BoatsO'day 26

O'day 26

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1983–1985

A short-lived 1980s masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard design for flexible draft in coastal waters

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

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.76 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 20 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

1.90 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.90
LightHeavy

213 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 213
EasygoingPowered-up

15.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.8
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Heavier than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 594 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

On the water

The O'day 26 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
213.2
Comfort ratio
20.4
Capsize screening
1.90
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
617
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1983–1985
Units built
85
Designer
C. Raymond Hunt, Associates, Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt, Assoc.)
Builder
O'Day Corp

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

O'day 23-26.93 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA masthead keel-centerboard sloop produced in Brazil and the U.S. for over a decade as a popular coastal cruiser
Paceship Yachts Westwind 247.29 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA Ted Hood-designed masthead sloop with a keel-centerboard configuration, built for versatility in shoal waters
Macgregor 26X7.87 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA water-ballasted sail-power hybrid designed for versatile coastal cruising and easy trailering
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
O'day 329.63 mSame hull family1.8 m longerA 9.6-metre masthead sloop with a deep-draft keel-centerboard configuration designed for versatile coastal cruising

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