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Xquisite Yachts X5 Plus

Catamaran, twin keels · Fractional Sloop · First built 2021

A high-performance fractional catamaran designed by Rudolf Jonker for long-range cruising with a shallow 1.35m draft

Designed by Rudolf Jonker.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel

See her sail

The Xquisite Yachts X5 Plus, on the water

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

Footage from Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfe

Is it for you?

Character

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

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 126
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 23.1
  • Heavier than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 216 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Xquisite Yachts X5 Plus, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Xquisite Yachts X5 PLUS is a 16.2-meter fractional sloop catamaran, designed by Rudolf Jonker and built by Phoenix Marine in Cape Town, South Africa, since 2021.0:43 It replaced the X5 model and features a twin keel hull, an 8.0-meter beam, a 1.4-meter draft, and a displacement of 16,000 kg. Phoenix Catamarans constructs the X5e Plus, a diesel-electric hybrid variant, with 15-kilowatt electric motors capable of trail-generating power and a high-output alternator.55:49 Construction uses a hybrid hand-layup and infusion process, with CNC machining shaping plugs and molds from digital files.17:20 The 60-footer carries a 150-square-meter mainsail that furls into the boom, and a full carbon-fiber boom.33:34 Aboard Gone with the Wynns, sea trials of the X5 and X5e Plus showed stable performance, reaching 8–9 knots in 11–12 knots of true wind.14:42 The design incorporates deep-water swim ladders and integrated rain-capture water systems.20:07 Xquisite Catamarans provides a dedicated service and support facility in the Bahamas, offering a private marina, owner housing, and on-site technicians.1:20

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 3 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

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On the water

The Xquisite Yachts X5 Plus on video

Who's been looking

Market signal

Crews the fleet has filmed weighing this model up — no sale seen, and no asking price.

1channel weighed buying one

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
23.1
Displacement / length
125.8
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
E Glass, Divinicel Composite foam infused with Vinylester resins
Production
Years built
First built 2021
Designer
Rudolf Jonker
Builder
Xquisite Yachts, Phoenix Marine (South Africa)

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The family

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