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The XOD was originally designed in 1909 by Alfred Westmacott and most are still sailing today. Originally with a wooden gaff rig and asymmetric spinnaker this was altered in 1928 to the current spruce bermudan rig with the symmetric spinnaker being adopted in 1969.

The class is very popular on the south coast with fleets in Parkstone, Yarmouth, Lymington, Hamble & Itchenor. They are regularly the largest one-design fleet at Cowes Week.

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Show news Save the Date - Cowes Classics Regatta 2026
The dates now confirmed after a highly successful 2025 event
Posted today at 2:00 pm
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 overall
Building breeze and sea state create a spectacular conclusion
Posted on 1 Jun
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2
Fog lifts on the Solent to reveal the front-runner
Posted on 31 May
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 1
Perfect Solent Conditions
Posted on 31 May
Poole Week Revitalised For 2025
New race teams and new courses for the summer's big event
Posted on 24 May
Cowes Classics Regatta countdown is on
A week away, and late entries are coming in thick and fast across all divisions
Posted on 23 May
Rooster are Clothing Partner of Poole Regatta
2026 is shaping up to be the largest in the event's history
Posted on 22 May
X 195 'Turtle' Launch
The first new X One Design in 18 years!
Posted on 17 May
The Allure of Timber
The longevity, and sheer beauty, of boats made of wood
Posted on 29 Apr
Entries open for Cowes Classics Regatta
NoR published - see you there at the end of May
Posted on 24 Apr
A rush of early entries
For the 2025 Taittinger Royal Solent Yacht Club Regatta
Posted on 22 Apr
Cowes Classics free classic car and boat display
Entries now open for car owners for 1st June event
Posted on 5 Apr
Poole Regatta to Host IRC Europeans in 2026
4 days of competitive racing in a spectacular environment
Posted on 1 Apr
Hyde Sails XOD class Traveller Series preview
Under-25 teams should apply for the Cowes Week bursary
Posted on 20 Feb
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Preview
The relaunch of an iconic regatta with a new format
Posted on 13 Feb
Entries open for Cowes Week
199th edition of the world's biggest annual keelboat regatta
Posted on 17 Jan
Early Autumn Select One Design Maximum Discount
Great savings on sails and covers at Hyde Sails, orders must be placed by 30th September
Posted on 27 Sep 2024
XOD Joan Shaw Trophy at Itchenor
Xcitation takes the win by a single point
Posted on 9 Sep 2024
Ben McGrane's inside track on the sailing scene
One of Britain's great dinghy sailors keeps his finger on the pulse of many of the UK's big classes
Posted on 6 Sep 2024
Hamble Classics Regatta
9th edition and a friendly affair
Posted on 5 Sep 2024
XOD racing at Poole Week 2024
It's life Jim, but not as we know it
Posted on 4 Sep 2024
Glorious Race Weeks
Bumper participation is an indicator for the health of sailing
Posted on 3 Sep 2024
Oldest videos of XOD class
A look back into our video archive, ahead of the Hamble Classics
Posted on 1 Sep 2024
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2024 overall
Studies in concentration
Posted on 31 Aug 2024
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2024 Day 5
The wind returns
Posted on 30 Aug 2024
2024 Bosham Regatta
107 boats racing on Saturday 24th August
Posted on 29 Aug 2024
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2024 Day 4
Fickle winds and fluctuating fortunes
Posted on 29 Aug 2024
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2024 Day 3
Blow the wind Southerly (sometimes with a bit of East in it too)
Posted on 28 Aug 2024
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2024 Day 2
A stunning day of sun, wind and sparkle
Posted on 27 Aug 2024
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2024 Day 1
A windy welcome to the week
Posted on 26 Aug 2024
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Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 3 - Myrtle, XOD 76, Tight finish!
© Paul Wyeth / Cowes Classics
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 3 - Myrtle, XOD 76
© Paul Wyeth / Cowes Classics
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 3 - Palassie, XOD 2
© Paul Wyeth / Cowes Classics
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 3 - Princess Jalina, XOD 188
© Paul Wyeth / Cowes Classics
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2 - Palasie, XOD
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Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2 - XOD Fleet
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Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2 - Myrtle, XOD 76
© Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2 - Priness Jalina, XOD 188
© Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com
Jonathan Clark's new XOD 'Turtle' racing at Lymington on Saturday
© Mark Jardine
Jonathan Clark's new XOD 'Turtle'
© Mark Jardine
XOD racing at Lymington on Saturday
© Mark Jardine
XOD racing at Lymington on Saturday
© Mark Jardine
XOD racing at Lymington on Saturday
© Mark Jardine
Jonathan Clark's new XOD 'Turtle' racing at Lymington on Saturday
© Mark Jardine
XOD racing at Lymington on Saturday
© Mark Jardine
XOD racing at Lymington on Saturday
© Mark Jardine
Jonathan Clark's new XOD 'Turtle'
© Mark Jardine
XOD racing at Lymington on Saturday
© Mark Jardine
Abby Hire, Alex Paton, Kate Wharmby and Tom Wharmby - the first Cowes Week Youth Bursary entry for 2025
© XOD Class
X50 during the XOD Joan Shaw Trophy at Itchenor
© Sula Riedlinger
Hamble Classics
© Rick Tomlinson / www.rick-tomlinson.com
Hamble Classics
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Hamble Classics - Kathleen
© Rick Tomlinson / www.rick-tomlinson.com
Hamble Classics - Xactly
© Rick Tomlinson / www.rick-tomlinson.com
Hamble Classics - Carid
© Rick Tomlinson / www.rick-tomlinson.com
Hamble Classics
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XOD 12, Dawn, Built in 1924, at Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2024
© David Harding / www.sailingscenes.com
XOD, Penny Fulford, Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2024
© David Harding / www.sailingscenes.com
John Tremlett, Fraser Graham and Tim Copsey, Britannia Cup Winners at Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2024
© David Harding / www.sailingscenes.com
XODs on Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2024 Day 5
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