X-Yachts X4

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The X-Yachts X4, on the water

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

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.95

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 162

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.6

TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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

Draws more than ~84% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2209 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The X-Yachts X4, as the fleet has seen it

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The X-Yachts X4 is a 14.1-meter fractional sloop designed by Niels Jeppesen and built by X-Yachts since 2018, featuring a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull. It displaces 10,899 kg and has a 2.3-meter draft, with an optional deep draft keel of 2.5 meters. The X4 has a self-tacking jib as standard, with a main sail area of 64 square meters and a 106% Genoa of 50 square meters. The X-Yachts X4.9 Mark II Electric, a related model, launched in 2025 with an electric drivetrain featuring two motors and two servo props, allowing regenerative charging and independent thrust for maneuvering.1:20 This electric configuration is part of X-Yachts' broader electric lineup, which includes the X-4.0, X-4.3, and X-47 models.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

41.3%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

21.6

Displacement / length

162.1

Comfort ratio

26.2

Capsize screening

1.95

Hull speed

8.5 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

2025

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Epoxy/foam sand. w/E-glass

Ballast type

Lead Bulb

Production

Years built

First built 2018

Designer

Niels Jeppesen

Builder

X-Yachts

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The family

Boats like this

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

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