X-YachtsX-Yachts expands third model line with 13.5 metre yacht

Fridtjof Gunkel

 · 06.03.2018

X-Yachts: X-Yachts expands third model line with 13.5 metre yachtPhoto: Werft
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The X 4.6 is designed to combine the best of both worlds and provide ambitious owners with the ideal mix of cruising capability and sailing performance

Chief designer, co-owner and founder Niels Jeppesen speaks of a generous sail plan and optimised performance: "The boat is the ideal family cruiser with which you can also sail a regatta, it is fast, safe and stylish." The features: Rod rig, self-tacking jib, single-handed capability, sunken traveller, electrically operated bathing platform. The two wheels engage with separate systems on the rudder blade, making the system redundant. Genoa rails on the cabin roof for a larger headsail are available as an option. There is a special, easily accessible storage space for the life raft in one of the bays. The space in the cockpit floor aft of the steering pillars can be used as storage space, which is particularly desirable in view of the standard configuration with two aft cabins.

The interior style is Scandinavian-clear and creates a good mix of modernity and cosiness. The standard veneer is Nordic oak, with teak and bleached oak as alternatives. There are also options for the floor and work surface in the L-shaped galley positioned at the companionway. The two aft cabins can be fitted with tubular berths in addition to the bunks. In addition to the heads compartment at the companionway, there is another in the master cabin in the foredeck. There is a sail storage space in front. The price starts at 460,000 euros.

  The boat is finished in light oak as standardPhoto: Werft The boat is finished in light oak as standard
Typical X: the new model fits perfectly into the range
Photo: Werft

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Fridtjof Gunkel

Fridtjof Gunkel

Deputy Chief Editor YACHT

Fridtjof Gunkel was born on Helgoland in 1962; he started his sailing career there in the Opti and quickly switched to keelboats. North Sea Week, Cowes Week and Kiel Week were early stops, followed by many years in the Admiral's Cup scene on the cuppers “Container” and “Rubin” World Championships and international regattas in the Starboat, with the mini-maxi “SiSiSi” and various tonner yachts as well as participation in the Whitbread Round the World Race were further formative stations, flanked by extensive cruising trips. Fridtjof Gunkel joined YACHT back in 1985 as part of a traineeship, where he later became Head of the Test & Technology department and then Deputy Editor-in-Chief around 25 years ago. He is also responsible for the regatta and sports section. Fridtjof Gunkel privately sails a performance/cruiser moored on the Baltic coast, his favorite areas are the eastern Swedish archipelago and Brittany.

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