Cowes Port Handbook 2014-2015 April 2014

COWES PORT HANDBOOK 2014 - 2015 Fleets of Cowes ............................ X One Designs Rick Tomlinson Cowes hosts six main small keelboat fleets that race regularly during the season. Racing in the Solent is always interesting as no two races are ever the same. The unique tide and wind patterns combined with the numerous courses, which the race committees from the five Cowes yacht clubs set, conspire to produce some excellent racing. X One Design .................. The X One Design (XOD) was designed by Alfred Westmacott on the Isle of Wight and first raced on Southampton Water in 1911. Today, the X One Design Class is thriving with more than 140 boats of all ages competing on equal terms. Including the Cowes division, there are six active divisions around the Solent between Chichester Harbour in the east and Poole Harbour in the west. X The XOD fleet has attracted many experienced helms and crew and the standard of sailing at the front of the fleets is undoubtedly high. Whenever you sail you can be sure of good competition. Boats are equal, turnouts are good and races are keenly contested throughout the fleet. The Cowes Division is continuing to grow and turns out in good numbers all through the season. Easily the largest class in Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week they are an enduring, popular and relatively inexpensive racing boat. www.xonedesign.org.uk. Class Captain, Mike Till. Official XOD boat builders & specialists for all your X needs 78 COWES.co.uk Mobile: 07900 925831 Office: 01983 760354

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