BoatsXc 50

Xc 50

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2010

A 15.6-meter performance cruiser with a 45% ballast ratio, engineered for a stiff and powerful windward reach

Designed by 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 moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.84
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 182
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.3
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

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

  • Heavier than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1566 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.3
Displacement / length
181.8
Comfort ratio
31.8
Capsize screening
1.84
Hull speed
8.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2390
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead Bulb
Production
Years built
First built 2010
Designer
Niels Jeppesen
Builder
X-Yachts

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