BoatsX-Yachts X-562

X-Yachts X-562

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1999–2004

A Niels Jeppesen-designed performance cruiser balancing a powerful masthead rig with a stiff, deep-draft hull

Designed by Niels Jeppessen.

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

See her sail

The X-Yachts X-562, on the water

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

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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 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.82
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 167
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.0
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

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

  • Heavier than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~93% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 997 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The X-Yachts X-562, 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-562 is a 17.2-meter masthead sloop designed by Niels Jeppesen and built by X-Yachts from 1999 to 2004, featuring a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull.13:41 It displaces 19,499 kg and has a 2.9-meter draft.13:42 The X-Yachts X56, a performance cruiser, debuted with a 2.90-meter draft and an island galley option.14:15

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The X-Yachts X-562 on video

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.0
Displacement / length
167.3
Comfort ratio
32.8
Capsize screening
1.82
Hull speed
9.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2757
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1999–2004
Units built
21
Designer
Niels Jeppessen
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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