OBELIX
Class BDisplacementCruiser/Racer

OBELIX — ITA 41

Model: X-41

X-YachtsNiels Jeppesen

Updated

OBELIX (ITA 41) is a X-41 designed by Niels Jeppesen and built by X-Yachts. She has been racing since 2022 and has won three races in a row in 2026. Against a typical X-41 she is quicker on a beam reach, and slower downwind.

OBELIX ITA 41 - Niels Jeppesen - X-Yachts

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

13

Race starts

3

Wins

46%

Podiums

66

Race Edge

X-41: 67

506.8s/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 kn80
10–16 kn13
Over 16 kn43
OBELIXA typical X-41How Race Edge works
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Length

12.35 m

40′ 6″

Beam

3.65 m

Draft

2.50 m

Displacement

7.0 t

Sail area

99 m²

On the podium

Where OBELIX finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

46%

of 13 starts · X-41 fleet: 30%

Wins

23%

Wins23%3
Seconds15%2
Thirds8%1
Off the podium54%7

Regattas

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

  • ItalyEST 10520263
  • ItalyCampionato Invernale Citta' di Bari20261112
  • ItalyRegata Brindisi-Corfù202629
  • ItalyRegata Brindisi-Corfù20255
  • ItalyEST 10520254

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat.

Round the buoys

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Not enough data yet: 4 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

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Not enough data yet: 7 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

2 more races without a published distance count in the podium figures, not in this split.

Who she races against

The boats OBELIX meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

OBELIX aheadRival ahead
HYDRA · Comet 36100%ahead in 9 of 9 meetings
Other competitors (101)

Met too few times for a figure.

FRA' DIAVOLO (X-119, 7 meetings), MORGANA (Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard), 6 meetings), ARIAAMARA (Elan 333, 6 meetings), SHAULA (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 6 meetings), PAZZA IDEA 4 (First 35 (Farr), 5 meetings), BIBA (Bavaria Match 35, 5 meetings), FOLLE VOLO PEGASUS (Melges 24, 4 meetings), ARGENTINA (Surprise, 4 meetings), GAMBERETTO (Surprise, 4 meetings), KARMA (Elan 410, 4 meetings), GANZURIA V (First Class 10, 4 meetings), PUNTO E VIRGOLA (Bavaria 42, 4 meetings), VERVE - CAMER (Comet 50, 4 meetings), COSTA DEL SALENTO (Dufour 40, 4 meetings), X-LION (X-35, 4 meetings), GRANDE CESARE (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 3 meetings), ADRENALINA (Xp 44, 3 meetings), SOFT (Dufour 40, 3 meetings), EXCELLENT (Bavaria Match 38, 3 meetings), FLASH (Farr 39, 3 meetings), ANYWAVE (Frers 64, 3 meetings), LUDUAN RELOADED (Grand Soleil 46 (Carkeek), 3 meetings), TALITHA (Salona 41, 3 meetings), MORGAN V (Swan 42, 3 meetings), ANDA YA (J/105, 3 meetings), L'OTTAVO PECCATO (M 37, 3 meetings), BUENA VISTA (Fy 61, 2 meetings), IRON BUTTERFLY (Sun Fast 3600, 2 meetings), NIGHT SHADOW (Botin & Carkeek 52, 2 meetings), SHAMADI (X-482, 2 meetings), BLOOM (Rimars 45, 2 meetings), FOREVER K (Cookson 50, 2 meetings), MIA GIOIA (, 2 meetings), X MAS (Millenium 40, 2 meetings), BEWILD (Swan 42, 2 meetings), UNPOPERGIOCO (Italia 9.98, 2 meetings), TROTTOLINA BELLIKOSA (X-35, 2 meetings), BLACK COCONUT (M 37, 2 meetings), DUO (Salona 37, 2 meetings), MORGAN IV (Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto), 2 meetings), EURISTICA (X-332, 2 meetings), ARIA (Comet 41, 2 meetings), RATS ON FIRE (ILC 40, 2 meetings), CATINA4 (Hanse 311, 2 meetings), ANGELICA II (Sciarrelli, 2 meetings), KAIROS (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 2 meetings), COBALT (Sun Odyssey 44, 2 meetings), SOLE VERDE (Oceanis 38.1, 2 meetings), IDRUSA (Maxi One Design, 1 meeting), GREAT EXPECTATIONS (X-412, 1 meeting), 2 ALFA 2 (Grand Soleil 341, 1 meeting), CANOPUS (First 36.7, 1 meeting), GAIA (Comet 45, 1 meeting), ALAKALUF (First 40.7, 1 meeting), BEER O'CLOCK (Oceanis 43, 1 meeting), MIROS (Bavaria 46, 1 meeting), LEA (Elan 37, 1 meeting), IL RAIS (X-412, 1 meeting), SCHOKWAVE 3 (90' Sloop, 1 meeting), XEIC (Grand Soleil 45, 1 meeting), MECUBE (Farr 400, 1 meeting), ORYX (Xp 50, 1 meeting), ATHYRIS (Grand Soleil 48, 1 meeting), DADDY COOL (Comet 45, 1 meeting), FOREVER (Grand Soleil 58, 1 meeting), TIVAN (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 1 meeting), SPLASH (Comet 45, 1 meeting), STARDUST (Ice 52, 1 meeting), AFOLLEINDISCESA (Oceanis 34.1, 1 meeting), YEMANJA' II (Elan 410, 1 meeting), ARION II (Olympic Sea 42, 1 meeting), UPSCALE (Neo 400, 1 meeting), REGINA (Xp 33, 1 meeting), INDIGO (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting), FURIA (Italia 14.98, 1 meeting), BOLLICINE (Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard), 1 meeting), MIROS 3 (Bavaria C45, 1 meeting), FOLLIA BLU (, 1 meeting), DUBROVNIK (Enavigo 38, 1 meeting), SPIRIT OF PLEASURE (Nautic 12, 1 meeting), SPORTSKI VUK 44 (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 1 meeting), ANALEA (Elan 340, 1 meeting), TNT MANU POKI (Class 950, 1 meeting), ASTERIX (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 1 meeting), DADDY COOL X (X-50, 1 meeting), BLU 3 (Elan E5, 1 meeting), ARETUSA F (Figaro (Lombard), 1 meeting), VISION (Sun Odyssey 440, 1 meeting), FREEDOM (Sun Odyssey 440, 1 meeting), EDERAN (First 36.7, 1 meeting), BARON (Oceanis 461, 1 meeting), MY BEST LOVE (Bavaria Match 42, 1 meeting), FREE SPIRIT (First 40.7, 1 meeting), SOUTH BREEZE (Oceanis 43, 1 meeting), MAELA (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), DORADE (First 47.7, 1 meeting), LIRICA (X-46, 1 meeting), ALKIMIA (Sun Odyssey 410, 1 meeting), NIGHT SHADOW (B&c 52, 1 meeting), LAVORO (Mumm 36, 1 meeting), MADONNA DELLE CONCHIGLIE (Bavaria Cruiser 39, 1 meeting)

How OBELIX compares with a typical X-41

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, X-41s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical X-41; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.01 kn
Beam reach+0.11 kn
Broad reach-0.04 kn
Downwind-0.08 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical X-41 on the beam reach.

Speed at every angle

OBELIX in blue, a typical X-41 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

OBELIX in blue, a typical X-41 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other X-41s racing

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

More about the X-41

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

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