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Clare Lallow of Cowes are close to signing contracts to build two new new X One Design boats. The XOD has proved one of the most popular fleet sailed one design day boats on the south coast with over 80 boats racing at Cowes Week this year. The class is close to its centenary year and is currently undergoing renewed interest due to the highly competitive racing at a relatively low cost. The new boats will have mahogany planking, iroko deadwood and stem and horn timber in oak. The boats are not cheap, at £42,500 + vat, but with some of the early boats now nearly a hundred years old a very good long term investment!

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This was held at the CCYC this year and a busy event it turned out to be. Not only was the club full of visitors, but also it was very gratifying to see several CCYC members winning prizes.

Rosy Jones took first place in the Dragons with Dave Ross coming third. Graham Bailey was third prizewinner of the Etchells class. And in the X One Designs Jonathan Nash was first in ‘Rachal’, Sarah Ross collected the second prize for ‘Sapphire’ and Neil Clifford was third in ‘Curlew’.

Well done to all who took part in this year’s series.