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X-46 Shoal draft

Sailboat specifications

The X-46 is a 46’ (14.01m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Niels Jeppesen (Denmark). She was built between 2003 and 2010 by X-Yachts (Denmark) with 75 hulls completed. The Shoal draft version features a shorter keel to grant access to shallow areas. She has been awarded "2006 - Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Performance Cruiser over 45'".

The X-46 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Deep draft and Standard version (see all the versions compared).

X-46's main features

Model
X-46
Version
Shoal draft
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Country
Denmark
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich fiberglass polyester with galvanized steel frame
Number of hulls built
75
First built hull
2003
Last built hull
2010
Award(s)
  • 2006: Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Performance Cruiser over 45'
    Appendages
    Keel : fin with bulb
    Helm
    Single helm wheel
    Rudder
    Single spade rudder
    Unsinkable
    No
    Trailerable
    No
    EC design category
     iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions)

    A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m
    B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m
    C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m
    D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m
    A
    Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
    N/A

    X-46's main dimensions

    Hull length
    46’14.01 m
    Waterline length
    40’ 5”12.3 m
    Beam (width)
    13’ 7”4.15 m
    Draft
    6’ 2”1.9 m
    Light displacement (MLC)
    22928 lb10400 kg
    Ballast weight
    9921 lb4500 kg
    Ballast type
    Cast iron fin with lead bulb

    X-46's rig and sails

    Upwind sail area
    1364 ft²126.7 m²
    Downwind sail area
    2359 ft²219.2 m²
    Mainsail area
    680 ft²63.2 m²
    Genoa area
    684 ft²63.5 m²
    Symmetric spinnaker area
    1679 ft²156 m²
    I
     iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
    60’ 6”18.45 m
    J
     iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
    16’ 10”5.12 m
    P
     iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
    57’ 8”17.6 m
    E
     iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
    20’ 6”6.25 m
    Rigging type
    Sloop Marconi 9/10
    Mast configuration
    Keel stepped mast
    Rotating spars
    No
    Number of levels of spreaders
    3
    Spreaders angle
    Swept-back
    Spars construction
    Aluminum spars

    X-46's performances

    HN (French rating)
     iHN or "Handicap Nationale" is an empirical rating system used in France allowing various monohulls, of different sizes and designs, to race each other fairly. It is particularly suitable for cruiser and cruiser-racer. Therefore, by comparing these values, we can have an indication of the relative speed of 2 boats.
    33.0
    Upwind sail area to displacement
     iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

    The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

    Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
    286 ft²/T26.59 m²/T
    Downwind sail area to displacement
     iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

    The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
    495 ft²/T46.01 m²/T
    Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
     iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
    The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

    a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
    158
    Ballast ratio
     iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

    The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
    43 %
    Critical hull speed
     iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
    The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
    8.51 knots

    X-46's auxiliary engine

    Engine(s)
    1 inboard engine
    Engine(s) power (min./max.)
    55 HP / 75 HP
    Fuel type
    Diesel
    Fuel tank capacity
    52.8 gal200 liters

    X-46's accommodations and layout

    Cockpit
    Closed aft cockpit
    Cabin(s) (min./max.)
    3 / 4
    Berth(s) (min./max.)
    8 / 10
    Head(s)
    2
    Freshwater tank capacity
    100.4 gal380 liters
    Fridge/ice-box capacity
    26.4 gal100 liters
    Maximum headroom
    6’ 5”1.94 m

    X-46's saloon

    Chart table
    3’ 5”1.03 m x 2’ 1”0.64 m

    X-46's fore cabin

    Berth length
    6’ 8”2.05 m
    Berth width
    5’ 11”1.8 m

    X-46's aft cabin

    Berth length
    6’ 11”2.1 m
    Berth width
    4’ 5”1.35 m
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