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Boat testX 4.9: Performance cruiser from Denmark

Jochen Rieker

 · 18.07.2018

Boat test: X 4.9: Performance cruiser from DenmarkPhoto: Mick Anderson
Pretty, but not too much in love with the design, nimble, but not at the expense of comfort - the X 4.9 is finely balanced
Owners are often looking for a boat that fulfils many requirements without making major compromises. X-Yachts has done this well. The test in PDF download
Crack drawing of the X 4.9Photo: YACHT/N. Campe Crack drawing of the X 4.9

As the latest model in the so-called "Pure X series", the X 4.9 is positioned between XP (for performance) and XC (for cruising) - and is therefore probably the closest to the brand's long-standing formula for success. For some owners, the XP series offers too little luxury below deck, for others the XC series is too classic, says the shipyard boss at X-Yachts.

So what makes the new X-Yachts so special? Find out everything about the boat in our test report, which was published in YACHT, issue 14/2018. Download the test directly via the link below.

Pretty, but not too much in love with the design, nimble, but not at the expense of comfort - the X 4.9 is finely balancedPhoto: Mick Anderson Pretty, but not too much in love with the design, nimble, but not at the expense of comfort - the X 4.9 is finely balanced

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X 4.9 (pdf)

Jochen Rieker

Jochen Rieker

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Aufgewachsen in Süddeutschland, hat Jochen Rieker das Segeln auf Bodensee, Ammersee und Starnberger See gelernt. Zunächst war er auf Pirat, H-Jolle und Tempest unterwegs, später auf Hobie Cat, A Cat und Dart 16. Aber wie das so ist: Je weiter entfernt das Meer, desto größer die Leidenschaft danach. Inspiriert durch die Bücher von Bobby Schenk und Wilfried Erdmann, folgte in den 90ern der erste Dickschifftörn im Ionischen Meer auf einer Carter 30, damals noch ohne Segelschein. Danach war’s um ihn geschehen. Als YACHT-Kaleu und Jury-Vorsitzender des European Yacht of the Year Award hat Rieker in den vergangenen mehr als 25 Jahren gut 500 Boote getestet. Sein eigenes, ein 36-Fuß-Racer/Cruiser, lag zuletzt in der Adria. Diesen Sommer verholt er es an die Schlei, wo er inzwischen lebt.

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