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Crusing, hull speed, Cal 34 ft vs O'Day 34
The draft of the Cal is listed as 4' 9", compared with 5' 7" for the O'Day. Would this make it somewhat more tender, YES and prone to "pirouet" out of a hard-on-the-wind beat, also would be more easilly broached. Although the VCG (vertical center of gravity) is not listed, I certainly do a coarse roll period test on both: just rock the boat back on forth and measure the roll oscilations per unit time. http://www.image-ination.com/sailcalc.html but perhaps faster under light winds? YES but wont point as well as the ODay. More questionable for blue water cruising? Since the capsize ratio is near 2.0 on both boats, neither would be a good blue water boat but sind the Oday has a broader beam (11.8) would have better dynamic stability. The Cal being a shoal draft with narrow beam would not be a good stable platform and would be more prone to roll over/capsize in overwhelming conditions. These are nearly identical boats (by the 'numbers') and the D/LWL value of the Oday will make her accelerate a bit faster ... a good thing if you sail in mostly light winds. |
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