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X Yachts Imx-38

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1992–2000

A masthead sloop with a high 22.28 SA/D ratio and a 52% ballast ratio, built for competitive speed and stability

Designed by Niels Jeppesen.

Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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The X Yachts Imx-38, on the water

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Footage from The Mariner

Is it for you?

Character

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CoastalBluewater

2.13 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.13
LightHeavy

174 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 174
EasygoingPowered-up

22.3 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 22.3
TenderStiff

52% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 52%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

What the fleet has seen

The X Yachts Imx-38, as the fleet has seen it

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The X Yachts Imx-38 is a 1992–2000 Masthead Sloop designed by Niels Jeppesen and built by X Yachts, featuring a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull. It has a beam of 3.7 m, a draft of 2.1 m, and a displacement of 5350 kg. Its sail area to displacement ratio is 22.3. Aboard *The Mariner*, a racing X Yachts Imx-38 named *Roaring Meg of Cowes* was involved in two accidental jibes in Southampton Water in 2006, resulting in multiple leg fractures for one crew member from the mainsheet and a severe head injury for another when struck by the boom.4:45 The incident occurred during a sailing taster day with nine passengers, while the boat was tacking in Force 6–7 winds gusting to 8.3:21

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Sailed by the fleet

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
52.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.3
Displacement / length
173.9
Capsize screening
2.13
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1349
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1992–2000
Units built
92
Designer
Niels Jeppesen
Builder
X Yachts

The family

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