X-41
X-Yachts · Niels Jeppesen · 2006
Updated
- ORC World Championship · Class B2014
Each title was won by a boat of this design, not by the design itself.
The X-41 is a 12.35 m displacement racing yacht designed by Niels Jeppesen and built by X-Yachts, first launched in 2006. It races in Class B. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 67% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 67% of the boats it races against.
31st of 92 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 1,121 starts across 114 events — not only in measurement files.
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 a X-41 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
30%
of 1,121 starts by 54 boats
Wins
11%
Read from 1,121 starts by 54 boats between 2015 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a X-41 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
66. Yil Donanma Kupasi2026
Lliga Creuers2026- 25. Bosphorus Cup2026
Regatta Sozopol Sailing Cup2026
Klaipėda ORC European Championship2026
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
30%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
18%
of these races end on the podium
Sharper round the buoys. Short courses reward acceleration and manoeuvring, and that is where this design makes its money.
Who she races against
The designs a X-41 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the X-41 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
5.77
37°
Beam reach
9.16
90°
Broad reach
10.68
135°
Downwind VMG
8.70
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.
This design is even-tempered. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is cracked off once it pipes up, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on the run 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 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the upwind.
How fast is a X-41
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.91 | 5.26 | 5.62 | 5.77 |
| 52° | 5.94 | 7.52 | 7.86 | 8.02 |
| 60° | 6.23 | 7.71 | 8.07 | 8.27 |
| 75° | 6.44 | 7.85 | 8.38 | 8.71 |
| 90° | 6.33 | 7.88 | 8.52 | 9.16 |
| 110° | 6.36 | 8.14 | 8.94 | 9.73 |
| 120° | 6.16 | 8.04 | 9.08 | 10.31 |
| 135° | 5.51 | 7.66 | 8.71 | 10.68 |
| 150° | 4.62 | 6.92 | 8.16 | 9.77 |
| Run VMG | 4.00 | 6.00 | 7.33 | 8.70 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 820 kg.
Rigging
X-41 rig and sail dimensions
A X-41 carries 16.01 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.50 m boom, a forestay 17.04 m above the deck and a 6.21 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 56 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 107 to 176 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.