BATANGA VII
Class BHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

BATANGA VII — DEN 205

Model: X-412

X-YachtsNiels Jeppesen

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BATANGA VII (DEN 205) is a X-412 designed by Niels Jeppesen and built by X-Yachts. She has been racing since 2026. She sails with a deeper keel than most X-412s. Against a typical X-412 she is quicker downwind.

BATANGA VII DEN 205 - Niels Jeppesen - X-Yachts

Racing record

18

Race Edge

X-412: 22

534.9s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn35
10–16 kn13
Over 16 kn29
BATANGA VIIA typical X-412How Race Edge works
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Length

12.49 m

41′ 0″

Beam

3.90 m

Draft

2.12 m

Displacement

7.9 t

Sail area

92 m²

On the podium

Where BATANGA VII finishes when she goes racing.

Not enough data yet for her podiums: we have not found her in a race with six boats or more, measured on handicap.

Regattas

Every regatta we found with BATANGA VII on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • NetherlandsTwilight Races202614331

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How BATANGA VII compares with a typical X-412

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, X-412s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical X-412; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.07 kn
Beam reach-0.03 kn
Broad reach+0.02 kn
Downwind+0.06 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical X-412 on the upwind.

Speed at every angle

BATANGA VII in blue, a typical X-412 dashed.

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BATANGA VII in blue, a typical X-412 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other X-412s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the X-412

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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