Daysailer II Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Monohull · centerboard

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

16.75' · 5.11 m

Disp.

575 lbs · 261 kg

First year

1971

Designed through a legendary partnership between British naval architect Uffa Fox and Olympic gold medalist George Dwyer O’Day, the Day Sailer II is a quintessential American trailerable sloop. When the original Day Sailer debuted in 1959, it revolutionized recreational sailing, moving families off heavy wooden dayboats and onto lightweight, lowmaintenance fiberglass. Fox wanted a pure, highperformance racing dinghy, while O’Day insisted on a small cuddy cabin to capture the recreational market. The resulting compromises yielded a timeless hull form. By 1971, seeking to improve safety and ease of use, the O’Day Corporation introduced the Day Sailer II, which was produced through 1985. Built during the peak of O’Day’s manufacturing output, this 16.75foot centerboarder was designed as a highly stable, selfrescuing family cruiser and a strict onedesign racer. It represents a highly practical pocket cruiser, valued for its simplicity, ease of trailering, and surprising capability in open water.