X Boat

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X Boat
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Development
Designer John O. Johnson
Location United States
Year1932
Builder(s) Johnson Boat Works
Melges Performance Sailboats
Role One-design racer
NameX Boat
Boat
Crewtwo
Displacement 470 lb (213 kg)
Draft 2.58 ft (0.79 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type Monohull
ConstructionWood or fiberglass
LOA 16.00 ft (4.88 m)
LWL 14.50 ft (4.42 m)
Beam 6.08 ft (1.85 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typecenterboard
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan Fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area85.00 sq ft (7.897 m2)
Jib/genoa area24.75 sq ft (2.299 m2)
Total sail area109.75 sq ft (10.196 m2)
Racing
D-PN 97.7
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The X Boat, also called the Cub, is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by John O. Johnson as a one-design racer and first built in 1932. [1] [2]

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Production

The design was built by Johnson Boat Works starting in 1932 and later by Melges Performance Sailboats in the United States. Johnson Boat Works went out of business in 1998, but the boat remains in production by Melges. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Design

The X Boat is a simple, sail training and racing sailboat, intended for junior sailors under 16 years of age. Originally constructed of wood, it is now built predominantly of fiberglass, with wooden trim. It has a fractional sloop with aluminum spars, a spooned raked stem, an angled transom, a rounded, transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller fitted with a tiller extension and it has a retractable centerboard. It displaces 470 lb (213 kg). [1] [2] [5]

The boat has a draft of 2.58 ft (0.79 m) with the centerboard extended. The boat can be transported on a trailer. [1]

For sailing the design is equipped with a boom vang, a stern-mounted mainsheet traveler and two sets of hiking straps. [2]

The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 97.7 and is normally raced with a crew of two sailors. [2]

Operational history

The class is supported by the Inland Lake Yachting Association, which organizes racing regattas. [6] The annual association championship for the class often attracts over 100 boats to compete. [5]

In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "The X Boat was designed as a low-performance training boat for junior programs. With the exception of the boom vang, sail control is minimal so as to emphasize handling skills ... Since 1984 the Portsmouth Number has dropped dramatically." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "X Boat (USA) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 72-73. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN   0-395-65239-1
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Melges Performance Sailboats". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Johnson Boat Works (USA) 1896 - 1998". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 Melges Performance Sailboats (2020). "The Melges X Boat". melges.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  6. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Inland Lake Yachting Association". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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