vx one sailboat

VX ONE AT A GLANCE 

A POWERFUL, HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPORTSBOAT

The VX One is a 2 to 3 person keelboat with a light, easily driven hull by an efficient sail plan set on a full carbon rig. The boat can be launched simply off a dinghy style trolley or craned in using a single point lifting strop.

Key features of the VX One are the off the boom mainsheet which gives a huge uncluttered cockpit, whilst the self-tacking jib makes gybes easy when sailing 2 up. The jib furls for easy launching and recovery and for short-handed sailing or playing with the family. The spinnaker is launched using a single line hoist/ retrieval line making the process easy for anyone and a large chute mouth reduces friction.

Association Link vxone.org.uk

VX One Complete, sail away package

• Complete, fully fitted hull
• Carbon Mast (Inc wires & halyards)
• Carbon Boom & Vang
• Fixed rudder w/carbon tiller & extension
• North Sails – Main, jib and spinnaker
• Under Cover
• Launching trolley
• Combination road trailer w/lighting board

Price:  £37,528.07

            £31,273.39 (ex VAT)

VX ONE PARTS

VX One Side Hatch Cover

VX One Hiking Straps – Pair

Standard furling drum only

Retaining clip S/S

Looking for something else, we sell parts & spares.

From sails to rigging, mast fittings and covers.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

One Design, Evolved

Come join us, vx one specifications.

LOA = 19′/5.79m

LWL = 18.83′/5.74m

Beam = 7.17′/2.19m

SA Main + Jib = 215 sq ft./19.97 sq m

SA Gennaker = 280 sq ft./26 sq m

Draft, keel down = 4.33′/1.32m

Crew Weight tolerance = 375 – 475 lbs (2-3 person)

Boats built by Ovington Boats and Mackay Boats

GNAV (above boom Vang)

Self Tacking Jib on Harken Radial track

Recessed Harken Jib furler

Large mouth Gennaker launcher

Single line Gennaker halyard/ retrieval/ pole launcher

Clear coated Carbon mast by Southern Spars or CST

Clear coated Carbon Gennaker prod

Clear coated Carbon Boom

Simple, uncluttered cockpit

Extruded and Anodized Aluminum keel for perfect shape and durability

High performance profile Carbon-Glass rudder

Simplified rig utilizing sensible engineering; provides easy tuning

Storage for Day gear/ Provisions

Under deck paddle storage

No paid professional programs at VX One level

All sailors welcome. No owner-driver restrictions

KISS approach

• VX One Sailboat Parts

VX One Design Complete Sailboat

Write a review.

• Create New Wish List
• Description

The VX ONE is a fresh and exciting sport one-design for the international two to three person racing enthusiast. The design concept is born of a careful review of performance one-design demographics within this category worldwide. The VX ONE offers sailors from Junior to Advanced a vehicle for perpetual enjoyment of performance sailing in an affordable, durable, and technically advanced package, and at a realistic price.

• LOA = 19′/5.79m
• LWL = 18.83′/5.74m
• Beam = 7.17′/2.19m
• SA Main + Jib = 215 sq ft./19.97 sq m
• SA Gennaker = 280 sq ft./26 sq m
• Draft, keel down = 4.33′/1.32m
• Crew Weight tolerance = 380 – 450 lbs (2-3 person)

• Boats built by Ovington Boats, Ltd.
• GNAV (above boom Vang.)
• Self Tacking Jib on Harken Radial track.
• Recessed Harken Jib furler.
• Large mouth Gennaker launcher.
• Single line Gennaker halyard/ retrieval/ pole launcher.
• Clear coated Carbon mast by Southern Spars (NZL).
• Clear coated Carbon Gennaker prod.
• Clear coated Carbon Boom.
• Simple, uncluttered cockpit.
• Extruded and Anodized Aluminum keel for perfect shape and durability.
• High performance profile Carbon-Glass rudder.
• Simplified rig utilizing sensible engineering; provides easy tuning.
• Storage for Day gear/ Provisions.
• Under deck paddle storage.
• Optional Outboard bracket (2 Hp Outboard) for recreational use.
• No paid professional programs at VX One level*.
• See SS version for pro/am rules.
• All sailors welcome. No owner-driver restrictions.
• KISS approach.
• Complete Race Ready VX One.
• Vacuum Infused Opoxy with carbon reinforcements and E glass construction. Divinycell foam cores throughout.
• Absolutely NO fairing required.
• Southern Spars Carbon Mast, Boom, Gennaker Prod, GNAV strut.
• Mast utilizes fixed carbon spreaders.
• Carbon/Glass rudder.
• Extruded anodized aluminum keel fin with kelp cutter and fiberglass encapsulated lead bulb.
• 100% Dyform standing rigging package.
• Complete pro – race level running rigging package, halyards, control lines, and sheets.
• All Harken fitout, including radial self tacking and double swivel below deck furler.
• Launcher tube fitted.
• Padded hiking straps.

