X1 Dinghy

   No worries - hope to get you a sail in it at some stage.
If you know of any Tewkesbury sailors heading along, please let me know via a pm. It would be good to say hi, and perhaps arrange a visit earlier than your Sept regatta.

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ChrisI Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 09 Aug 10 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 143	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChrisI Report Post Quote Reply Topic: X1 Dinghy Posted: 07 Apr 11 at 11:08pm
	No worries - hope to get you a sail in it at some stage. If you know of any Tewkesbury sailors heading along, please let me know via a pm. It would be good to say hi, and perhaps arrange a visit earlier than your Sept regatta.

ChrisI Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 09 Aug 10 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 143	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChrisI Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Apr 11 at 11:45pm
	X1 @ Datchet On the Water Show Sun 17th from 10am. If you are near London and were interested in the boat, do come along. Chris

x1testpilot Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 11 Feb 11 Location: Ealing Online Status: Offline Posts: 175	Post Options Post Reply Quote x1testpilot Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Apr 11 at 8:32am
	Couple of pics from yesterday and one from Cookham Reach in the prototype.
	I like to take pictures of sailing, but I'd rather be sailing! LCSC.org.uk Xdinghies.com/ X0 & X1

ChrisI Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 09 Aug 10 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 143	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChrisI Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 11 at 4:30pm
	A big thank you to everyone at Haversham SC for making Martin so welcome last weekend..... what an incredibly friendly club! Amongst others who had a go in the X1 were the youngest crew so far - with a combined age of 28 years (yep, that's 17 and 11!)..... fantastic! And (with the smaller sail) this was in 15+ knots! Quite a few capsizes, naturally, but no problems getting the boat back up. There may be some pictures circulating at some stage. We'll be along tomorrow Saturday at Hollowell SC Open Day in Northampton and looking forward to it (Hog Roast in the evening I believe!). If you are anywhere in the vicinity, do come along and check out the Club and the boat! And thank you to the nice people at Ranelagh SC who are allowing us to join in their evening series this summer with both boats (one is on open offer to any Ranelagh SC members), starting this Tuesday and Wednesday. If you are stuck in London at some stage this summer on a race evening, then, again, come along and check out the club and the boat! (They can't be 10 mins walk from Putney Bridge tube station). There's a great video shot by Tom Gruitt during the Y&Y test at Hayling Island that he's said we can mention now.... so here goes: http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=22118748

Pierre Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 15 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1532	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pierre Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 11 at 4:36pm
	Very impressed with the way that spinny set. Well done chaps.

ChrisI Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 09 Aug 10 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 143	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChrisI Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 11 at 4:39pm


x1testpilot Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 11 Feb 11 Location: Ealing Online Status: Offline Posts: 175	Post Options Post Reply Quote x1testpilot Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 11 at 5:04pm
	Actually it's REALLY worth going to Tom Gruitt's page for the above Y&Y video and going full screen (bottom right of the video). See: http://vimeo.com/22118748 It's a fantastic video, well done and thanks Tom! Edited by x1testpilot - 09 May 11 at 4:33pm
	I like to take pictures of sailing, but I'd rather be sailing! LCSC.org.uk Xdinghies.com/ X0 & X1

Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 11 at 9:29am
	Looking at that video, marketing the boat purely as an inland one for small water would seem to be a mistake! Looks great on the sea.
	Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686

x1testpilot Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 11 Feb 11 Location: Ealing Online Status: Offline Posts: 175	Post Options Post Reply Quote x1testpilot Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 May 11 at 12:25pm
	Tomorrows (June) Yachts and Yachting has a 3 page write up of the X1 tested by Y&Y's Peter Barton and Tom Gruitt http://www.yachtsandyachting.co.uk/?UPN=3
	I like to take pictures of sailing, but I'd rather be sailing! LCSC.org.uk Xdinghies.com/ X0 & X1

haroosh Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 14 Jan 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 521	Post Options Post Reply Quote haroosh Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 May 11 at 8:16am
	Just read the excellent review in the mag. Looks like a nice boat with the ability to run on tidal rivers when asymetrics can be a pest. Only thing I don't like is relatively high price..... Maybe I'm just out of touch these days.
	Keith RS100 GBR 116 (XLR8)