photo Colin McKinnon
The sun always shines in an X
Well, it feels like it, the racing’s so good!
We have 38 X One Designs here at Itchenor Sailing Club and we race on Saturday afternoons, Sunday mornings and every other Wednesday evening. We are now attracting top helms from other major classes such as the Dragon and International 14. However, any keen sailor is given a warm welcome.
In 2008 some 80 XOD races were completed at Itchenor. We frequently had turnouts of 15 or more boats with a maximum of 24 boats during our popular Points Week, which in 2009 is 24-28 August.
The XOD class has five other divisions along the south coast of England and in 2008 eighty X-boats produced close racing during Skandia Cowes Week. Our class is now gearing up for our centenary in 2011, when we plan to have at least one hundred Xs on the Royal Yacht Squadron start line. That should be great fun!
Why not be part of this spectacle? Now is the time to get involved. We have opportunities here for individual owners, partnerships and crew.
In these uncertain economic times, the XOD is an affordable way to race a classic keelboat, especially with a multiple ownership that allows owners to share the costs.
We have a wealth of knowledge in our fleet, so why not come along any weekend and Xperience a friendly Itchenor welcome to keelboat racing?
If you would like to know more about sailing an X boat at Itchenor email Alan Perry the Class Captain
Alan Perry aboard X55 Falconet
The XOD class at Itchenor Sailing Club