INTERNATIONAL CLASS ASSOCIATION


Press Release February 2008 

X-41 International Championship

16 - 19 July, Copenhagen - 33 boats from 16 nations  
After only one year 33 boats will be on the start line, ready to participate in the first X-41 International Championship during the X-Yachts Gold Cup, which is 50% of the X-41s sold worldwide.



Sailing World Announces

X-41 Boat of the Year 2008
 
12-12-2007

Sailing World magazine announced today the winners of the biggest annual honors in sailboat building, the Boat of the Year awards.
 
The X-41 One-Design took the award for Best Crossover, a boat that bestrides the gulf between racer and cruiser with aplomb.

"X-Yachts has paid a lot of attention to both the broad-brush concept and also to details with the 41," said Andrews. "It has a combination of hull shape, keel, rudder, and rig that sails as a race boat should, is relatively easy to keep in the groove and wins races."

An independent panel of experts picked the winners from the 17 nominated boats announced during the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Maryland, in October.

More than sixty X-41s are now sold worldwide, and the first X-41 International Event will be held in Copenhagen from 16 to 19 July 2008 during the 11th X-Yachts Gold Cup. More than thirty X-41s are expected to participate in the three days of racing.

 



Nominated for European Yacht of the Year 2008

 

X-34 Performance Cruiser

X-41 One Design

  

The “European Yacht of the Year” Award will be presented for the 5th time in January 2008 at the boot Düsseldorf.

 

Both the X-34 Performance Cruiser and the X-41 One Design are among the finalists in the categories up to 12 metres and up to 14 metres as one of the five most interesting and promising newcomers of their class.

 



X-Yachts Gold Cup 2007
14 to 16 June 2007 · Palma de Mallorca, Spain

The 10th X-Yachts Gold Cup in Palma de Mallorca
Sun, sea, sangria and sailing … perfect conditions for the start of the 10th
X-Yachts Gold Cup, which saw entries from eleven nations. Four races were to be sailed before the winners could bring home their golden trophies.
 


X-41 "X" Overall Winner
Holland – 24 June to 6 July 2007

SLAM Deltaweek - IRC
During the SLAM Deltaweek in the south of Holland, the new X-41 "X" sailed by
X-Yachts Belgium Sailing Team, had a good excuse to celebrate with three consecutive wins on Saturday 29th June. Their main competitors, the BH 41 'Flin", Sinergia 40 "Daikin Airco", J-120 "Just Us", Bavaria 38 Match "Boomerang" and the X-35 "The Untouchables".

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Pasqua Vela - IRC
Porto Santo Stefano, Italy – April 2007
 
The X-41”Lady X” made a fantastic debut in Italy
She had only just been launched and measured to IRC when she went to participate in the most vital race of central Italy, the Pasqua Vela. In a fleet of 29 competitors, the X-41 “Lady X”, owned by Italian importer, Piergiorgio Ravaioni, resulted in an impressive second place, after a four race series with one discard.

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X-41 Wins the first race of the
Warsash Spring Series in the UK

Racing against strong IRC contenders
With designer and founder of X-Yachts, Niels Jeppesen, on board the crew was keen to show the capacities of the X-41. With a good line up in the first race of the Warsash Spring Series, they were facing the brand new Swan 42 and the custom Reighel/Pugh “Windsong”, both are strong IRC contenders. The J-133 “Jammy Dodger” was also a very worthy opponent.

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The first X-41 One Design has been test sailed


The shortest day became one of the best the year 2006
- After the test sail, we motored up the Haderslev Fjord to the yard. It was hard not to smile all the way, in spite of the early darkness. The shortest day was also one of the most thrilling.
We are positive that the X-41 will fulfil our most optimistic expectations. Never have the crew and I had such an enjoyable "cold" day ...
 


X-41 One Design - Press Release

X-Yachts believe that the X-41 One Design will be yet another hit on the European sailing scene