X-Yachts X5

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The X-Yachts X5, 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 light displacement on a narrow beam gives 30 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 30

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.89

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 151

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 23.3

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.

Heavier than ~78% of boats her size on file
Draws more than ~93% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 990 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The X-Yachts X5, as the fleet has seen it

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The X-Yachts X5 is a 17.2-meter fractional sloop built by X-Yachts since 2020, featuring a fin with bulb and dual rudders. Designed by the X-Yachts design team, it displaces 18,100 kg with a 2.9-meter draft and a 4.9-meter beam. The X5 is available with shallow (2.5m) or deep (3.3m) draft options and offers eight primary interior layouts, mainly varying the galley configuration. The Arcona 50, designed by Nils Jeppesen, draws heavy inspiration from X-Yachts designs, prioritizing cruising comfort with a fiberglass and vinylester hull, unlike the X5's epoxy construction.0:19 The Arcona 50's deck layout routes all lines under the deck for a clean aesthetic, with winches positioned aft for short-handed coastal sailing.3:35 Its interior features oak finishes, a galley island, and aft cabins with split-berth options.0:45 The Arcona 50, priced at approximately 880,000 euros, offers more volume in the forward cabin and a larger sail plan than the X-Yachts X4.9, but the X5 features an epoxy hull and a heavier keel.3:56

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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On the water

The X-Yachts X5 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

39.8%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

23.3

Displacement / length

151.2

Comfort ratio

29.8

Capsize screening

1.89

Hull speed

9.4 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

2816

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & dual rudders

Construction

Epoxy infusion

Production

Years built

First built 2020

Designer

X-Yachts design team

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 Niels Jeppesen-designed performance cruiser balancing a high sail area-to-displacement ratio with modern comfort X-Yachts X4A 15-meter performance cruiser with a 42% ballast ratio and a 2.4-meter draft for stiff, fast offshore sailing Xc 47A modern 15-meter fractional sloop featuring a high-stability bulb keel and a displacement-to-length ratio built for performance X-Yachts X4A 14-meter performance cruiser with a 2.3-meter bulb keel and spade rudder, optimized for speed and stability Xc 50A 15.6-meter performance cruiser with a 45% ballast ratio, engineered for a stiff and powerful windward reach

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