X-Yachts X-79
Sailboat
26′ 1″
Monohull
Since 1979
Overview
- Builder
- X-Yachts
- Model
- X-79
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1979–1994
- Designer
- Niels Jeppesen
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich fiberglass polyes
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 3/4
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 26′ 1″ (7.95 m)
- Waterline length
- 21′ (6.40 m)
- Beam
- 9′ 5″ (2.87 m)
- Draft
- 4′ 5″ (1.35 m)
- Displacement
- 2,965 lb (1,345 kg)
- Ballast
- 1,477 lb (670 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 outboard engine
- Power
- 3–6 hp
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 419 sq ft (38.9 m²)
Accommodation
- Berths
- 4
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 32.5
- Displacement / length
- 143
- Ballast ratio
- 50%
- Capsize screening
- 2.62
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 : fin without bulb
- Ballast ratio
- 50 %
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich fiberglass polyester
- Country
- Denmark
- Genoa area
- 200 ft²
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 3/4
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Solent area
- 135 ft²
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 0 °
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire continuous
- Stormjib area
- 54 ft²
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 581 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.