August 2008

 

European Yacht of the Year 2008/2009

Xc 45 nominated for The European Yacht of the Year Award in the category Luxury Cruiser.

The first model in the new Xcruising line had its World Premiere during the X-Yachts Gold Cup 2008 in Copenhagen in July. During the autumn and winter she will be on show at all mayor international boat shows, and in November she will be test sailed in Barcelona by journalists from the EYOTY group.

Fifteen Xc 45s are already sold in her first year of building and, in January 2009 she will be followed by her little sister the Xc 42. This model will have its World Premiere at boot Düsseldorf from 17 to 25 January.
 



Press Release May 2008 

Royal Visit and World Premiere!
 
His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, visits
X-Yachts and the Xc 45, hull No 1 - the first yacht in a new line of long distance cruisers has its World Premiere.
 


Press Release February 2008 

X-Yachts Gold Gold 2008

The biggest ever international yacht regatta in Denmark 
Within one week, more than 120 boats had registered, and now 1,200 participants are enthusiastically awaiting the summer and hoping for a good breeze for the start on 16 July.



Press Release February 2008 

X-41 International Championship

16 - 19 July, Copenhagen - 33 boats from 16 nations  
After only one year 33 boats will be on the start line, ready to participate in the first X-41 International Championship during the X-Yachts Gold Cup, which is 50% of the X-41s sold worldwide.



Press Release February 2008 

Xc 45
 
Xcruising Line – World Premiere
During the X-Yachts Gold Cup 2008, X-Yachts will present its third model line in the X-Yacths range – the Xcruising line.
 


Sailing World Announces

X-41 Boat of the Year 2008
 
12-12-2007

Sailing World magazine announced today the winners of the biggest annual honors in sailboat building, the Boat of the Year awards.
 
The X-41 One-Design took the award for Best Crossover, a boat that bestrides the gulf between racer and cruiser with aplomb.

"X-Yachts has paid a lot of attention to both the broad-brush concept and also to details with the 41," said Andrews. "It has a combination of hull shape, keel, rudder, and rig that sails as a race boat should, is relatively easy to keep in the groove and wins races."

An independent panel of experts picked the winners from the 17 nominated boats announced during the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Maryland, in October.

More than sixty X-41s are now sold worldwide, and the first X-41 International Event will be held in Copenhagen from 16 to 19 July 2008 during the 11th X-Yachts Gold Cup. More than thirty X-41s are expected to participate in the three days of racing.

 



PRESS RELEASE OCTOBER 2007


Xc 45 The all New Xc Cruising Range

At our production development facility, work is fully underway; the 5-axis milling machine is busy making plugs for the hull, deck, inner liners, keel and rudder for the Xc 45. The first Xc 45 will be launched in late spring 2008, and will then undergo intensive testing before the planned series production begins.

Read the Press Release


Xc 42 The New Generation Continues

The Xc 42 will follow the same conceptual ideas as the Xc 45. The idea is to offer a cruising yacht with more focus on long distance “bluewater” cruising. The Xc 42 will debut at the Paris Boat Show, December 2008.
 
Read the Press Release






 
X-65 New Performance Cruiser

The launch of the first X-65 is set for April 2009,
with another four sister ships planned for launch the same year,
and the first two already sold.



Hamble Winter Series 2007

 
The New X-34 debuts in the Hamble Winter Series. 
Races are scheduled every Sunday from 7th October - 2nd December
(excl. 4th November)
 
For weekly updates and results.
  
Read More ...

Nominated for European Yacht of the Year 2008

 

X-34 Performance Cruiser

X-41 One Design

  

The “European Yacht of the Year” Award will be presented for the 5th time in January 2008 at the boot Düsseldorf.

 

Both the X-34 Performance Cruiser and the X-41 One Design are among the finalists in the categories up to 12 metres and up to 14 metres as one of the five most interesting and promising newcomers of their class.

 



Scandinavian Cup 2007
28 - 30 September, Kastrup Sejlklub, Denmark
 


First test sail of the X-34
20 August 2007

The X-Yachts test crew, headed by Lars Jeppesen, sailed out on Monday the 20th August for the first test sail with the new baby, the X-34. The sun was shining and the wind south easterly force 3 to 4.


Copa del Rey 2007 - Success for X-35 and X-37
Palma de Mallorca, Spain – 28 July to 4 August

Real Club Náutico de Palma once again organised a fantastic Copa del Rey with 110 boats from 15 nations all racing in the bay of Palma.


X-Yachts Gold Cup 2007
14 to 16 June 2007 · Palma de Mallorca, Spain

The 10th X-Yachts Gold Cup in Palma de Mallorca
Sun, sea, sangria and sailing … perfect conditions for the start of the 10th
X-Yachts Gold Cup, which saw entries from eleven nations. Four races were to be sailed before the winners could bring home their golden trophies.
 


X-41 "X" Overall Winner
Holland – 24 June to 6 July 2007

SLAM Deltaweek - IRC
During the SLAM Deltaweek in the south of Holland, the new X-41 "X" sailed by
X-Yachts Belgium Sailing Team, had a good excuse to celebrate with three consecutive wins on Saturday 29th June. Their main competitors, the BH 41 'Flin", Sinergia 40 "Daikin Airco", J-120 "Just Us", Bavaria 38 Match "Boomerang" and the X-35 "The Untouchables".

» Read more


The first official X-35 World Championship
Kiel, Germany 19 - 24 June 2007

With 35 participants, top crews and sailors including previous World and Olympic medalists, the first X-35 World Championship was held in Kiel, Germany, during the famous Kiel Weeks’ 125 Jubilee. The X-35 class was the highlight of Kiel Week 2007 and over the four days of racing the class proved its popularity and competitive edge.

