X-Yachts X-55 Shoal draft
Sailboat
55′
Monohull
Since 2005
Overview
- Builder
- X-Yachts
- Model
- X-55 Shoal draft
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 2005–2012
- Designer
- Niels Jeppesen
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich fiberglass polyes
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 55′ (16.76 m)
- Waterline length
- 47′ 5″ (14.45 m)
- Beam
- 15′ (4.57 m)
- Draft
- 8′ 2″ (2.49 m)
- Displacement
- 36,376 lb (16,500 kg)
- Ballast
- 13,228 lb (6,000 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 2,003 sq ft (186.1 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 3
- Berths
- 5
- Heads
- 3
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 29.2
- Displacement / length
- 152
- Ballast ratio
- 36%
- Capsize screening
- 1.81
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
- Award(s)
- 2007: European Yacht of the Year: L > 14m
- Ballast ratio
- 36 %
- Cockpit
- Open aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich fiberglass polyester with galvanized steel frame
- Country
- Denmark
- EC design category
- A
- Genoa area
- 996 ft²
- Helm
- Twin helm wheels
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 3
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Solent area
- 797 ft²
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars (carbon fiber spars as an option)
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 2488 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
- Version
- Shoal draft
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.