | 3.750 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 13.80 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 6 ft |
| p | 20.50 ft |
| e | 10 ft |
| p2 | 16 ft |
| e2 | 5 ft |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.80 ft | 6 ft | 20.50 ft | 10 ft | 16 ft | 5 ft | - | - |
Sails
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 20.5 ft - (6248 mm) |
| Foot | 10 ft - (3048 mm) |
| Leech | * 21.53 ft - (6562 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 83.39 ° |
| Diagonal | 21.75 ft - (6629 mm) |
| Head (inches) | 4.5 in - (114 mm) |
| Area | * 105.11 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 15 ft - (4572 mm) |
| Foot | 7 ft - (2134 mm) |
| Leech | 13 ft - (3962 mm) |
| Length Perpendicular | * 6.06 ft - (1847 mm) |
| Area | * 45.47 ft² |
| Sail Type | SPINNAKER |
|---|---|
| Stays | 15.25 ft - (4648 mm) |
| MidGirth | 12 ft - (3658 mm) |
| Foot | 13 ft - (3962 mm) |
| Area | * 169 ft² |
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.