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X Yachts X-41

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2007

A 12.35-meter fractional sloop with a 2.5-meter draft and a 40% ballast ratio, built for competitive one-design racing

Designed by Niels Jeppesen.

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

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The X Yachts X-41, on the water

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Footage from SEILmagasinet

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

1.94 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.94
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 156
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 24.5
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

  • Draws more than ~96% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2741 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The X Yachts X-41, as the fleet has seen it

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The X Yachts X-41 is a 12.3-meter fractional sloop designed by Niels Jeppesen and built by X Yachts, featuring a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull. It has been in production since 2007. The X-41 displaces 6839 kg and has a 2.5-meter draft. Per Ottar Sæther’s X-41 participated in the Færderseilasen regatta, hosting a corporate group from Helly Hansen.11:59 An X41 was among the fleet gathered in Mandal ahead of the Race to the Arctic.watch

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Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The X Yachts X-41 on video

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.5
Displacement / length
156.1
Comfort ratio
23.4
Capsize screening
1.94
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1496
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2007
Designer
Niels Jeppesen
Builder
X Yachts

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