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X-Yachts X43-2

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2022

A light-displacement fractional sloop featuring a widened transom and flexible keel options for performance cruising

Designed by Thomas Mielec & X-Yachts Design Team.

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

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

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

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 180
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

  • Draws more than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2543 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
180.2
Comfort ratio
26.7
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1739
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
FG with vacuum infused epoxy
Ballast type
Lead Bulb
Production
Years built
First built 2022
Designer
Thomas Mielec, X-Yachts design team
Builder
X-Yachts

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Beneteau Oceanis 43012.96 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Philippe Briand-designed cruiser with a high comfort ratio, also produced as the Moorings 432 charter variant
Ct-44 (Pilot House)13.16 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Tanton-designed pilot house cutter featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability
Catalina Yachts 44513.54 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 13.5-metre fractional sloop featuring a deep 2.11-metre fin keel with bulb and spade rudder for coastal stability
C&C 44 Custom13.46 mSame hull family0.2 m longerAn ultra-light, race-focused iteration of the C&C 44 featuring exotic materials and a deeper 2.57-meter keel
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43913.34 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Philippe Briand-designed fractional sloop balancing a high SA/D ratio with a stable, modern cruising hull

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