O'Day 22 Sailboat For Family Cruising (1973)

The brand new O'Day 22 Sailboat for 1973. O'Day 1973 Gold Medal Fleet Catalog. | GGA Image ID # 23f28cd829

For an overnight or a week, here's O'Day's Gold Medal answer to family cruising, the brand new O'Day 22. She's a real beauty, priced to provide optimal cruising convenience at the lowest possible cost.

The O'Day 22 is as mobile as you like, easy to trailer to your favorite vacation spot. She can be launched at any boat ramp with average depth, and she draws only 23".

Her fixed keel is a very important feature. O'Day faced the question of what type of keel to use that combines safety and performance.

After extensive water testing with our designer, Ray Hunt Associates, we are convinced that the long, thin, fixed keel answers all requirements. It's an innovative idea, proven and tested on the O'Day 23. Actually, the keel on the O'Day 22 is 6" deeper.

Cruising in the New O'Day 22 Sailboat. | GGA Image ID # 23f2ad6e98

We rejected the deep fixed keel to permit "in-close" family cruising and convenient trailering. We also rejected the swing keel. We wanted better all-around performance and safety in deep and shallow waters.

The O'Day 22's fixed, long, thin keel with permanent inside lead ballast is truly a design breakthrough. Combined with our hard-bilged hull, the 22's stability and performance in all kinds of weather will surprise the most experienced sailors.

Interior View of the O'Day 22 Showing a Young Girl Studying in the Foreward Cabin. | GGA Image ID # 23f2ba10d9

The cockpit is deep and roomy with a starboard stowage locker located under the molded seat.

Hull and deck are glassed together to form one exceptionally strong, leakproof unit. She's self-bailing and self-righting, important safety features for any family. Her balanced outboard rudder is easily removed and provides excellent control. She has a sensible sail plan designed for good performance, yet easy to handle while family cruising.

The Trailerable O'Day 22 Shown on a Trailer Attached to a Car. | GGA Image ID # 23f30ac35f

A "smooth" action sliding hatch opens to a bright, roomy cabin that sleeps four on full-length berths. There's ample stowage, too. The cabin top is lined with a textured fiberglass headliner, and the hull with textured vinyl. A bulkhead with a sliding door separates the forward and aft cabins and provides the head compartment with complete privacy.

For all-around performance and handling, this great family boat offers an unbeatable opportunity for safe sailing and wholesome fun.

Deck Plan of the O'Day 22 Sailboat, Side Schematic. O'Day 1973 Gold Medal Fleet Catalog. | GGA Image ID # 23f30d000b. Click to View a Larger Image.

Deck Plan of the O'Day 22 Top View. O'Day 1973 Gold Medal Fleet Catalog. | GGA Image ID # 23f348a119. Click to View a Larger Image.

O'Day 22 Specifications

• Length: 21'8"
• LWL: 19'
• Beam: 7'2"
• Draft: 23"
• Weight: 1800 Pounds
• Sail Area: 196 sq. ft.

Pricing on a Standard Boat

$2795. Main & Jib $275. Total Price As Shown: $3,070

The Standard Price includes as Standard Equipment $414 worth of features and equipment as follows:

Pleasure Group $90. Value

Storage locker (65). All hardware is non-corrosive or made of stainless steel. 2-year warranty. Tabernacle/ mooring and trailing bow eye 125).

Accent Group $97. Value

Molded in waterline stripe (30). Gold anodized mast and boom (12). All colors molded in. Gold racing stripe (10). Teak toe rail (45).

Safety Group $130. Value

Positive foam flotation 160). Roller reefing 112). Stainless steel rigging with swaged terminals (16). Thru-Bolted® mooring and stern cleats (22). Self-righting. Self-bailing cockpit. Non-skid deck. Cockpit drain plug (10). Foam-filled mast and boom (10).

High Performance Group $97. Value

Stainless steel wire halyards with Dacron tail (12). Stainless steel rigging with swaged terminals (116). ning rigging. Full masthead rig. Quick-release cam cleats for main sheet (40). Inside lead ballast.

O'Day builds valuable, necessary equipment into each boat as "standard"...for your safety and enjoyment. Compare O'Day's equipment and construction with any other boat for total value and quality.

Prices shown are Suggested Retail. F.O.B. factory.

What Was the 1973 Price Worth in Today's Money?

In 2025, the Relative Values of $3,070.00 from 1973 Ranges from $17,000.00 to $66,300.00.

A Simple Purchasing Power Calculator Would Say the Relative Value Is $22,200.00. This Answer Is Obtained by Multiplying $3070 by the Percentage Increase in the Cpi from 1973 to 2025.

If You Want to Compare the Value of a $3,070.00 Commodity in 1973 There Are Four Choices. in 2025 the Relative:

• Real Price of That Commodity Is $22,200.00
• Labor Value of That Commodity Is $23,600.00 (Using Production Worker Compensation)
• Income Value of That Commodity Is $41,100.00
• Economic Share of That Commodity Is $66,300.00

Samuel H. Williamson, "Seven Ways to Compute the Relative Value of a U.S. Dollar Amount, 1790 to present," MeasuringWorth, 2026. URL: www.measuringworth.com/uscompare/

Note from GG Archives: Historical price comparisons are approximate. A 1973 price converted to 2025 dollars reflects relative purchasing power, not the actual modern market price of a comparable item. Modern prices may differ because the product, market, quality, scarcity, and method of production have changed.

A Young Woman Checks Out The Cabin Hatch on the O'Day 22. | GGA Image ID # 23f4114d45

Friends Taking a Cruise on an O'Day 22 Sailboat. | GGA Image ID # 23f41dcf05

The brand new O'Day 22 Sailboat for 1973. Part 2 of 3. O'Day 1973 Gold Medal Fleet Catalog. | GGA Image ID # 23f426d5a1

The brand new O'Day 22 Sailboat for 1973. Part 3 of 3. O'Day 1973 Gold Medal Fleet Catalog. | GGA Image ID # 23f42ad3a3

Source: O'Day 1973 Catalog: O'Day GOld Medal Fleet, P. 5-7

GGA REF: BPODY-010-1972-C-CAT-03