Videos Hide Videos Show Videos

VX One sailboat: How to set up for the first time - Part 1

This is a tutorial video to show "on the field" how you can ri...

VXOne Dallas HD 1080p

• Related Products

VX Evo Complete Sailboat

VX One Design Tapered Main Sheet (Scorpion tail)

VX One Complete Jib Car Inhauler Line

VX One Design Tapered Jib Sheet

VX One Design Tapered Continuous Spinnaker Sheet

Sailboat specifications

• Last update: 20th March 2020

VX One's main features

Vx one's main dimensions, vx one's rig and sails, vx one's performances, vx one's auxiliary engine, vx one's accommodations and layout.

Similar sailboats that may interest you:

Yachting World

• Digital Edition

VX One: could this be a modern keelboat class to match the popularity of Flying 15?

• Matthew Sheahan
• April 20, 2015

So far there has not been a planing keelboat class to touch the Uffa Fox Flying 15. Could the VX One be the one? Matthew Sheahan is impressed

A modern high-performance machine with the ordinary sailor in mind. Photos: Ocean Images

I’ll come straight out with it: there are some boats that hit the spot from the outset and for me the VX One is on that list. In fact, I’ll go further. This two- or three-crew 19ft performance keelboat was my favourite boat of 2014. It is, quite simply, superb.

Bridging the gap between dinghies and keelboats has always been tricky. What’s good for those used to hiking with their well-trained quads, honed stomach muscles and backsides that only feel right if they keep slapping the tops of the waves is not what will appeal to those more used to hiking facing outwards. For this group, draping their bodies over a 4mm wire like washing on a line, occasionally lifting their sea boots over the waves, is the norm. So the switch from keelboats to dinghies has always proved troublesome and conversely the performance downgrade for dinghy sailors has often been equally unappealing.

Yet back in 1947 Uffa Fox figured out how to tempt both camps when he designed the world’s first planing keelboat, the Flying 15.

Blending dinghy performance with keelboat stability, the Flying 15 established a new concept and continues to be the datum in this field, with over 4,000 boats built and a world championship fleet that can still draw up to 100 at a time. There has been no other boat of this type that has been anywhere near as successful. And while many have tried to emulate Fox’s success with a more modern boat, no one has yet succeeded on this scale.

Although the VX One looks nothing like the Flying 15, the comparison is a good way of describing what the boat is all about.

With her wide, shallow and open cockpit, complete with toestraps and a smattering of control lines, the VX One is every bit a modern high-performance machine and yet she’s designed with ordinary racing sailors in mind.

“From the outset I wanted the boat to be light and lively,” says designer Brian Bennett. “I wanted a boat that was good in light airs and outstanding in heavy airs. It also had to be bulletproof, current in terms of design, incorporate modern systems and be easy to handle. But in addition to being the perfect raceboat, it needed to be a fun daysailer where you can take your family for a 15-knot blast.”

Sales talk, you may think, but that is precisely what she delivered. Had I looked at her anticipated Portsmouth Yardstick rating – estimated to be 860-885 which is close to that of a twin-trapeze RS800, or even her IRC at 1.012 (the same as a 32ft JPK 1010) – I would perhaps have been more prepared when we lit the blue touch paper.

But, having joined Bennett aboard his boat for the last day of the inaugural national championships held in Torquay last autumn, I found the sub-eight-knot breeze provided little clue to what she’d be like at full throttle. The real fun came a few weeks later when I borrowed another boat from the builder Ovington Boats and sailed her in more lively conditions out of Lymington.

In around 12-16 knots of breeze with gusts to 18 she lit up downwind, hitting 16 knots with ease. With the bow up and half the boat well out of the water, she not only looked the part, but was a doddle to handle at speed.

With wind against tide, the Solent chop was at its notorious best – short, steep waves set across our track like a deeply ploughed potato field. But with our weight back and her bow up, she made light work of the uneven surface, skipping over each crest effortlessly.

Heeled at speed

On the few occasions that we did faceplant into the back of a wave, we did so because I was trying to sail the boat too upright, as you might a high-performance dinghy. The VX One is different and likes to be heeled slightly at speed in waves to get her onto her aggressive chine. Once there, not only is she developing maximum righting moment and hence power from her hull form, but the rocker in the chine helps her stern to squat down and her bow to rise.

