- Length
- 7.57 m
- Beam
- 2.44 m
- Draft
- 1.83 m
- Sail area
- 25.08 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement8
- Length overall
- 7.57 m
- Waterline length
- 6.4 m
- Beam
- 2.44 m
- Draft
- 1.83 m
- Minimum draft
- 0.69 m
- Displacement
- 1,818 kg
- Ballast
- 828 kg
- Mast height above water
- 10.26 m
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 25.08 m²
- Mainsail area
- 10.24 m²
- Foresail area
- 14.77 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 9.14 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.23 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 7.47 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 2.74 m
- Forestay length
- 9.7 m
Engine & propulsion2
- Engine power
- 15 hp
- Engine type
- Outboard
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Keel with centreboard
- Ballast material
- Lead
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1975
- Production ended
- 1984
- Hulls built
- 2898
- Designer
- Hunt & Associates
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 17.17
- Displacement / length
- 193.16
- Ballast / displacement
- 45.6 %
- Comfort ratio
- 17.52
- Capsize screening
- 2.02
- Hull speed
- 6.14 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
O’Day 251 generation
01
1975–1984