X-Yachts

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X-Yachts
legal form A / S
founding 1979
Seat Haderslev , DenmarkDenmarkDenmark 
management Hans Viggard (CEO)
Niels and Lars Jeppesen (Technical Management)
Number of employees 250
sales 250 million DKK (33.6 million euros )
Branch Sports boat yard
Website www.x-yachts.com
Status: 2009

The X-79, the shipyard's first model
The X-99, one of the shipyard's most famous models

X-Yachts is a Danish yacht builder. She specializes in sailing yachts for regattas and sporty sailing.

history

X-Yachts was founded by the brothers Niels and Lars Jeppesen together with Birger Hansen in Haderslev , Denmark. About 5,000 boats have been built since then. Their first model was the 26-foot X-79 , which caused quite a stir in the regatta scene . It was first delivered in May 1979. Right from the start she won the world's largest regatta, the Sjælland Rundt , in which almost 2,100 yachts took part.

In 1981 the X-102 was developed under the 3/4 ton rule . The X-102 won the three-quarter-ton races in Finland (1981) and Spain (1982). A "sport" version of the X-102 won other important regattas in the following years.

In the course of the 1980s, X-Yachts built various designs according to barrel and IOR rules . The young shipyard won the One Ton Cup in 1986 in Spain ( Andelsbanken ) and in 1990 in Sweden ( Okyalos ).

Another major milestone was the X-99 , designed in 1985 , which was recognized as an ISAF one design boat. 605 of them were built.

From 1990 onwards, in addition to pure racing boats, so-called performance cruisers were also developed, boats suitable for long journeys that can be sailed quickly and sportily. The first models were the X-412 and X-382.

The X-35 , which was launched for the first time in 2005, was a boat conceived as a One Design from the start . The X-41 followed later as a one-design construction.

The performance cruising yacht X-55 , which was introduced in 2007, was voted European Yacht of the Year .

X-Yachts today

Today X-Yachts has three major model lines: Xracing-One-Designs (X-35 and X-41), four Xcruising models (Xc 38, Xc 42, Xc 45, Xc 50), and Xperformance, the newest line from Cruising - Racing yachts (Xp 33, Xp 38, Xp 44, Xp 50, Xp 55, X-65).

X-Yachts has been based in Haderslev in Denmark since the beginning . There are also offices and representations in many countries around the world, but mainly in Europe.

In 2012 the company had a turnover of 250 million Danish kroner (around € 33 million) and employed a total of 250 people. Since 2012, 51% of the company shares have been owned by the Danish holding company Consolidated Holdings . Hans Viggard is CEO. Niels and Lars Jeppesen are still involved in the company and are responsible for design and production. Nils Jeppesen is responsible for the yachts' designs. Birger Hansen also holds shares.

Web links

Commons : X-Yachts  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The X-Yachts Story ( Memento from March 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ X-79 Brochure 1980 . x79.dk. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ How it all began ( Memento from July 1, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
  4. ↑ Old Quarter Tonners . Boatdesign.net.
  5. ↑ http://www2.sailing.org/default.asp?ID=j1lFnApv8&MenuID=5uqmGNcDgMI/qst7vTvONMY12`VcaO9,/k1LTTNNErEmmHwqxRtur5Fffnnh&hY/e72tuvhB, not retrieved from `` Link '' (LinkForm)
  6. ^ John Kretschmer: Boat Test: X-382 . In: Sailing Magazine , November 2008. 
  7. ↑ James Boyd: New Yachts at Excel . In: The Daily Sail , October 27, 2012. 
  8. ^ Andi Robertson: X-35 Review . In: Yachts & Yachting , September 12, 2012. 
  9. ^ Alan Andrews: X-41 One Design: Review . In: Sailing World , December 12, 2007. 
  10. ^ Vanni Galgani: X55, European Yacht of the Year . In: Sail-World.com/Fare Vela , January 30, 2007. 
  11. ^ AF Troels Lykke: Niels Jeppesen: Xp 33 bliver ny trendsætter . In: minbaad.dk , April 12, 2012. 
  12. ↑ 2013 Boat of the Year Nominees . In: Sailing World , February 28, 2013. 
  13. ↑ Anthony Twibill: X-ceptional . In: Sails Magazine , December 2011. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. 
  14. ^ Jochen Rieker: New 50-footer from X-Yachts . In: Uk.boats.com , January 31, 2012. 
  15. ↑ Michael Good: Sport and Luxury in Combination . In: Yacht magazine , June 28, 2012. 
  16. ↑ New majority shareholder in X-Yachts . In: IBI News , July 4, 2012. 
  17. ↑ Fridtjof Gunkel: Danes sell the X-Yachts majority. In: Yacht . July 4, 2012, accessed July 21, 2015 .