Given her downwind sail area of 46m 2 (495ft 2 ) you might think that she’d be a handful, especially for the crew, and yet the deck layout and control lines have been so well thought-out that she is no more difficult than my own RS400. In some ways she’s easier.

Although both of us were new to the VX One, she was simple to sail at speed straight away

Her spinnaker chute is huge, making for easy hoists and drops using the single recovery line on a two patch arrangement on the kite. The halyard and drop line also deploy and retrieve the carbon bowsprit with ease.

Elsewhere her control line layout throughout is simple and well-executed with control lines that have minimum friction, are led to the right places and are easily accessible. A good example is her self-tacking jib, which includes a simple yet effective barber hauler to change gear in different sea states. Both her jib sheet and barber hauler control lines exit from one swivelling double jammer under the foredeck making them easy to adjust wherever you are.

Upwind she proved stiff and easy to get into the groove and while she likes to be hiked, the shaped side decks make this as easy and comfortable as could be expected.

One detail that does take a little while to get used to is the skiff-style mainsheet system that comes directly off the boom rather than through a cockpit floor-mounted jammer. As any 49er, 29er, or skiff sailor will tell you, there are good reasons why this system works and offers a more efficient way of trimming the mainsail. A floor mounting modification is available, but according to Bennett most crews switch back to boom mounting later.

When handling her ashore, her lifting keel, which is raised using the main halyard, means that she can be launched, recovered and trailed on a combi trailer.

She weighs just 260kg all up – the weight of a Wayfarer with someone sitting in it – making her pretty easy to move around on a decent surface and easy to tow with a normal saloon car. Alternatively, her single-point lift means she can be craned with ease.

Two decades of sportsboat activity has now helped to close the dinghy/keelboat gap and encourage more people to downsize and up-speed, but there is still the issue of the perceived athleticism that is required for anything that has toestraps rather than guardwires. Yet the reality is that you can easily sail this boat without having to hike like an Olympic Gold medallist.

While she was new to the UK and Europe in 2014, the first boat was launched in the USA two years ago and around 100 have already been built to the strict one-design rules.

So for all those facing the wrong way or leaning up against a cold steel rail on the side deck, it really is time to turn around, slip your feet under the toestraps, sheet in and send the VX One downwind. Within minutes you’ll be driving like you’re in the getaway car and grinning from ear to ear.

The simple, uncluttered cockpit of the VX One has been well thought-out. For example, water is shipped through chute drains straight out of the transom. The boom-mounted mainsheet takes a little getting used to

The self-tacking jib also has a single-line barber hauler, which allows the sheeting angle to be changed easily while under way (seen just under the car)

Simple control line layout: red jib sheet and barber hauler, blue kite hoist and pole deployment, yellow kicker. Having controls here keeps the rest of the boat clear

The upside-down kicker strut (Gnav) keeps the forward area of cockpit clear. Single-spreader carbon mast

A huge spinnaker chute opening makes for easy hoists and drops. The jib has a roller furler

Simple hand adjustments for V1 and D1 shrouds. Lowers are also included to support the mast at Gnav height

Specifications

LOA 5.79m/19ft 0in

Beam 2.20m/7ft 3in

Draught 2.11m/6ft 11in

Displacement 260kg/573lb

Mainsail/jib 19.97m 2 /215ft 2

Spinnaker 26m 2 /280ft 2

Typical crew weight 135 -250kg/297-550lb 2-3 crew

Price £20,408 ex VAT, inc sails, covers and combi road trailer/landing trolley

Designed by: Brian Bennett

Built by: Ovington Boats (UK) Mackay (New Zealand)

This is an extract from a feature in Yachting World March 2015 issue

VX One 

High-speed sailing from the comfort of your own cockpit..

The VX One provides a light and lively sailing experience that cleverly blends dinghy performance with keelboat stability. Its wide, shallow and open cockpit, well-thought through control lines and systems makes the boat very easy to handle.

Find out more in the Features section below

Specifications

Fitted Hull Weight                224kg w/keel

Length                                   5.79m (19')

Width                                      2.19 m (7.17′)

Draft, keel down                   1.32m (4.33′)

Mast Length                          8.35m

Upwind Sail Area                 19.97sqm

Spinnaker Area                    26sqm

Crew Weight tolerance       170 - 205kg  (380 – 450 lbs)

Crew                                       2-3 person

SA Main + Jib                       19.97 sq m (215 sq ft)

SA Gennaker                        26 sq m (280 sq ft)

Designer                                Rodger Martin and Ross Weene

Optional Outboard bracket (2 Hp Outboard) for recreational use

Under deck paddle storage

Storage for Day gear/ Provisions

The VX One successfully bridges the gap between dinghy and keelboat. It is a strict one design class that is sailed with a crew of 2-3 and an optimum weight range of 180-230kg’s.

