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X- Yachts X-312

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1989–1994

A Niels Jeppesen-designed fractional sloop built to replace the X-95, featuring a stiff ballast ratio of nearly 50%

Designed by Niels Jeppesen, built by X-Yachts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/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 moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

2.00 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.00
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 222
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.3
TenderStiff

49% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 49%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
48.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.3
Displacement / length
222.4
Comfort ratio
20.9
Capsize screening
2.00
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
856
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1989–1994
Units built
64
Designer
Niels Jeppesen
Builder
X- Yachts

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Newport 30-19.14 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthThe original 1968 production run of this masthead sloop, featuring a fin keel and spade rudder for coastal sailing
C&C Yachts 30-29.12 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA performance-oriented masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by C&C for balanced club racing
Granada Yachts 319.39 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA masthead sloop with a spade rudder and nearly 46% ballast ratio, designed for stability in a 31-foot hull
Spirit 329.48 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Jacques De Ridder-designed IOR 23-footer built for nearly two decades as a stiff, masthead-rigged fin-keel sloop
Jeanneau Rush 319.13 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Ron Holland-designed IOR half-tonner that served as the official boat for the Tour de France à la Voile
First 30 E (Beneteau - Berret)9.30 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1981 International 1/2 Ton Cup winner based on the King One design, built as a masthead sloop for competitive racing

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