Class History

If you enjoy both class racing and cruising, the X-99 is a great choice. Launched in 1985 by X-Yachts, an amazing 100 boats were sold in the first week. To date, more than 600 of these fast 33-footers have been built, with established fleets and world class racing in Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, UK, Hong Kong and Sweden. The deck layout is geared toward making the boat crew friendly, efficient to sail, and race ready out of the box. The cast-iron keel has a lead shoe bolted underneath for a low center of gravity to keep crew off the rail. The fractional rig features spreaders raked aft 5-degrees. This allows a margin of safety when tacking or jibing without the runners on, but provides a significant performance gain when using the runners during racing.

Boat Specifications

LOA: 10 m (32.8 ft)
LWL: 8.5 m (27.8 ft)
Max Beam: 3 m (9.8 ft)
Ballast 1,300 kg ( 2,870 lb)
Main: 32.2 sq. m (348 sq. ft)
Genoa 150% 0 39 sq n (323 sq, ft)
Genoa 100%: 20 sq. m (215 sq. ft)
Storm Jib: 85 sq. m (914 sq. ft)