It's wide, shallow and open cockpit, along with well-thought through control lines and systems, makes the boat very easy to handle, be it in race mode or as a fun day-sailor.

The Hull and Deck Systems

The hull is made from E-glass with carbon reinforcement in key areas, PVC-core and a hard gelcoat surface. This combination means a stiff, robust hull is achieved for performance and longevity.

The open and spacious cockpit enables easy manoeuvrability for crew. Extra cockpit space is also achieved by using a GNAV system (above boom vang).

The mainsheet system comes directly off the boom just like skiff sailing which enables easy trimming and, along with the use of a self-tacking jib, makes the sailing experience more enjoyable.

A large spinnaker chute along with a carbon fibre retractable bowsprit has been designed for easy hoists and drops of the A Symmetric spinnaker.  

Any excess water is shipped through chute drains straight out of the transom.

The Keel and foil

The VX One uses an anodized, extruded-aluminium, weighted keel which provides excellent shape and durability.

The lifting keel, which is raised using the main halyard, means that the VX One can be launched, recovered and trailed on a combi trailer.

The rudder is a high-performance profile Carbon-Glass rudder.

The Rig and sails

The clear coated carbon fibre tubes are made by CST. The spars are assembled by Mackay Boats.

The sail wardrope includes a large mainsail, self-tacking jib and a A-symmetric spinnaker. The VX One Class rules permits a choice of sailmakers to make the sails.

VX One Success

What colour options do you offer?

The boats are all the same colour with a white hull and light grey deck. 

Boats can be customized with the non-skid inside the cockpit.

What can be customised?

The boats are all built to a strict One Design rule. 

This restricts what can be changed, although there is the ability to personalize the non-skid arrangement on the boat.

Helpful tips to get going with the VX ONE

Are you sure you want to change currency.

Classifieds

Looking to join our growing fleet but not ready to buy a new boat? Click below to see the most up to date listings.

© 2020 VX One International Class Association 

Come Join Us!

Free Shipping Over $99* - 366 Day Returns - Dedicated Customer Support

• Call Us +1-503-285-5536
• Sign in & Register
• Recently Viewed
• One Design Parts
• Keelboat Parts

VX One Parts

Vx one sailboat parts, rigging & accessories.

West Coast Sailing is your source for VX One sailboat parts, rigging and accessories. Crewed by two or three, the VX features a plumb bow, a lightweight but tough planing hull, carbon-fiber spars, flat-top mainsail, and chines that run from transom to bow. In the right conditions, the VX can hit 20-plus knots. The 19-foot VX One Design is available with three different sail plans to cover a wide range of skill levels. It was SAIL Magazine’s Best Boats 2012 Winner in the Performance 30ft and Under category. Shop VX One sailboat parts, rigging, and accessories today with rigging guides, technical information, extensive selection, and fast shipping to help you get back out on the water.

• Qty in Cart

Harken 13 mm Traveler Car w/ Shackle

Harken Hoistable Swivel 4 mm

Harken Standard Hi-Load Furling System 3 mm

Harken 40 mm Carbo Fiddle Block w/ Becket

Ronstan Cam Cleat Medium T-Cleat Red

Harken Aluminum Cam Cleat H150

Ronstan Medium Cam Cleat (Grey)

Harken Standard Fairlead H425

Harken 29 mm Stand Up Block H349

Harken 29 mm 90 Degree Fixed Block H352

Harken T2 40 mm Soft Attach Block H2148

Harken 40 mm Ratchet Block H2608

Rostan 40 mm Orbit Manual Ratchet Block

Harken 57 mm Ratchet Block H2135

Frederiksen 60 mm Ratchet Block

Harken Swivel Cam Cleat w/ Bullseye and H365 Cam Cleat

• Total: items /
• Add all to cart

Adding your products to cart

Rigging diagram.

Use the diagram below to reference Harken part numbers to appropriate application on your VX One sailboat. Parts recommendations are offered as a guide for common applications.

Hoistable Swivel and Furler

The VX uses a 435 Small Boat furler tucked into the bow to keep the jib tack low and the jib out of the way when launching or retrieving the boat. The 464 hoistable ball bearing halyard swivel allows the sail to be raised and lowered without removing the headstay. The swivel is independent of the headstay so the luff can be tensioned separately from the mast rake.

