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X40 Deep draft

Sailboat specifications

The X40 is a 37’8” (11.5m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by X-Yachts Design Group (Denmark). She is built since 2019 by X-Yachts (Denmark). The Deep draft version features a deeper T-shaped keel to grant extra performance especially upwind. She has been awarded "2020 - European Yacht of the Year: Performance Cruiser".

The X40 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Standard version (see all the versions compared).

Find out more about the X40 on Boat-Spec's blog: European Yacht of the Year 2020 nominated sailboats.

X40's main features

Model
X40
Version
Deep draft
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
Denmark
Construction
Fiberglass reinforced epoxy:
- Hull: Sandwich foam fiberglass epoxy with galvanized steel frame
- Deck: Sandwich foam fiberglass epoxy (vacuum infusion)
First built hull
2019
Last built hull
Still in production
Award(s)
  • 2020: European Yacht of the Year: Performance Cruiser
    Appendages
    Keel : T-shaped keel (with bulb)
    Helm
    Twin helm wheels
    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)
    About 
    258 000
     (2020)

    X40's main dimensions

    Overall length
    39’ 8”12.09 m
    Hull length
    37’ 8”11.5 m
    Waterline length
    34’ 1”10.4 m
    Beam (width)
    12’ 6”3.81 m
    Draft
    7’ 11”2.4 m
    Light displacement (MLC)
    17857 lb8100 kg
    Ballast weight
    6724 lb3050 kg

    X40's rig and sails

    Upwind sail area
    840 ft²78 m²
    Downwind sail area
    1905 ft²177 m²
    Mainsail area
    506 ft²47 m²
    Genoa area
    334 ft²31 m²
    Asymmetric spinnaker area
    1399 ft²130 m²
    Rigging type
    Sloop Marconi 9/10
    Mast configuration
    Keel stepped mast
    Rotating spars
    No
    Number of levels of spreaders
    2
    Spreaders angle
    Swept-back
    Spars construction
    Aluminum spars (carbon fiber spars as an option)
    Standing rigging
    1x19 strand wire discontinuous

    X40's performances

    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.
    208 ft²/T19.34 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.
    472 ft²/T43.89 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.
    204
    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.
    38 %
    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.
    7.83 knots

    X40's auxiliary engine

    Engine(s)
    1 inboard engine
    Engine(s) power
    40 HP
    Fuel type
    Diesel
    Fuel tank capacity
    47.6 gal180 liters

    X40's accommodations and layout

    Cockpit
    Open aft cockpit
    Cabin(s) (min./max.)
    2 / 3
    Berth(s) (min./max.)
    4 / 8
    Head(s)
    1
    Freshwater tank capacity
    64.7 gal245 liters
    Maximum headroom
    6’ 2”1.9 m
    Head headroom
    6’ 2”1.9 m

    X40's saloon

    Maximum headroom
    6’ 1”1.86 m
    Saloon table length
    3’ 7”1.09 m
    Saloon table width
    1’ 10”0.56 m
    Berth length
    6’ 7”2 m
    Chart table
    2’ 8”0.82 m x 1’ 10”0.56 m
    Berth width
    2’ 1”0.65 m

    X40's fore cabin

    Maximum headroom
    6’ 1”1.87 m
    Berth length
    6’ 6”1.98 m
    Berth width
    4’ 6”1.37 m

    X40's aft cabin

    Maximum headroom
    6’ 2”1.9 m
    Berth length
    6’ 7”2 m
    Berth width
    4’ 8”1.43 m
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