Engineering:XOD

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Short description: Racing yacht class
XOD (Keelboat)
Development
DesignerAlfred Westmacott
LocationSt Helens, Isle of Wight
Year1909
DesignOne-Design
Boat
Crew2 - 3
Hull
TypeMonohull

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
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

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