Xc 42
X-Yachts · Niels Jeppesen · 2010
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Xc 42 is a 12.63 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Niels Jeppesen and built by X-Yachts, first launched in 2010. It races in Class B.
Length
12.63 m
41′ 5″
Beam
4.08 m
Draft
2.11 m
Displacement
11.4 t
Sail area
97 m²
On the podium
Where a Xc 42 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
1
Thirds
4
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 4 starts by 1 boat between 2020, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Xc 42 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
20th Regatta Cor Caroli Icard2020
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
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Not enough data yet: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Xc 42 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Peterson 25 (4 meetings), X-332 (4 meetings), Hallberg Rassy 412 (4 meetings), First Class Challenge (4 meetings), Sun Fast 32 (4 meetings), First 29 (4 meetings), First 211 (4 meetings), Apollo 12 (4 meetings), Nicholson 345 (4 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 34 (4 meetings), Conrad 24 (4 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Xc 42 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 Xc 42
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.20 | 5.06 | 5.40 | — |
| 52° | 6.57 | 7.48 | 7.80 | — |
| 60° | 7.03 | 7.72 | 8.03 | — |
| 75° | 7.25 | 8.05 | 8.29 | — |
| 90° | 7.43 | 8.25 | 8.64 | — |
| 110° | 7.28 | 8.20 | 8.83 | — |
| 120° | 6.90 | 8.11 | 8.82 | — |
| 135° | 6.28 | 7.82 | 8.55 | — |
| 150° | 5.40 | 7.21 | 8.08 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.68 | 6.29 | 7.27 | — |
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 830 kg.
Rigging
Xc 42 rig and sail dimensions
A Xc 42 carries 16.75 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.50 m boom, a forestay 17.61 m above the deck and a 5.25 m bowsprit. 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 — 146 to 165 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.