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

X-Yachts

Sailboat designer

Niels Jeppesen

Country

Denmark

Construction

GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich fiberglass polyester with galvanized steel frame

Number of hulls built

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

Trailerable

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

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 (M_LC): 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