The Very First "X -Yachts" X-99 yacht was launched in 1985. The brainchild of designer Niels Jeppesen and an instant hit with the sailors of the world. Within a week of the initial launch 100 orders had been placed. Today the main concentrations of the over 500 X-99 launched will be found in Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Holland Hong Kong and Japan. Whilst the X-99 yacht … [Read more...]
Around Osaka Bay Yacht Race. 大阪湾1周レース
ROXY our X-99 Yacht and crew think it is that time again and we thank the Kansai Yacht Club for preparing the "Around Osaka Bay' yacht race once again. The race start line is set for 19:00 June 5th. The Time Limit (Deadline) is 16:00 June 6th. At time of written this memo there are 15 boats entered in the race and I am sure late entries will be accepted. The annual … [Read more...]
Sailing Japan X-99 Dreaming of Ocean Racer Pleomax
I can't help it. Yesterday I was out sailing in Japan on our newly refurbished X-99 yacht. There is no doubt she is a lovely boat and we are going to have a lot of fun competing in her on the club scene here in Japan. We sailed quite a difficult wind yesterday which intermittently dropping off to 5 knots true then jumped up to 20 knots true with the windex in a state of … [Read more...]