BoatsXc 45

Xc 45

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2008

A 2015-updated performance cruiser featuring increased ballast, an 80 hp engine, and enhanced storage capacity

Designed by Jeppesen & Niels Jeppesen, built by X Yachts.

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 light displacement on a moderate beam gives 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.85
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 177
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.4
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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

  • Heavier than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2281 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.4
Displacement / length
177.4
Comfort ratio
30.7
Capsize screening
1.85
Hull speed
8.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2119
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2008
Designer
Jeppesen, Niels Jeppesen
Builder
X Yachts

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