XOD

Short description: Racing yacht class

XOD (Keelboat)Development

Designer| Alfred Westmacott
Location| St Helens, Isle of Wight
Year| 1909
Design| One-Design
Boat
Crew| 2 - 3
Hull
Type| Monohull

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The XOD Class Keelboat (X (Class) One Design (XOD) keelboat) is a small 21 ft day racing yacht with fleets based on the south coast of England .[1]

The XOD Class is unique in having six active fleets around the Solent area, between Chichester Harbour in the East and Poole Harbour in the West. In each of the locations a well-established local Club manages the racing. Seasons and race programmes vary to meet the requirements of the local membership.

The X One Design was designed by Alfred Westmacott,[2] who was Managing Director of Woodnutts Boatyard at St Helens on the Isle of Wight. He specialised in building small day racing boats and these included the Seaview Mermaid, Solent Sunbeam and Victory. Racing first took place in Southampton Water in 1911 under the auspices of the MYC (later to become the Royal Motor Yacht Club). By the outbreak of the First World War some ten boats had been built. After the First World War, building resumed in 1923, continued till 1939, stopped during WW2 and resumed in 1946. The latest boat built was as recently as 2007. The hull shape has remained unchanged since the original design but there have been changes to the approved types of timber, fastenings and surface treatments. This last change was perhaps the most important, as many boats have now been epoxied with considerable savings in upkeep and prolonging the life of the boats so treated.

X One Design racing takes place throughout the season in six locations around the Solent. At each one a full programme of racing is organised by the Clubs involved. Of the 202 X boats ever built, after allowing for those lost to fire, storm, neglect and one even to enemy action, there are still 190 registered. XOD fleets are in Cowes, Hamble, Itchenor, Lymington, Parkstone and Yarmouth.

An XOD is usually crewed competitively by three people, although it is possible to sail with two. The spinnaker can be hoisted without the crew leaving the cockpit.

The XOD fleet is an important part of Cowes Week one of the longest-running regular regattas in the world. XOD's were first raced in August 1911. 2011 marked the Centenary year with an unprecedented 145 entries in Cowes Week. The X Class continues to hold a special place in the event with over 80 yachts racing in the 2014 Cowes Week regatta. This regatta included a yacht originally built over a century ago in 1911 named Madcap \- sail number X5.

The oldest XOD - X1 Mistletoe belongs to The National Maritime Museum of Greenwich, London. It is on display in Cowes, Isle of Wight at the Classic Boat Museum.[3]

