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X Boats Imx-45

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 2002–2004

A 9,100 kg racer with a 2.75-metre draft and a 24.23 SA/D ratio, built for high-speed performance from 2002 to 2004

Designed by Niels Jeppesen.

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

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The X Boats Imx-45, on the water

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Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.01
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 148
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 24.2
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

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

What the fleet has seen

The X Boats Imx-45, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The X Boats Imx-45 is a 2002–2004 performance fractional sloop designed by Niels Jeppesen and built by X-Yachts. It features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, a 4.2 m beam, a 2.8 m draft, and a displacement of 9100 kg.0:48 Olympic medalist Lars Grael, who sails an X Yachts Imx-40, emphasizes sailing's role in personal growth and professional development, particularly through initiatives like Projeto Grael in Niterói, which trains young people for maritime careers.2:05

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.2
Displacement / length
147.9
Capsize screening
2.01
Hull speed
8.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1911
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
2002–2004
Units built
24
Designer
Niels Jeppesen
Builder
X Boats, X-Yachts

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