Do join us for racing in the Solent, UK. Organised by X-Yachts GB, the Entry Form, Notice of Race and Programme of Events for the X-Yachts Solent Cup 2024 to be held between 31st May and 2nd June at the Royal Southern Yacht Club, Hamble have now been released and Read more…
The 2023 XYOA rally is to Queen Anne’s Battery, Plymouth, Devon, UK. Plymouth has a rich maritime history with many interesting sights including The Barbican, National Marine Aquarium, Mayflower Steps and its famous lighthouse, Smeaton’s Tower. This year the committee have organised a dinner on Saturday evening, 01 July 2023 Read more…
On the afternoon Tuesday 21 March 2023, 41 X-Yacht owners and their wives/partners checked-in at London Heathrow to fly to Billund, Denmark. Despite the 2 hour delay in taking-off, it was an enthusiastic and happy bunch of travellers who were each met individually at Billund Airport by Torben and Lotte Read more…
On the Friday, 8 X-Yachts owners went out sailing for the day with Jeremy Smart from North Sails, sailing an X4.3 in the morning and an Xc45 in the afternoon. The day revolved around a series of upwind and downwind sailing legs, exploring sail trim, reefing techniques and flying Code Read more…
Report as seen from La Nef IV in the Sports Class. On Friday all boats began to assemble at the Royal Southern yacht Club for registration followed by a very convivial BBQ in the marquee and surrounding deck. The evening was warm so needless to say the bar was well Read more…
On the 9th & 10th October 2021, the X-Yachts Owners Association celebrated it’s 10 year anniversary with a rally and lunch at the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes. 13 X-Yachts made the trip to Cowes with more members arriving by ferry and we were joined by representatives from X-Yachts GB. Read more…
An Autumn gale didn’t dampen spirits at the 2019 XYOA Autumn Rally to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight, UK. 1 week before the event, we had 19 X-Yachts and 53 people booked to attend, which would have been our best rally attendance by far. As the preceding week progressed Read more…
The 2019 regatta will be remembered as one of the more windy and hardcore Cowes Week’s. With a roll of unseasonably deep low pressures lined up during the week it created some full on racing conditions. In a change from previous years the Fastnet Race started a week before Cowes Read more…
Despite strong wind warnings and cold temperatures 14 X-Yachts eventually gathered in Dartmouth for the XYOA rally. Some yachts had sailed in company within VHF range from the Solent and they enjoyed good food and wine in Weymouth whilst exchanging views on the best times to round Portland in the Read more…
On 23 March 2019, over 5o members, family, friends, and representatives from X-Yachts GB&I gathered at the historic Mary Rose exhibition in Portsmouth for our annual AGM and fitting out dinner. A number of members arrived early so they could explore other exhibits at the naval dockyards, e.g. HMS Warrior. Read more…