Xquisite Yachts X5 Plus

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See her sail

The Xquisite Yachts X5 Plus, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfe

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 126

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 23.1

Heavier than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 216 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Xquisite Yachts X5 Plus, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Xquisite Yachts X5 PLUS is a 16.2-meter fractional sloop catamaran, designed by Rudolf Jonker and built by Phoenix Marine in Cape Town, South Africa, for Xquisite Yachts.0:43 Production of the X5 PLUS began in 2021, replacing the earlier X5 model.7:56 The X5 PLUS has a twin keel hull, an 8.0-meter beam, a 1.4-meter draft, and displaces 16,000 kg. Phoenix Marine constructs the X5 PLUS using a hybrid hand-layup and infusion process, with CNC machining shaping plugs and molds from digital files.17:20 The X5e Plus variant, a diesel-electric hybrid, pairs conventional diesel drives with electric motors that can generate power back into the house bank, each producing 15 kilowatts.55:49 Aboard the X5 and X5e Plus, the vessels demonstrate stable performance, reaching speeds of 8–9 knots in 11–12 knots of true wind.14:42 Xquisite Catamarans provides a dedicated service and support facility in the Bahamas, offering a private marina, housing for owners during service, and residential quarters for technicians.1:20 Owners report responsive warranty support, including remote diagnostics and local technician dispatch.45:57

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

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On the water

The Xquisite Yachts X5 Plus on video

A Floating Commune for Sailors?The Exquisite Catamarans base in the Bahamas provides integrated service, owner housing, and brokerage for X5 yachts.Gone with the Wynns

Who's been looking

Market signal

Crews the fleet has filmed weighing this model up — no sale seen, and no asking price.

1channel looked into buying

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

23.1

Displacement / length

125.8

Hull

Hull type

Catamaran Twin Keel

Construction

E Glass, Divinicel Composite foam infused with Vinylester resins

Production

Years built

First built 2021

Designer

Rudolf Jonker

Builder

Xquisite Yachts, Phoenix Marine (South Africa)

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The family

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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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