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O'day 222

Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1984–1988

A 1984 successor to the O'Day 22, this fractional sloop features a keel-centerboard and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by C. Raymond Hunt Associates, Raymond Hunt (C. R. Hunt & Assoc.).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.41 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 998 kg of hull, so roughly 1,600 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 998 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.51 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

At 2.44 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.44
LightHeavy

131 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 131
EasygoingPowered-up

19.6 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.6
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.6
Displacement / length
130.8
Comfort ratio
10.7
Capsize screening
2.44
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
554
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1984–1988
Units built
130
Designer
C. Raymond Hunt Associates, Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt, Assoc.)
Builder
O'Day Corp, Bangor Punta Corp

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Related models

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