» Read more


Pasqua Vela - IRC
Porto Santo Stefano, Italy – April 2007
 
The X-41”Lady X” made a fantastic debut in Italy
She had only just been launched and measured to IRC when she went to participate in the most vital race of central Italy, the Pasqua Vela. In a fleet of 29 competitors, the X-41 “Lady X”, owned by Italian importer, Piergiorgio Ravaioni, resulted in an impressive second place, after a four race series with one discard.

» Read more


X-41 Wins the first race of the
Warsash Spring Series in the UK

Racing against strong IRC contenders
With designer and founder of X-Yachts, Niels Jeppesen, on board the crew was keen to show the capacities of the X-41. With a good line up in the first race of the Warsash Spring Series, they were facing the brand new Swan 42 and the custom Reighel/Pugh “Windsong”, both are strong IRC contenders. The J-133 “Jammy Dodger” was also a very worthy opponent.

» Read more

X-55 ·  European Yacht of the Year 2007

Designed for the Future
On Saturday the 20th January 2007, Managing Director and Owner of
X-Yachts, Lars Jeppesen, was handed over the Award "European Yacht of the Year 2007" for the X-55 at the boot Düsseldorf in Germany.

The nominated yachts in the category "Yachts above 15 m" were

*  X-55
*  Dufour 525 Grand' Large
*  First 50
*  Halberg-Rassy 54
*  Hanse 630

The jury, consisting of journalists from ten European boat magazines, had test sailed the X-55 in IJmuiden in Holland in September 2006. Among the journalists was Vanni Galgani, who test sailed the X-55 for the Italian magazine Fare Vela. X-Yachts has got the permission to publish a shortened version of the article.

» Read more about the X-55


X-55 ·  Croatian Boat of the Year 2007

X-55 Overall Winner
The X-55 has been elected “Croatian Boat of the Year 2007” at the Zagreb Sport & Boat Show in Croatia.

» Read more


Xc 45

The new Future Cruising Range from X-Yachts
The new Xc range will be an addition to the existing "Performance Cruising" range and aims to give some of the current X-Yachts owners and especially new clients an interesting alternative.

The main objective for the Xc range is to offer great comfort and style, whilst maintaining optimum sailing qualities.

» Read more about the Xc 45

The new X-34

The philosophy behind the X-34 Performance Cruiser
The X-34 is being designed, developed and specified to reach a high level of quality for the enjoyment of the performance oriented sailor and his crew or family. She is the smallest member of the Performance Cruising range, enabling us to offer a “baby sister” for the X-37 and X-40.

» Read the Press Release

The first X-41 One Design has been test sailed


The shortest day became one of the best the year 2006
- After the test sail, we motored up the Haderslev Fjord to the yard. It was hard not to smile all the way, in spite of the early darkness. The shortest day was also one of the most thrilling.

We are positive that the X-41 will fulfil our most optimistic expectations. Never have the crew and I had such an enjoyable "cold" day ...

» Read the test report by Lars Jeppesen



X-35 · Boat of the Year 2007

Sailing World Magazine in the US has announced the X-35 One Design as Boat of the Year Winner for 2007 as Best Racer/Cruiser.

The judges liked:
“The no-compromise racing layout on deck, its performance, and the surprisingly comfortable interior.”

» Read more

X-35 ISAF Recognized Class 

– one year after its launch

A Torpedo Start for the X-35 One Design Even before the X-35 hit the water,
X-Yachts had already set out to establish a strong and tightly controlled
One Design Class, and had started work on the Class Rules with the support
of ISAF. The reward came during the Annual ISAF Conference in Helsinki, when the X-35 was given Recognized Class Status, only one year after its launch!

» Go to Press Release

AUDI X-35 Gold Cup 2006

The first international X-35 Cup in history took place in Holland
Designer, Niels Jeppesen, watched the historical moment of the first start of the International X-35 One Design Cup through the lens of his camera. Out at sea in a rib he followed the X-35 fleet competing in the first three races on Friday 17 August. It was a proud moment when the twenty-four X-35s, from five different nations, were heading out for this international competition.

» Read more

X-37 Winner of the IMS 670 World Championship

Winner Overall - X-37 ”Carpantxo”
Jesús Pintos Ager won overall as well as the Amateur Class in the II IMS 670 World Championship organized by the Real Club Náutico de El Puerto de Santa Maria in Spain. Second Overall was the X-37 “Turismo Madrid, skippered by Olympic medalist Van der Ploeg.

» Read more

X-35 · Boat of the year

In the year of its launch, the X-35 One Design, received the award ”Boat of the Year” for sailing yachts of 10 to 12 metres” in Slovenia.

The competition was organised by the yachting magazine Val Navtika, and a jury of professional journalists voted for the X-35 One Design from X-Yachts in Denmark.

 » Read more 

AUDI X-Yachts Gold Cup 2006

La Trinité-sur-Mer in France 29 June to 2 July
The ninth X-Yachts Gold Cup was held in La Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany in France from 29 July to 2 August. At sea, the races had been organised by SNT (La Société de Nautique), one of France’s leading organisers of racer-cruiser regattas. On shore, X-Yachts France had organised the event, including the provision of meals and professional entertainment. 

 » Report and Photo Gallery

X-41 One Design - Press Release

X-Yachts believe that the X-41 One Design will be yet another hit on the European sailing scene

16.02.2006
The new X-35 Website has been Launched