We just bought an 82 O'Day 34 after sailing a Pearson P-30 for 12 years & Tanzer 26 for 8 years before that. the Pearson was supposed to be a tender boat but I never buried the rail in 12 years of sailing it in winds from 0-30 knots in Cape Cod Bay, Buzzards Bay & the Vineyard Sound. It reefed down well & heeled about 15-20 degrees & then stopped. I hope the O'Day 34 is as good a sailer as the P-30 was.