XOD Class Cowes Week 2014

## XOD Fleet

Sail no. | Boat Name | Build Year

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X1 | MISTLETOE | 1909
X2 | PALASSIE | 1930
X3 | SILHOUETTE | 1933
X4 | WESTWIND | 1929
X5 | MADCAP | 1911
X6 | COQUETTE | 1912
X7 | SENEX | 1923
X8 | ANN EX | 1929
X9 | ZEST | 1938
X10 | IT | 1924
X11 | BOATSWAIN BIRD | 1911
X12 | DAWN | 1924
X13 | MISCHIEF | 1927
X14 | LINNET | 1913
X15 | KITTIWAKE | 1925
X16 | MYSTERY | 1923
X17 | XYLOTOX | 1925
X18 | NEFERTITI | 1927
X19 | CHATTERBOX | 1925
X20 | PUFFIN | 1911
X21 | SATU | 1926
X22 | SHRI | 1926
X23 | STARLIGHT | 1926
X24 | WINDFLOWER | 1927
X25 | MORVEN | 1926
X26 | CATHERINE | 1923
X27 | ESTELLE | 1927
X28 | ECSTASY | 1927
X29 | CORISANDE | 1911
X30 | ONWARD | 1920
X31 | FRIVOL | 1927
X32 | IBEX | 1928
X33 | CLAIR DE LUNE | 1928
X34 | MERSA | 1928
X35 | FOXY LADY | 1928
X36 | DOLPHIN | 1928
X37 | ARIEL | 1928
X38 | EXILE | 1928
X39 | GONE AWAY | 1928
X40 | KYPERINI | 1929
X41 | SPHEX | 1929
X42 | JULIA | 1929
X43 | MOONFLEET | 1929
X44 | AJAX | 1929
X45 | JEWEL | 1929
X46 | MARK III | 1929
X47 | VANITY | 1930
X48 | XL | 1930
X49 | ROSALITA | 1930
X50 | XCITATION | 1930
X51 | ATHENA | 1934
X52 | ANITRA | 1935
X53 | QUEST | 1935
X54 | LARK | 1935
X55 | FALCONET | 1935
X56 | XANTHUS | 1935
X57 | RED CORAL | 1935
X58 | MADELEINE | 1935
X59 | IONA | 1935
X60 | PERIDOT | 1935
X61 | SILVER WIND | 1935
X62 | JOSEPHINE | 1936
X63 | ASTRA | 1936
X64 | LIGHTWOOD | 1936
X65 | VERONIQUE | 1936
X66 | VEXILLA | 1936
X67 | TYPHOO | 1937
X68 | SOUTHWIND | 1937
X69 | HELENA | 1937
X70 | JANEX | 1937
X71 | WENDA | 1937
X72 | VENUS | 1937
X73 | ZEPHYR | 1938
X74 | FIONA | 1938
X75 | DELIGHT | 1938
X76 | MYRTLE | 1937
X77 | SUNSHINE | 1939
X78 | OWAISSA | 1939
X79 | SNOOKS | 1946
X80 | LASS | 1946
X81 | SAPPHIRE | 1946
X82 | MAGIC DRAGON | 1947
X83 | SEAMIST | 1947
X84 | NANETTE | 1947
X85 | HARLEQUIN | 1947
X86 | AORA | 1947
X87 | EXCALIBUR | 1948
X88 | TING HOW | 1948
X89 | JINX | 1948
X90 | CALYPSO | 1949
X91 | ASTRALITA | 1949
X92 | PERSEPHONE | 1949
X93 | MARGARET | 1949
X94 | SIRENA | 1949
X95 | X-RATED | 1952
X96 | FANTASY | 1952
X97 | BLACKTAIL | 1952
X98 | WAXWING | 1952
X99 | XIN BAI | 1953
X100 | MARY TUDOR | 1953
X101 | THORA | 1953
X102 | WHISKEY JOHNNY | 1953
X103 | MINX | 1954
X104 | GENEVIEVE | 1954
X105 | BLUE PHANTOM | 1954
X106 | SANDPIPER | 1954
X107 | CAROLET | 1955
X108 | LEADING WIND | 1955
X109 | AMBER | 1955
X110 | BETOX | 1956
X111 | ANNABEL | 1957
X112 | XEBEC | 1957
X113 | EXODUS | 1959
X114 | CARIAD | 1959
X115 | MIX | 1959
X116 | THALIA | 1959
X117 | X-RAY | 1959
X118 | ELICIA | 1960
X119 | LONE STAR | 1960
X120 | MORENA | 1960
X121 | CURLEW | 1960
X122 | EVE | 1960
X123 | LARA | 1960
X124 | KATHLEEN | 1961
X125 | ARROW | 1961
X126 | MINUET | 1960
X127 | RACHEL | 1960
X128 | LITTLE X | 1960
X129 | VIXEN | 1960
X130 | ILEX | 1960
X131 | EXIT | 1962
X132 | HARMONY | 1962
X133 | LEDA | 1962
X134 | WHISPER | 1962
X135 | MOLLYMAWK | 1962
X136 | LAFIA | 1962
X137 | RIPPLE | 1962
X138 | SPRAY | 1962
X139 | HALCYON | 1962
X140 | LUCREZIA | 1962
X141 | MADAME X | 1962
X142 | DOLCE VITA | 1963
X143 | SKIFFLE | 1963
X144 | LA MOUETTE | 1963
X145 | FIREBIRD | 1963
X146 | CAPRICE | 1963
X147 | FOXY | 1963
X148 | SIRIUS | 1964
X149 | SKUA | 1965
X150 | PEPPER | 1965
X151 | XANADU | 1965
X152 | BEAVER | 1965
X153 | SANS SOUCI | 1965
X154 | DROVER | 1967
X155 | WHIMBREL | 1967
X156 | GLEAM | 1967
X157 | SOX | 1967
X158 | TERRAPIN | 1967
X159 | DUX | 1967
X160 | MERLIN | 1969
X161 | MAYDAY | 1969
X162 | XENIA | 1971
X163 | MISS T | 1971
X164 | DIANA | 1971
X165 | TORTOISE | 1971
X166 | SWALLOW | 1971
X167 | XERXES | 1972
X168 | PARTNERSHIP | 1973
X169 | PERDIX | 1973
X170 | OYSTER | 1974
X171 | XACTLY | 1974
X172 | LIZZ WHIZZ | 1974
X173 | TONIC | 1974
X174 | FOXGLOVE | 1974
X175 | GIN | 1975
X176 | CRUMPET | 1976
X177 | RELAXATION | 1977
X178 | BEATRIX | 1977
X179 | XPEDITIOUS | 1979
X180 | FEARLESS | 1978
X181 | XTRAVAGANCE | 1980
X182 | SWEET X | 1984
X183 | CONDOR | 1986
X184 | QUIXOTIC | 1987
X185 |  |
X186 | PHOENIX | 1989
X187 | ZOE | 1989
X188 | PRINCESS JALINA | 1989
X189 | ONYX | 1989
X190 | WAVERLEY | 1989
X191 | JUDY | 1991
X192 | FELIX | 1993
X193 | SAWDUST | 1994
X194 | ALVINE X | 1994
X195 |  |
X196 | SARANNA | 2007
X197 | EXPLOSIVE | 2005

## References

1. ↑ "Passions in the X One Design class 1". 15 March 2015. http://www.yachtingworld.com/cowes-week/passions-in-the-x-one-design-65949.
2. ↑ "xonedesign (History)". xonedesign.org.uk. http://xonedesign.org.uk/history/.
3. ↑ Classic Boat Museum www.classicboatmuseum.org, accessed 4 August 2021

## External links

* X One Design Class Association

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