Xp 44
X-Yachts · Niels Jeppesen · 2010
Updated
The Xp 44 is a 13.29 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Niels Jeppesen and built by X-Yachts, first launched in 2010. It races in Class A. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 60% of the designs it races against. It is at its best in light air and struggles to hold that once it blows.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 60% of the boats it races against.
19th of 46 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 314 starts across 64 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
13.29 m
43′ 7″
Beam
4.05 m
Draft
2.68 m
Displacement
9.5 t
Sail area
113 m²
On the podium
Where a Xp 44 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
12%
of 314 starts by 36 boats
Wins
2%
Read from 314 starts by 36 boats between 2015 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Xp 44 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
"Πανελληνιο Κυπελο ORCI 2026"2026- Aegean Regatta2026
Edison Next Italian Offshore Sailing Championship - Campionato Italiano Assoluto d’Altura2026- 151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2026
- ORC DH World 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
7%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
11%
of these races end on the podium
Level across both. Plenty of designs fall away once the course gets long — a light hull that thrives round the cans can struggle through a night at sea. This one does not.
Who she races against
The designs a Xp 44 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Xp 44 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
5.98
38°
Beam reach
9.54
90°
Broad reach
11.23
135°
Downwind VMG
8.78
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 on the beam when the breeze is soft, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage off the wind 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 broad reach.
How fast is a Xp 44
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.95 | 5.38 | 5.80 | 5.98 |
| 52° | 6.03 | 7.76 | 8.17 | 8.36 |
| 60° | 6.37 | 7.99 | 8.40 | 8.62 |
| 75° | 6.61 | 8.18 | 8.72 | 9.09 |
| 90° | 6.72 | 8.34 | 8.89 | 9.54 |
| 110° | 6.63 | 8.51 | 9.25 | 10.22 |
| 120° | 6.48 | 8.47 | 9.47 | 10.63 |
| 135° | 5.82 | 8.11 | 9.23 | 11.23 |
| 150° | 4.89 | 7.26 | 8.58 | 10.12 |
| Run VMG | 4.23 | 6.29 | 7.51 | 8.78 |
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 850 kg.
Rigging
Xp 44 rig and sail dimensions
A Xp 44 carries 17.81 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.95 m boom, a forestay 18.19 m above the deck and a 5.87 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 49 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 113 to 215 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.