Welcome to Mostly Sailing

The idea behind our company came from our group of sailing friends, with whom we have been taking out bareboat charters for cruising and racing since 2004. Over the years we have encountered various levels of service and quality of boats from different charter companies; and so we have come to believe that running our own boat can give us more flexible and affordable sailing, on a well-maintained boat over the entire sailing season. Our objective is to provide the best value for money sailing, rather than to profit from the sport.

Carol Lo, Mostly Sailing's skipper, is also able to provide skippering, crewing and boat delivery services for sailing yachts on a freelance basis. Having variously been charterer, boat owner, freelance skipper and crew (paying and otherwise) since 2001, Carol understands the expectations of her customers well.

X-35 sailing yacht for sale

After a number of successful seasons, we have decided to sell our X-35 racing yacht Flying Pigs of Hamble. She is in tip-top racing condition, with a comprehensive sail wardrobe. Her details are below. Please contact Carol Lo if you are interested.

Summary

X-35 international one-design class
Hull number 24, built in 2006
Currently in dry storage in Denmark, near X-Yachts HQ
Asking price GBP 85000, tax not paid

X-Yachts CE 94/25/CE Category "A" Ocean
Equipped to ISAF offshore special regulations Cat II safety requirements

History

Tuned and maintained by Jochem Visser, James Hughes, and associates from new. Always dry-sailed and prepared for racing. Racing history includes the following:

Warsash Spring Series: 2006 IRC1 Winner; 2010 IRC2 7th overall (best race 2nd)
Round the Island Race: 2006 IRC1C Winner (22nd overall out of over 1600 boats); 2009 IRC1C 17th out of 45
X-35 ISAF Worlds: 2007 2nd; 2011 6th
X-35 Dutch Nationals: 2007 3rd
North Sea Regatta: 2007 X-35 4th; 2008 X-35 4th
Copa del Rey: 2008 1st X-35 overall
Rolex Fastnet Race and qualifying campaign 2009

The boat has also been MCA coded in the UK and used for commercial skippered cruising charter, but never for bareboat charters.

Sails

Racing sails all lightly used:
North kevlar 3DL main
North kevlar 3DL no. 1 jib
North kevlar 3DL no. 2 jib
North kevlar 3DL no. 3 jib
North carbon 3DL main
North carbon 3DL no. 1 jib
North carbon 3DL no. 2 jib
North 2S spinnaker
North 4S spinnaker
North heavy 90% 1.5 ounce spinnaker

Cruising sails:
Dacron main
Dacron jib
Trysail
Storm jib

Navigation & instruments

Geonav chart plotter with complete European charts
ICOM combined DSC/VHF marine transciever IC-M421
Pioneer radio and CD player
B&G H3000 CPU Hercules performance
3x 20/20 mast displays
B&G H3000 full function displays (FFD) x2 and repeater
B&G autohelm

Note: the boat is offered with a second lightweight composite spinnaker pole, in addition to the standard issue pole.

Optional extra items that may be negotiated as part of the sale

Dock box, emergency first aid kit Cat C, 10 lifejackets and safety lines, Thermal protection aids, bosun's chair, horseshoe life-ring with light and heaving line, boat hook, flare pack, ball, cone, radar reflector, handheld magnetic compass, binoculars, galley equipment including pans crockery cups and cutlery, searchlight, LED torches, spare sheets and ropes, heater, dehumidifier.

Further general description

A fast 35-foot high performance sailing yacht, with a clean deck layout, and presentable saloon down below.

Starting at the bow, the forestay is fitted with a dual-luff foil with choker, corresponding with dual jib halyards, facilitating rapid jib changes. A fore-hatch allows convenient spinnaker drop storage and re-launch. Symmetric spinnaker gives stable deep downwind running, with the pole being gybed "end-to-end". Jib and spinnaker sheets are fitted with lightweight catches, to allow efficient connection to clews of the sails.

The mast area gives access to halyards, as well as the "A's" of the German main sheet system. Outhaul, vang/kicker, and jib inhaulers all led back to both sids of coach roof for access in the cockpit, allowing convenient and sensitive sail trimming.

The hull-to-deck joint is flush and rounded for comfortable hiking, with toe-rail forward of the mast for foredeck operations. The lower guardwire is fitted with padding, with height and tension set for optimal hiking.

The main sheet control in the cockpit includes a track spanning the width of the cockpit, immediately in front of the steering wheel. Harken B40.2STA winches main sheet trimming is combined with X-Yachts "Magic Wheel" backstay tension (1:45 as on IMX-40) for maximum main sail trim control.

The steering wheel has a diameter of 150cm, accessible from the rail, and gives responsive steering via a lightweight cable system.

Down below, there are 8 berths, chart table, galley, and heads. Main saloon table is removable and supplied with a padded cover. Engine is located under companionway, and is highly accessible from all sides as the cover (with the companionway steps) is removed.

For sail plan and boat layout drawings, dimensions and other manufacturer information, see X-Yachts webpage.

For enquiries, please contact Carol Lo