X Yachts X43 Sailboat Tour

Are you interested in a 40 foot performance cruising sailboat? Looking for an X-Yachts sailboat? Join us today for a sailboat tour of the new X-Yachts X43. A 43.5 foot monohull fast luxury cruising sailboat we got to see at the Newport Boat Show. She features three keel options, two or three cabin layouts, vacuum infused fiberglass construction, and a keel stepped mast. If you’re sailboat shopping, we cover the pros and cons of this cruising sailboat and compare it to the Beneteau Oceanis 40.1 which is almost half the price.
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[@StuartJackson-f3o]

Yes you can cruise on it. Just sailed from California to Tahiti and back on an X Yacht. A fantastic ride!

[@larsrunechristensen]

XC? They have a crusing range ...

[@BlueWhaleBooksABAA-i1g]

X-yachts has a cruising line, the “XC.” They are better comps for Ben/Jen cruisers. The main sheet is on a traveler forward of the companionway, led back to winches by the dual helms. They are easily single-handed. They are definitely not as roomy below, but have better stowage, and their cockpits seem quite small (some people would say much safer). Fit and finishes are far superior, and the keel-steeped mast with rod rigging to chain plates attached to the steel grid holding the keel are something to behold. X has the “XP” line, explicitly for racing (P for performance”, the straight “X” which you reviewed and the XC. The “X” might be called a gentleman’s racer with a sideline in cruising. However, the XC, despite its narrower cruising hull also points at 35° and is astonishingly fast. It isn’t designed for planing, It’s designed to be faster than a flat bottomed boat when not planing. Someone please tell me how many cruisers actually expect to plane their flat-bottomed boats?

[@nohandle54]

but still the XC lines dont have true shoal-draft keels which is a must in many waters

[@BlueWhaleBooksABAA-i1g]

No, definitely not Bahamas bound boats. The 45 is not ICW friendly either at 71’. But that leaves most of the rest of the world

[@DDGreyduck]

Love these Boat tour videos thank you for taking the time to make them!

[@UncleJoeLITE]

It's a lovely boat, but only for a very specific group of very well off sailors. Yep, those hatches are silly, but I assume you can afford to "fix" them. Some seats for the helms must be an option, but the single rudder is good. I'm damning this boat with expensively faint praise! Thanks Tim. ⚓

[@sunol1212]

Love the channel. Understand the focus on the BVIs, ICW and East Coast cruising, but I'm assuming a lot of your viewers are like me - not on the East Coast and more interested in go-fast boats (on a budget). More of that content as well please!

[@memories4usandbeyond]

Hi Tim Just traded in our 2003 BENETEAU 423 for a 2014 BENETEAU Oc 45 . I think this will be a good fast cruising boat. Single rudder and hull that is not as flat as the newer models. Time will tell . Love your honest reviews Mike and Janice

[@erichyney6287]

Thanks Tim.

[@henrikerdland578]

Love X-yacht. Thanks Tim.

[@EJKoford]

Interesting comment about the flush ports on the bow being susceptible to spray. However, I was also thinking how nice to have a flat deck to sleep on instead of curling around hatches that "stand proud." Thanks for fine review.

[@jackwalby6257]

As I'm fond of saying "what you don't see is what you are paying for". The grid system, which used to be galvanized steel but now i believe is carbon fiber, the foam core in the hull and deck. All equates to an exceptionally strong hull.

[@joeldelamirande5792]

Can’t wait to used HH

[@WillN2Go1]

I think the question about the Neels is how well do they hold up? What problems do they have? I've learned that everything looks great at the boat show, everything is a nightmare for the first six months, but what's it like after a year or two? And are they really faster sailing than the cats? And what about the teeter totter rocking at anchor?

[@SVMahiOfficial]

Do the Catalina 426 next! We have been wanting one so bad and there just doesn’t seem to be any to go see on the west coast.

[@hypnocracy6102]

Perfect example of If you can't be rich...have rich friends! I.E. I'll never get a ride on one of these...but it would be fun in a blow!

[@paulstephens5229]

Would like your thoughts on a Sirius 40DS. Maybe you can get a boat tour.

[@stugc88]

Where are the stability calcs? I am leery of such beam, and a very vulnerable keel.

[@swordmanjosh]

Looking for our first "island hopper" Currently tarrgetting a Catalina 380 with the rear island queen. Having some issues finding other "smaller" boats with island queen beds. Can you help?

[@TheCornucopiaProject-bd5jk]

How do these new boats handle wind vane steering?

[@tjvandeh2o]

The new J/40

[@maverickmyrtlebeach]

Tim, what would you recommend with Capt. day rental for tourist in South Carolina. ICW, Little river inlet areas.

[@attilat8879]

That's a cool boat for the Scandinavians! The rest of the word is much better of with a new Elan E6 or E5 for (less than) HALF of that money, though.

[@tytymill]

J45 Cruiser/Club Racer.

[@jessefalsone1247]

It seems to me that a 6' draft on this boat is probably pushing the stability limits, and attempting to go even shallower would be dangerous for a boat with this much HP. The designers would also need to add even more ballast if reducing draft further - not the best recipe for a performance boat. X Yachts is not attempting to compete with Bahama / ICW designs - they are creating a discriminator for people who care little for those capabilities.

[@Edward-bn2vw]

Hair Transplant.🤠

[@BigDreamsBoating]

Sirus yachts

[@TimAch-p2c]

How does this relatively expensive boat square with the channel name "Practical Sailor"? What is practical about this boat? The video covered other similar sized Beneteau or similarly priced $700,000 boats. But did not directly define its purpose nor compare it with other boats with a similar purpose.

[@sparkeyjones6261]

Practical Sailor has been published since the mid 70's. "Practical" has never been synonymous with "cheap" in this context.

[@practical-sailor]

Sometimes it's fun to learn about boats ⛵⛵⛵

[@dr.daveaussickerph.d.8395]

He is biased against Jeanneau and Beneteau for some strange reason.

[@christophereitrem6864]

@@dr.daveaussickerph.d.8395not a strange reason. A good reason

[@tomlambert1833]

Nope nope nope Still sticking with my Catalina 380

[@mfournier12]

Terrible cruising boat. Great race boat! Deep fin keels and spade rudders wide open transoms don’t belong on a cruising boat. (Of course I wouldn’t even buy a bene or Jen ether for cruising

[@dr.daveaussickerph.d.8395]

No one would by X for cruising! Not to mention the outrageous price tag!

[@christophereitrem6864]

⁠@@dr.daveaussickerph.d.8395plenty of people cruise with their X-yachts.

[@JHK66]

​@@dr.daveaussickerph.d.8395 wrong. 80 percent of the X-Yachts in the Baltic (thats their main market) are used purely for Crusing. When do you ever see a X in the Bahamas or East coast? Even in the Med they are rare. Status symbols like Najad, Comfortinas, Hallberg Rassys. German, Danish and Swedish Marinas are full of them. Quality not as good as pretended here....same as Swan.

[@dr.daveaussickerph.d.8395]

You lost credibility by your pointless criticism of Jeanneau and Beneteau.

[@travistucker7317]

I'm sure you're fun at parties. What B/Jenny you got?