X-119
X-Yachts · Niels Jeppesen · 1988
Updated
The X-119 is a 11.96 m displacement racing yacht designed by Niels Jeppesen and built by X-Yachts, first launched in 1988. It races in Class B.
Length
11.96 m
39′ 3″
Beam
3.26 m
Draft
2.04 m
Displacement
5.5 t
Sail area
93 m²
On the podium
Where a X-119 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
0%
of 13 starts by 3 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 13 starts by 3 boats between 2024 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a X-119 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
EST 1052026- Campionato Invernale Citta' di Bari2026
"Κυπελλο Χριστουγεννων"2025- "Αγ. Νικολαου 2025"2025
- EST 1052025
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
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Not enough data yet: 2 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
0%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a X-119 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Comet 36 (7 meetings), First 35 (Farr) (7 meetings), Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard) (7 meetings), Elan 333 (6 meetings), Elan 410 (5 meetings), J/24 (5 meetings), Melges 24 (4 meetings), First Class 10 (4 meetings), Bavaria 42 (4 meetings), Platu 25 (6 meetings), X-35 (4 meetings), J/80 (4 meetings), Bh 36 (3 meetings), First 27.7 (3 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (5 meetings), First 40 (3 meetings), Nek 26 (3 meetings), J/11 (3 meetings), Formula 28 (3 meetings), Dehler 38 (Stadt) (3 meetings), First 36 (3 meetings), X-362 (3 meetings), X-41 (2 meetings), Bavaria C45 (2 meetings), Oceanis 38.1 (2 meetings), Moody 39 (2 meetings), First 34.7 (2 meetings), Xp 44 (2 meetings), Sun Fast 3200 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek) (2 meetings), IMX 38 (2 meetings), Farr 40 (2 meetings), IMX 40 (2 meetings), First 36.7 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 37 (Design) (1 meeting), Swan 42 (1 meeting), Oceanis 34.1 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the X-119 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.
Upwind VMG
5.52
38°
Beam reach
8.78
90°
Broad reach
9.89
135°
Downwind VMG
8.35
170°
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.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
There is no obvious weak spot here. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on the beat when the breeze is soft, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on a reach as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.6 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the upwind.
How fast is a X-119
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.97 | 5.10 | 5.37 | 5.52 |
| 52° | 6.04 | 7.28 | 7.53 | 7.68 |
| 60° | 6.35 | 7.49 | 7.73 | 7.92 |
| 75° | 6.54 | 7.67 | 8.04 | 8.35 |
| 90° | 6.41 | 7.69 | 8.29 | 8.78 |
| 110° | 5.95 | 7.73 | 8.46 | 9.12 |
| 120° | 5.74 | 7.61 | 8.52 | 9.64 |
| 135° | 5.07 | 7.19 | 8.21 | 9.89 |
| 150° | 4.23 | 6.44 | 7.76 | 9.17 |
| Run VMG | 3.66 | 5.58 | 7.03 | 8.35 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 680 kg.
Rigging
X-119 rig and sail dimensions
A X-119 carries 15.00 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.24 m boom, a forestay 13.82 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 5 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 87 to 100 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.