- Length
- 8.61 m
- Beam
- 3.12 m
- Draft
- 1.37 m
- Sail area
- 34.37 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 8.61 m
- Waterline length
- 6.99 m
- Beam
- 3.12 m
- Draft
- 1.37 m
- Displacement
- 3,311 kg
- Ballast
- 1,066 kg
- Mast height above water
- 12.22 m
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 34.37 m²
- Mainsail area
- 14.17 m²
- Foresail area
- 20.2 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 10.97 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.68 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 9.3 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.05 m
- Forestay length
- 11.57 m
Engine & propulsion4
- Engine power
- 11 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Universal
- Engine model
- 12
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 68 L
- Fresh water tank
- 95 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1978
- Production ended
- 1986
- Hulls built
- 544
- Designer
- C. Raymond Hunt Assoc.
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 15.78
- Displacement / length
- 270.66
- Ballast / displacement
- 32.2 %
- Comfort ratio
- 20.73
- Capsize screening
- 2.12
- Hull speed
- 6.42 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
O’Day 281 generation
01
1978–1986