We spent five weeks last summer traveling in our Venture 25 on lakes and
canals in NY state and Canada along with another couple in an O'Day 26'. The
26 is just a slightly larger version. The 26 appeared to be a very tender
boat with a considerable amount of roll in even a small sea. The boat has a
lot of freeboard which is great for standing headroom but not so good for a
comfortable ride. Our Venture is not considered a "stiff" boat but we were
rock solid compared to the O'Day 26. I didn't get to sail on their boat so
I can't really comment how she handled when heeled under sail but we were
often amazed at the amount of rolling she did when going through chop and
wakes.


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thanks but ive allready read everything on sailboatowners.com and
odayowners or what ever the heck that site is. (just like
sailboatowners.com) ive also read about "knotlink" and all the things
the owner (who is a liveaboard) did to that oday 25.

i still havent found anyone who has taken one to the caribbean though.
most reviews i've read say that its a sturdy enough and forgiving
boat. i just want to hear from someone who has done it or knows
someone who has.

one of the boats that has thus inspired me is the "afterblue", a
hughes northstar 25 that made it from lake ontario to the bahamas with
a fair bit of singlehanding by a very novice skipper. ive read the log
and feel that the oday would ultimatly be the better choice but i
would like to hear if anyone dissagreed.

again though, thanks for the advice.

chris