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.
The XOD Class maintain six active fleets around the Solent area, between Chichester Harbour in the East and Poole Harbour in the West. In each of the locations, the 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, 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.Classic Boat Museum www.classicboatmuseum.org, accessed 4 August 2021
XOD Fleet
Sail no. Boat name Build Year X1MISTLETOE1909X2PALASSIE1930X3SILHOUETTE1933X4WESTWIND1929X5MADCAP1911X6COQUETTE1912X7SENEX1923X8ANN EX1929X9ZEST1938X10IT1924X11BOATSWAIN BIRD1911X12DAWN1924X13MISCHIEF1927X14LINNET1913X15KITTIWAKE1925X16MYSTERY1923X17XYLOTOX1925X18NEFERTITI1927X19CHATTERBOX1925X20PUFFIN1911X21SATU1926X22SHRI1926X23STARLIGHT1926X24WINDFLOWER1927X25MORVEN1926X26CATHERINE1923X27ESTELLE1927X28ECSTASY1927X29CORISANDE1911X30ONWARD1920X31FRIVOL1927X32IBEX1928X33CLAIR DE LUNE1928X34MERSA1928X35FOXY LADY1928X36DOLPHIN1928X37ARIEL1928X38EXILE1928X39GONE AWAY1928X40KYPERINI1929X41SPHEX1929X42JULIA1929X43MOONFLEET1929X44AJAX1929X45JEWEL1929X46MARK III1929X47VANITY1930X48XL1930X49ROSALITA1930X50XCITATION1930X51ATHENA1934X52ANITRA1935X53QUEST1935X54LARK1935X55FALCONET1935X56XANTHUS1935X57RED CORAL1935X58MADELEINE1935X59IONA1935X60PERIDOT1935X61SILVER WIND1935X62JOSEPHINE1936X63ASTRA1936X64LIGHTWOOD1936X65VERONIQUE1936X66VEXILLA1936X67TYPHOO1937X68SOUTHWIND1937X69HELENA1937X70JANEX1937X71WENDA1937X72VENUS1937X73ZEPHYR1938X74FIONA1938X75DELIGHT1938X76MYRTLE1937X77SUNSHINE1939X78OWAISSA1939X79SNOOKS1946X80LASS1946X81SAPPHIRE1946X82MAGIC DRAGON1947X83SEAMIST1947X84NANETTE1947X85HARLEQUIN1947X86AORA1947X87EXCALIBUR1948X88TING HOW1948X89JINX1948X90CALYPSO1949X91ASTRALITA1949X92PERSEPHONE1949X93MARGARET1949X94SIRENA1949X95X-RATED1952X96FANTASY1952X97BLACKTAIL1952X98WAXWING1952X99XIN BAI1953X100MARY TUDOR1953X101THORA1953X102WHISKEY JOHNNY1953X103MINX1954X104GENEVIEVE1954X105BLUE PHANTOM1954X106SANDPIPER1954X107CAROLET1955X108LEADING WIND1955X109AMBER1955X110BETOX1956X111ANNABEL1957X112XEBEC1957X113EXODUS1959X114CARIAD1959X115MIX1959X116THALIA1959X117X-RAY1959X118ELICIA1960X119LONE STAR1960X120MORENA1960X121CURLEW1960X122EVE1960X123LARA1960X124KATHLEEN1961X125ARROW1961X126MINUET1960X127RACHEL1960X128LITTLE X1960X129VIXEN1960X130ILEX1960X131EXIT1962X132HARMONY1962X133LEDA1962X134WHISPER1962X135MOLLYMAWK1962X136LAFIA1962X137RIPPLE1962X138SPRAY1962X139HALCYON1962X140LUCREZIA1962X141MADAME X1962X142DOLCE VITA1963X143SKIFFLE1963X144LA MOUETTE1963X145FIREBIRD1963X146CAPRICE1963X147FOXY1963X148SIRIUS1964X149SKUA1965X150PEPPER1965X151XANADU1965X152BEAVER1965X153SANS SOUCI1965X154DROVER1967X155WHIMBREL1967X156GLEAM1967X157SOX1967X158TERRAPIN1967X159DUX1967X160MERLIN1969X161MAYDAY1969X162XENIA1971X163MISS T1971X164DIANA1971X165TORTOISE1971X166SWALLOW1971X167XERXES1972X168PARTNERSHIP1973X169PERDIX1973X170OYSTER1974X171XACTLY1974X172LIZZ WHIZZ1974X173TONIC1974X174FOXGLOVE1974X175GIN1975X176CRUMPET1976X177RELAXATION1977X178BEATRIX1977X179XPEDITIOUS1979X180FEARLESS1978X181XTRAVAGANCE1980X182SWEET X1984X183CONDOR1986X184QUIXOTIC1987X185 X186PHOENIX1989X187ZOE1989X188PRINCESS JALINA1989X189ONYX1989X190WAVERLEY1989X191JUDY1991X192FELIX1993X193SAWDUST1994X194ALVINE X1994X195 X196SARANNA2007X197EXPLOSIVE2005
References
External links The X One Design Class Association