X-1
X-Yachts · Niels Jeppesen · 1981
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The X-1 is a 12.12 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Niels Jeppesen and built by X-Yachts, first launched in 1981. It races in Class C.
Length
12.12 m
39′ 9″
Beam
3.88 m
Draft
2.17 m
Displacement
5.6 t
Sail area
89 m²
On the podium
Where a X-1 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
41%
of 22 starts by 1 boat
Wins
14%
Read from 22 starts by 1 boat between 2023 and 2024, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a X-1 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Lliga Creuers2024- Lliga Creuers2023
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
44%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: 4 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a X-1 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the X-1 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
How fast is a X-1
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.53 | 5.32 | 5.50 | — |
| 52° | 6.73 | 7.37 | 7.55 | — |
| 60° | 6.97 | 7.55 | 7.75 | — |
| 75° | 7.11 | 7.75 | 8.06 | — |
| 90° | 7.07 | 7.82 | 8.30 | — |
| 110° | 7.00 | 7.96 | 8.64 | — |
| 120° | 6.85 | 7.91 | 8.73 | — |
| 135° | 6.33 | 7.59 | 8.46 | — |
| 150° | 5.42 | 7.12 | 7.99 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.69 | 6.30 | 7.42 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 710 kg.
Rigging
X-1 rig and sail dimensions
A X-1 carries 15.52 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.43 m boom, a forestay 14.66 m above the deck and a 4.38 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails