XOD (Keelboat)
Development
DesignerAlfred Westmacott
LocationSt Helens, Isle of Wight
Year1909
DesignOne-Design
NameXOD (Keelboat)
Boat
Crew2 - 3
Hull
TypeMonohull
LOA6.31 m (20.7 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LWL5.21 m (17.1 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Beam1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) Edit this on Wikidata

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 NameBuild Year
X1MISTLETOE1909
X2PALASSIE1930
X3SILHOUETTE1933
X4WESTWIND1929
X5MADCAP1911
X6COQUETTE1912
X7SENEX1923
X8ANN EX1929
X9ZEST1938
X10IT1924
X11BOATSWAIN BIRD1911
X12DAWN1924
X13MISCHIEF1927
X14LINNET1913
X15KITTIWAKE1925
X16MYSTERY1923
X17XYLOTOX1925
X18NEFERTITI1927
X19CHATTERBOX1925
X20PUFFIN1911
X21SATU1926
X22SHRI1926
X23STARLIGHT1926
X24WINDFLOWER1927
X25MORVEN1926
X26CATHERINE1923
X27ESTELLE1927
X28ECSTASY1927
X29CORISANDE1911
X30ONWARD1920
X31FRIVOL1927
X32IBEX1928
X33CLAIR DE LUNE1928
X34MERSA1928
X35FOXY LADY1928
X36DOLPHIN1928
X37ARIEL1928
X38EXILE1928
X39GONE AWAY1928
X40KYPERINI1929
X41SPHEX1929
X42JULIA1929
X43MOONFLEET1929
X44AJAX1929
X45JEWEL1929
X46MARK III1929
X47VANITY1930
X48XL1930
X49ROSALITA1930
X50XCITATION1930
X51ATHENA1934
X52ANITRA1935
X53QUEST1935
X54LARK1935
X55FALCONET1935
X56XANTHUS1935
X57RED CORAL1935
X58MADELEINE1935
X59IONA1935
X60PERIDOT1935
X61SILVER WIND1935
X62JOSEPHINE1936
X63ASTRA1936
X64LIGHTWOOD1936
X65VERONIQUE1936
X66VEXILLA1936
X67TYPHOO1937
X68SOUTHWIND1937
X69HELENA1937
X70JANEX1937
X71WENDA1937
X72VENUS1937
X73ZEPHYR1938
X74FIONA1938
X75DELIGHT1938
X76MYRTLE1937
X77SUNSHINE1939
X78OWAISSA1939
X79SNOOKS1946
X80LASS1946
X81SAPPHIRE1946
X82MAGIC DRAGON1947
X83SEAMIST1947
X84NANETTE1947
X85HARLEQUIN1947
X86AORA1947
X87EXCALIBUR1948
X88TING HOW1948
X89JINX1948
X90CALYPSO1949
X91ASTRALITA1949
X92PERSEPHONE1949
X93MARGARET1949
X94SIRENA1949
X95X-RATED1952
X96FANTASY1952
X97BLACKTAIL1952
X98WAXWING1952
X99XIN BAI1953
X100MARY TUDOR1953
X101THORA1953
X102WHISKEY JOHNNY1953
X103MINX1954
X104GENEVIEVE1954
X105BLUE PHANTOM1954
X106SANDPIPER1954
X107CAROLET1955
X108LEADING WIND1955
X109AMBER1955
X110BETOX1956
X111ANNABEL1957
X112XEBEC1957
X113EXODUS1959
X114CARIAD1959
X115MIX1959
X116THALIA1959
X117X-RAY1959
X118ELICIA1960
X119LONE STAR1960
X120MORENA1960
X121CURLEW1960
X122EVE1960
X123LARA1960
X124KATHLEEN1961
X125ARROW1961
X126MINUET1960
X127RACHEL1960
X128LITTLE X1960
X129VIXEN1960
X130ILEX1960
X131EXIT1962
X132HARMONY1962
X133LEDA1962
X134WHISPER1962
X135MOLLYMAWK1962
X136LAFIA1962
X137RIPPLE1962
X138SPRAY1962
X139HALCYON1962
X140LUCREZIA1962
X141MADAME X1962
X142DOLCE VITA1963
X143SKIFFLE1963
X144LA MOUETTE1963
X145FIREBIRD1963
X146CAPRICE1963
X147FOXY1963
X148SIRIUS1964
X149SKUA1965
X150PEPPER1965
X151XANADU1965
X152BEAVER1965
X153SANS SOUCI1965
X154DROVER1967
X155WHIMBREL1967
X156GLEAM1967
X157SOX1967
X158TERRAPIN1967
X159DUX1967
X160MERLIN1969
X161MAYDAY1969
X162XENIA1971
X163MISS T1971
X164DIANA1971
X165TORTOISE1971
X166SWALLOW1971
X167XERXES1972
X168PARTNERSHIP1973
X169PERDIX1973
X170OYSTER1974
X171XACTLY1974
X172LIZZ WHIZZ1974
X173TONIC1974
X174FOXGLOVE1974
X175GIN1975
X176CRUMPET1976
X177RELAXATION1977
X178BEATRIX1977
X179XPEDITIOUS1979
X180FEARLESS1978
X181XTRAVAGANCE1980
X182SWEET X1984
X183CONDOR1986
X184QUIXOTIC1987
X185
X186PHOENIX1989
X187ZOE1989
X188PRINCESS JALINA1989
X189ONYX1989
X190WAVERLEY1989
X191JUDY1991
X192FELIX1993
X193SAWDUST1994
X194ALVINE X1994
X195
X196SARANNA2007
X197EXPLOSIVE2005

References

  1. "Passions in the X One Design class 1". www.yachtingworld.com. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  2. "xonedesign (History)". xonedesign.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  3. Classic Boat Museum www.classicboatmuseum.org, accessed 4 August 2021
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