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X Yachts X-50

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 2004–2011

A 15.24-meter performance cruiser with a 3-meter draft and a 40% ballast ratio for balanced, high-speed handling

Designed by Niels Jeppesen.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

See her sail

The X Yachts X-50, on the water

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

Footage from Allende los Mares · Vuelta Vertical

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

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.87
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 152
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 23.8
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

  • Draws more than ~99% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1709 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The X Yachts X-50, 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-50 is a 15.2-meter fractional sloop designed by Niels Jeppesen and built by X Yachts between 2004 and 2011. It features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, a 3.0-meter draft, and displaces 12,399 kg.14:22 Aboard *Allende los Mares*, the crew of the XC50 *Carolina* navigated 5-meter seas and 40-knot winds, relying on manual steering when the autopilot struggled in following seas.10:57 They maintain a detailed logbook for offshore passages, recording watch schedules, mileage, heading, sail configuration, barometric pressure, and engine performance, and use B&G electronics alongside paper charts and a sextant.27:37 The X-Yachts X4.9 Mark II Electric, a later model, incorporates improved cockpit ergonomics and a redesigned stern, featuring two motors and two servo props for regenerative charging and precise harbor maneuvering.1:20

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-50 on video

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
23.8
Displacement / length
152.3
Comfort ratio
27.7
Capsize screening
1.87
Hull speed
8.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2163
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
2004–2011
Units built
63
Designer
Niels Jeppesen
Builder
X Yachts

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The family

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