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X Yachts X-46

Fractional Sloop · Fin Keel w/bulb · 2003–2010

A Niels Jeppesen-designed performance cruiser balancing a stiff 43% ballast ratio with a sleek fractional rig

Designed by Niels Jeppesen.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin Keel w/bulb

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The X Yachts X-46, on the water

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

Footage from 59° North Sailing

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 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.92
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 166
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.

  • Draws more than ~89% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2239 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The X Yachts X-46, as the fleet has seen it

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

The X Yachts X-46 is a 14.0-meter fractional sloop designed by Niels Jeppesen and built by X Yachts between 2003 and 2010. It features a fin keel with a bulb, a 2.4-meter draft, and displaces 10,400 kg. Aboard *59° North Sailing*, an X-46 dragged anchor off Barbados and drifted uncrewed, requiring a radar-assisted search and recovery by another vessel.10:31 The incident highlighted the importance of an active AIS transponder and anchor watch.17:42 The X-46 has optional shallow draft configurations of 2.1 meters and 1.9 meters.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The X Yachts X-46 on video

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
166.5
Comfort ratio
26.4
Capsize screening
1.92
Hull speed
8.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1921
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel w/bulb
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
2003–2010
Units built
75
Designer
Niels Jeppesen
Builder
X Yachts

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The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

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