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Rick Tomlinson credit xod
   
   

I am very sad indeed to inform you that Ray Williams died on Saturday 20th February 2010.
Ray was XOD Class Captain from 1966 to 1969 and won the Captain’s Cup in 1967 and 1976.  He has been a member of the Class since about 1955 and has won nearly everything.  He owned several XODs over the years, latterly X164 Diana, and truly loved his X boats.   He was very competitive but always fair, and was a pleasure to sail with and to race against.   His greatest attributes were his sportsmanship and his seamanship, but he was also great company on and off the water, with a twinkling sense of humour.  He was kind, encouraging, always interested and very generous. 
He always attended the XOD AGMs and would always raise an important, relevant and often very technical point.  He was also always the one who stood up at the end of the meeting to propose a vote of thanks to the Class Captain of the day for his hard work over the year.  He was an integral part of the X Class and will be greatly missed by us all.   Our thoughts go to Betty, Eric, Philip and all his family.
There will be a Thanksgiving Service at St Michaels Church, Southampton, in St Michael’s Square, off Bugle Street, at 2.30 pm on Wednesday 3rd March and afterwards at the Royal Southampton Yacht Club.
NEW  - 22nd Feb 2010

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