X-Yachts X4

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The X-Yachts X4, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from SEILmagasinet

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.92

LightHeavy

201 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 201

EasygoingPowered-up

19.2 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.2

TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

Draws more than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2867 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The X-Yachts X4, as the fleet has seen it

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

The X-Yachts X4 is a fractional sloop with a fin bulb and spade rudder, built by X-Yachts from 2019 to the present. Designed by Niels Jeppesen, it measures 12.1 meters LOA with a 3.8-meter beam and a 2.1-meter draft, displacing 8099 kg.0:45 The X4 has an optional deep draft keel of 2.4 meters and can be fitted with a self-tacking jib.2:55 Its main sail area is 46 square meters, and a 106% Genoa measures 37 square meters. The Arcona 50, also designed by Niels Jeppesen, draws heavy design inspiration from X-Yachts, though it prioritizes cruising comfort over racing performance with a fiberglass and vinylester hull, unlike the X4.9's epoxy hull and heavier keel.0:19

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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On the water

The X-Yachts X4 on video

Here is the new Arcona 50The Arcona 50 features a clean deck layout with all lines led under the deck for cruising.SEILmagasinet

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

37.6%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

19.2

Displacement / length

200.7

Comfort ratio

26.7

Capsize screening

1.92

Hull speed

7.8 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1524

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Epoxy/foam sand. w/E-glass

Ballast type

Lead Bulb

Production

Years built

First built 2019

Designer

Niels Jeppesen

Builder

X-Yachts

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

X-Yachts X4A 14-meter performance cruiser with a 2.3-meter bulb keel and spade rudder, optimized for speed and stability X-Yachts X4A 15-meter performance cruiser with a 42% ballast ratio and a 2.4-meter draft for stiff, fast offshore sailing X-yachts X4-2A modern 15-meter fractional sloop from Niels Jeppesen, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for performance X-Yachts X4/43A 12.5-meter performance cruiser featuring a 43% ballast ratio for stability and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio Xp 44A 13.88-metre performance cruiser featuring a deep 2.3-metre bulb keel and a high 23.91 sail-area-to-displacement ratio

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