▁the ▁most ▁important , ▁as ▁many ▁boats ▁have ▁now ▁been ▁epo x ied ▁with ▁considerable ▁sav ings ▁in ▁up keep ▁and ▁prolong ing ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁boats ▁so ▁treated . ▁ ▁X ▁One ▁Design ▁racing ▁takes ▁place ▁throughout ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁six ▁locations ▁around ▁the ▁Sol ent . ▁At ▁each ▁one ▁a ▁full ▁programme ▁of ▁racing ▁is ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁Club s ▁involved . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 ▁X ▁boats ▁ever ▁built , ▁after ▁allowing ▁for ▁those ▁lost ▁to ▁fire , ▁storm , ▁neglect ▁and ▁one ▁even ▁to ▁enemy ▁action , ▁there ▁are ▁still ▁ 1 9 0 ▁registered . ▁ ▁X OD ▁fle ets ▁are ▁in ▁Cow es , ▁Ham ble , ▁It chen or , ▁L ym ington , ▁Park stone ▁and ▁Y arm outh . ▁ ▁An ▁X OD ▁is ▁usually ▁cre wed ▁compet it ively ▁by ▁three ▁people , ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁sail ▁with ▁two . ▁The ▁sp inn aker ▁can ▁be ▁ho isted ▁without ▁the ▁crew ▁leaving ▁the ▁co ck pit . ▁ ▁The ▁X OD ▁fleet ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁Cow es ▁Week ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁longest - running ▁regular ▁reg att as ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁X OD ' s ▁were ▁first ▁rac ed ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁marked ▁the ▁Cent en ary ▁year ▁with ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁ 1 4 5 ▁entries ▁in ▁Cow es ▁Week . ▁ ▁The ▁X ▁Class ▁continues ▁to ▁hold ▁a