O'Day Corp.

O'Day Corp. was one of the most successful sailboat builders in the US.

O'Day Corp.
TypePrivate Company
Industrymaritime
FoundedFall River, MA, USA (1958)
HeadquartersFall River, MA, USA

History

It was founded in 1958 by George O'Day, the American Olympic and World champion sailor.[1][2]

George O'Day sold the company to Bangor Punta Corporation in 1966. Bangor Punta also acquired other boat builders around that time including Cal Yachts and Starcraft Marine. Bangor Punta was later acquired by Lear Siegler. O'Day went out of business in 1989.[3][4][5]

Boats

O'Day co-designed and built the Day Sailer which was inducted into the American Sailboat Hall of Fame in 2003. More than 12,000 Day Sailers have been sold.

O'Day Day Sailer

In 1959 O'Day adapted the Philip Rhodes' Hurricane design to create the Rhodes 19. Over 3000 Rhodes 19's have been built. In 1982 Stuart Marine Corp. took over production of the Rhodes 19.[6][7][8]

The company built or distributed many very popular sailboat designs including:[4][9]

O'Day 25
O'Day 23
Mariner 19
O'Day 28

See also

References
  1. http://www.dolphin24.org/May02pgs32-35.pdf
  2. George O'Day Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
  3. Conglomerate of Smith & Wesson, Piper Aircraft, O'Day Yachts, Cal Boats and more
  4. Sailboats built by O'Day Corp. by year on Sailboatdata.com
  5. Dolphin24.org - A Website For Dolphin Owners and Others Interested in this Classic Design
  6. "Rhodes 19: Class History". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
  7. RHODES 19 CB sailboat specifications and details on sailboatdata.com
  8. Stuart Marine Corp. - Rhodes 19 | Mariner | Stuart 19 | JC 9 | Stuart 9
  9. I Heart O'Days - Model Information
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