Xc 47

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The Xc 47, 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

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

Displacement / length 177

TenderStiff

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

Ballast 38%

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

Heavier than ~80% of boats her size on file
Draws more than ~78% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1713 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Xc 47, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Xc 47 is a fractional sloop with a fin w/bulb and spade rudder hull, designed by the X-Yachts design team and built by X-Yachts since 2023. It measures 15.2 meters LOA, with a 4.6-meter beam, 2.3-meter draft, and 14500 kg displacement. The hull features vacuum-infused epoxy/e-glass sandwich construction with a steel frame, and high-load areas are reinforced with carbon fiber. Its comfort ratio is 29.8. The Xc 47 was displayed as a premium Nordic builder's offering at the Båter i Sjøen 2024 boat show.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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On the water

The Xc 47 on video

SEILmagasinet visits Båter i Sjøen 2024Hanse 360 world premiere and Bali 4.6 catamaran draw the most attention at Båter i Sjøen 2024.SEILmagasinet

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

37.9%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

Displacement / length

176.9

Comfort ratio

29.8

Capsize screening

1.89

Hull speed

8.8 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

2310

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2023

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.

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