The Yarmouth One Design Class is one of the oldest fleets of racing keelboats in the Solent. They are based at the Royal Solent Yacht Club in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, where the nine surviving boats race regularly throughout the season..
The Yarmouth One Design has an active sailing programme with racing from April through to September on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings as well as various regattas and fun races including:
Out of the 13 YOD’s that were built only 9 remain all of which take part in the seasons busy scheduled programme. Some are more competitive than others but all the owners enjoy their busy sailing season especially the “après sailing”!
For more information on becoming an active YOD participant please contact either the Y Class Captain Mr Chris Temple on 01983 760947 or, the Y Class Treasurer on 01983 760579.
For more information on the history of the Y Class please visit the YOD website at www.yod.org.uk.
The YODs are constructed of carvel Canadian red pine planking copper fastened to steam bent rock elm frames, with a keel of English elm and grown oak floors. The 13 cwt (662 kg) cast iron ballast keel is fastened through the keel and floors with eight ¾ inch (19mm) diameter iron bolts. The rudder blade, transom aft deadwood and sternpost are English elm.
The decks are pine tongue-and-grooved planking covered with painted canvas, and the cockpit coamings are varnished rock elm.
Of the total of 13 YODs built, two left the Class in the early years and two sank while racing, leaving 9 surviving when the Class was disbanded in 1970. Most of them stayed in the Solent area and thanks to the enthusiasm and perseverance of their present owners over a period of several years, they were all returned to the RSYC. The YOD Class was officially re-established in 1995 and races a held regularly on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings from late April to late September
