The interior space belies the IMX-45's racy attributes. It's roomy, feels comfortable, and is put together like a cabinetmaker's dream. The overhead is a solid sheet of fiberglass; all deck-mounted hardware is installed from above into steel plates with tapped screwholes. The main cabin has the nav station to port and a J-shaped galley to starboard. The nav station is far enough away from the companionway to stay dry and sports a drop-down panel designed to hold an opened laptop securely. The electrical panel is top shelf; easy to get at and as cleanly put together as you're likely to see. The engine is accessed by removing the companionway stairs and access panels in each aft cabin. In the two-cabin version, there's a head aft of the nav station, perfect for wet foul weather gear, and a huge cockpit locker aft of that. In the three-cabin layout, there are two cabins aft, each with a double berth and a pipe berth. Both models have a large V-berth cabin forward, with a head to starboard. In the saloon are two bench seats and a table with removable leaves. Sail stowage during racing should be adequate, although you'll want to cover up the more vulnerable pieces of furniture with some type of protective sheathing. Don't worry about the floorboards; they look like teak with holly inlay, but are actually durable plastic.

Northstar 652

Furuno Radar

Furuno GP37 GPS WAAS

ICOM 802 SSB

ICOM402 VHF

SPECTRA 3000 WATER MAKER

TANKWATCH 4

MASTERVOLT - charger and invertor

ISOTHERM - fridge

Vizio flat screen display at navigation station.

SIMRAD autopilot

NKE instruments

IJPE : 1037.00 sq ft
I : 59.08 ft
J : 16.50 ft
P : 55.92 ft
E : 19.67 ft
Working Sail Area : 1037.00 sq ft

Design work for the IMX-45 began mid summer 2000 after the IMX 40's massive success on the international racing scene in the year of it's debut. The IMX 40 is by now considered to be an optimum IMS cruiser / racer, winning the most highly respected IMS events, both in Europe as well as Australia and Japan. Having sold more than 80 IMX 40s within it's first year, a great demand was put on X-Yachts to develop a 45-foot big sister. The aim is to offer a strong, high quality yacht, which shall be easy to handle yet beautiful to look at. The cockpit, the rig, and the handling will make life easy and comfortable for the crew - in both a racing and a cruising sense. The IMX 45 will be offered with optional key elements for cruising such as an anchor box locker, deck recessed headstay furler drum, extra removable main cabin cabinets, larger tankage, sprayhood, and teak in the cockpit. Great attention has been put into studying and analysing the IMX 45's performance under IMS as well as under IRC.

The following is a complete list of sails that have been supplied by North sails over the years. Some of the older ones may have been discarded: