ole ▁Har bour ▁in ▁the ▁West . ▁In ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁locations ▁a ▁well - est ab lished ▁local ▁Club ▁man ages ▁the ▁racing . ▁Se asons ▁and ▁race ▁program mes ▁vary ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁requirements ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁membership . ▁ ▁The ▁X ▁One ▁Design ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Alfred ▁West mac ott , ▁who ▁was ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁of ▁Wood nut ts ▁Bo aty ard ▁at ▁St ▁Hel ens ▁on ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁W ight . ▁He ▁special ised ▁in ▁building ▁small ▁day ▁racing ▁boats ▁and ▁these ▁included ▁the ▁Se av iew ▁Mer ma id , ▁Sol ent ▁Sun be am ▁and ▁Vict ory . ▁ ▁Racing ▁first ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁South am pton ▁Water ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁MY C ▁( l ater ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Royal ▁Motor ▁Y acht ▁Club ). ▁By ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁some ▁ten ▁boats ▁had ▁been ▁built . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁building ▁res umed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁continued ▁till ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁stopped ▁during ▁W W 2 ▁and ▁res umed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁The ▁latest ▁boat ▁built ▁was ▁as ▁recently ▁as ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁h ull ▁shape ▁has ▁remained ▁un changed ▁since ▁the ▁original ▁design ▁but ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁approved ▁types ▁of ▁tim ber , ▁fast en ings ▁and ▁surface ▁treat ments . ▁This ▁last ▁change ▁was ▁perhaps