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Mike Stern sent in this picture of his 1979 O'Day 23, Hukilau, that he sails
out of Branford, Connecticut. Says Mike, "I bought her from only the second owner seven
years ago, and have been having tons of fun since. I have upgraded her with a new outboard,
roller furling and some other goodies. Last summer, I bit the bullet and replaced the
original sails. This is a shot of Hukilau at a marina in Milford, Conn., where she and her
crew enjoyed a cruise last summer."
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David Ekstrom acquired his 1978 O'Day 32 just last July, but he's already
putting her through her paces in the waters around California's Channel Islands.
David is shown here sailing near Anacapa Island and taking advantage of one of the
features of the center cockpit design, a "built-in backrest" formed by the aft cabin.
David wrote "After many years of talking about it and looking at dozens of boats, I
finally got my first sailboat. As a first time boat owner, I am at times overwhelmed
with the endless upgrade possibilities vs. the "just sail the darn boat and enjoy it"
philosophy. As time passes, I'm sure that conflict will balance itself out, but one
thing I do know is that I really happy that I found an O'Day 32."
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Bob Craigin sent in this photo of the Craigin family's 1986 O'Day 222,
"Lazy Daze", safely cradled in a boat lift but always ready for action on Bear Lake,
Michigan. "We previously trailer-sailed her to various locations such as the
North Channel in Lake Huron; Lake Michigan out of Arcada, Michigan; along Sleepy Bear
Dunes National Lake Shore; and for several years sailed out of the Hammond Marina in
Hammond, Indiana on my previous boat, a 1980 O'Day 23 from which we sailed her in the
Chicago lake front area. I really miss my old O'Day 23 but also enjoy the easier
trailering of the 222.", says Bob.
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The Arnett family of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, sent in this
photo of their 1968 O'Day Tempest, "Cathy Louise" lying comfortably at anchor. They
have owned the boat since 2002 and sail the boat all year round, weather permitting.
They usually get in a couple of hours of sailing after work and before dinner.
"The Gulf Islands are truly the best", say these Backyard Sailors.
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View a short video of Cathy Louise under sail
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Brian Parent sent in this photo of his 1987 O'Day 28. Brian has the shoal
draft version of the 28, and sails it primarily in Long Island Sound. Brian says
the 28 is a great boat, an easy to handle comfortable cruiser. He sails with his
family of four, and keeps the boat in Connecticut.
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Jim Ekler shares this photo of a "half model" he made of an O'Day Sprite.
Jim says there are a fleet of three Sprites at his camp, and they have
a ball racing them. He made the model from the original plans for the boat
which was designed by R. H. Baker. The plans are titled "Dinghy for George O'Day"
and are dated December 1958.
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Dave Bittle sent in this drawing of his O'Day 25 underway. Says Dave,
"An artist friend of mine did this pen and ink drawing way back in '82
for me as a Christmas present and I thought I'd share it with you and to
make it available for others to enjoy. We were on my 25 on an inland
lake in KS and it was blowing a good bit, he took a picture first then
spent some time doing this for me. I have just recently gotten my boat
ready for sailing, took a few years off for various other obligations
but now sailing calls."
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Kelly and Conner Smith sail the family's 1976 O'Day 25 "Carpe Diem" out of
its mooring for the first time on Lake Arthur in Western Pennsylvania.
They had owned the boat only two days at the time of this photo, but have
a lot of sailing planned in the future.
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Annie's Song, a 1977 O'Day 25, is shown during O25 club racing for Tradewinds Yacht Club
on Carlyle Lake just east of St. Louis. Bill MacKenzie is singlehanding.
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Mr. Akira Takayama of O'Day Japan sent in this photo of the first O'Day 302 made in Japan.
She was launched on July 19, 2005 at Traditinal Hayama mariner. The proud new owner is
Mr. Yuuichi Shiratori of Honda, Japan.
Akira mentioned a few of their many suppliers such as a lead wing keel made by Mars Metal
(Canada), a Kiwi Feather propeller made in New Zealand especially designed by Martec
Propeller (US). Cushions are covered in Toray Ultralucente suede from Milano, Italy.
The mast and boom are by Chsspar Spar (sp), electric panel by Paneltronics, and
wheel steering by Edson.
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