Micro Track and Self-Tracking Jib

The custom 13 mm Micro track is curved to a ‘W’ shape allowing the jib to come as far aft as possible. A 2700 Micro car with a 352 Carbo AirBlock® runs on the track. The travel of the car and the jib sheet are controlled from the cockpit with a 205 swivel base. The base features a 2656 Carbo Fiddle mounted upside down under the forward coaming. Two 150 Cam-Matic® cleats—one facing up, the other down—bolt to the arm of the 205 swivel base. The jib sheet leads through the upper cam, the jib car control through the bottom. The base swivels from side to side to keep both control lines together within easy reach.

Diagram provided by Harken. West Coast Sailing is an approved seller of Harken sailboat hardware.

Looking for other sailboat parts or gear? We can help!

General Parts & Hardware - We offer a huge selection of  General Parts  including hardware, blocks, cleats, shackles, accessories and more here .

Line - Great options for halyards, sheets, control lines, and rigging in a wide range of diameters and materials available on our Line page .

Apparel & Accessories - We also offer large range of Apparel and Accessories from all of your favorite sailing brands.

Product Suggestions - If you're looking for a specific part for your VX One sailboat that you cannot find, let us know. We are actively working to expand our one design parts offering and welcome your input for parts you think we should be stocking to make it easier for you to get back out on the water. Submit you idea via our Product Suggestion Form   (opens in new tab).

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

Sign up for our newsletter to receive exclusive discounts, new product announcements, and upcoming sales.

• New comments
• Military Photos
• Russian Military
• Anti-Aircraft
• SA-21/S-400 Triumf

92N6E Radar, S-400

• Oct 18, 2010

Media information

Share this media.

• This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies. Accept Learn more…

Strange Glow Over Moscow Skies Triggers Panic as Explosions Reported

B right flashes lit up the night sky in southern Moscow in the early hours of Thursday morning, new footage appears to show, following reports of an explosion at an electrical substation on the outskirts of the city.

Video snippets circulating on Russian-language Telegram channels show a series of flashes on the horizon of a cloudy night sky, momentarily turning the sky a number of different colors. In a clip shared by Russian outlet MSK1.ru, smoke can be seen rising from a building during the flashes lighting up the scene.

Newsweek was unable to independently verify the details of the video clips, including when and where it was filmed. The Russian Ministry of Emergency situations has been contacted via email.

Several Russian Telegram accounts said early on Thursday that residents of southern Moscow reported an explosion and a fire breaking out at an electrical substation in the Leninsky district, southeast of central Moscow.

Local authorities in the Leninsky district told Russian outlet RBC that the explosion had happened in the village of Molokovo. "All vital facilities are operating as normal," Leninsky district officials told the outlet.

The incident at the substation in Molokovo took place just before 2 a.m. local time, MSK1.ru reported.

Messages published by the ASTRA Telegram account, run by independent Russian journalists, appear to show residents close to the substation panicking as they question the bright flashes in the sky. One local resident describes seeing the bright light before losing access to electricity, with another calling the incident a "nightmare."

More than 10 villages and towns in the southeast of Moscow lost access to electricity, the ASTRA Telegram account also reported. The town of Lytkarino to the southeast of Moscow, lost electricity, wrote the eastern European-based independent outlet, Meduza.

Outages were reported in the southern Domodedovo area of the city, according to another Russian outlet, as well as power failures in western Moscow. Electricity was then restored to the areas, the Strana.ua outlet reported.

The cause of the reported explosion is not known. A Telegram account aggregating news for the Lytkarino area described the incident as "an ordinary accident at a substation."

The MSK1.ru outlet quoted a local resident who speculated that a drone may have been responsible for the explosion, but no other Russian source reported this as a possible cause.

Ukraine has repeatedly targeted Moscow with long-range aerial drones in recent months, including a dramatic wave of strikes in late May.

On Sunday, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the region's air defense systems had intercepted an aerial drone over the city of Elektrostal, to the east of Moscow. No damage or casualties were reported, he said.

The previous day, Russian air defenses detected and shot down another drone flying over the Bogorodsky district, northeast of central Moscow, Sobyanin said.

There is currently no evidence that an aerial drone was responsible for the reported overnight explosion at the electrical substation in southern Moscow.

Related Articles

• Russian Soldier Bashes Drone With Shovel After Detonation Failure: Video
• Russia Headed for Disappointment in Battles Along Dnieper River: UK
• Ukraine's Military Receives Good News From Multiple NATO Allies

Start your unlimited Newsweek trial