2009 X-Yachts X-55 - X YACHTS FOR SALE

2009 55' Performance Cruiser — Niels Jeppesen Design

Professionally cared for and continually updated, this exceptional 55-foot sailing yacht stands ready for any kind of adventure, near and far. Lying in the United States and maintained to a discerning standard, she blends Scandinavian elegance with ocean-going strength—equally at home ghosting along a quiet coastline or stretching her legs across blue water.

Conceived by renowned naval architect Niels Jeppesen with interiors by the X‑Yachts team, her lines are purposeful and timeless. A deep-fin keel and refined hull form deliver remarkable balance, tracking, and upwind authority, while a generous 15-foot beam provides a stable platform underway and expansive volume at rest. The fiberglass composite hull and deck feel solid underfoot, with a clean, ergonomic layout that keeps sail handling efficient and safe whether cruising shorthanded or pushing for passage-making miles.

Step below and you’re greeted by a warm, contemporary atmosphere that prioritizes comfort on every point of sail. Abundant natural light, carefully crafted joinery, and thoughtful ergonomics create a welcoming retreat after a day on the water. Three bright, beautifully finished heads offer privacy for owners and guests alike, supported by ample storage for extended cruising. The sea-kindly galley and dedicated navigation area underscore her offshore intentions without compromising elegance.

On deck, wide side decks and secure coamings inspire confidence, while the helm position offers superb sightlines and fingertip control. The rig and deck hardware are arranged for intuitive operation, allowing sailors to fine-tune performance with ease. Underway, she rewards a light touch with a responsive, composed ride—hallmarks of a true cruiser-racer and a testament to her distinguished pedigree.

Turnkey and continually upgraded, this yacht embodies the rare combination of luxury, performance, and reliability. For the yachtsman seeking a Luxury Sailing Yacht with Bluewater Cruiser capability—an Offshore Cruiser that is also a spirited Performance Cruiser—this elegant fiberglass Monohull with a Deep Fin keel is a refined choice. She is, quite simply, a superb 55-foot Cruiser-Racer: ocean-ready, inviting, and prepared to carry you anywhere.

Description

Professionally cared for and continually updated, this yacht is genuinely ready for any kind of sailing, near and far. She inspires confidence with her turnkey condition and invites you to go farther with less effort—equally suited to a quiet weekend escape or a purposeful passage offshore. Ideal for anyone seeking a Luxury Sailing Yacht with Bluewater Cruiser capability—an Offshore Cruiser with the spirit of a Performance Cruiser and Cruiser‑Racer in a comfortable monohull.

Features

Thoughtfully equipped for easy handling and comfortable living aboard, she delivers a capable, modern package. Shore power inlet, a generator, and an inverter provide reliable electrical independence. The electronics suite is comprehensive: depthsounder, radar, log‑speedometer, wind speed and direction sensors with repeaters, a navigation center, plotter, autopilot, radio, compass, GPS, cockpit speakers, and VHF keep you informed and in control. Inside, everyday comfort comes from an electric bilge pump, oven, manual bilge pump, marine head, heating, hot water, refrigerator, fresh‑water maker, and battery charger. Outside, teak cockpit and teak sidedecks feel secure underfoot, complemented by a cockpit shower, outboard engine brackets, gangway, radar reflector, tender, liferaft, cockpit cushions, a cockpit table, and a swimming ladder. Rigging is assisted by an electric winch, while the sail plan is versatile and sea‑kind: a fully battened mainsail, storm jib, a gennaker cruising spinnaker, and a furling genoa. Altogether, it’s a refined blend of Luxury Sailing Yacht practicality and Bluewater Cruiser readiness with the poise of a Performance Cruiser.

Specifications

Dimensions are balanced for performance and comfort: length overall is 55 feet, maximum draft is 10.5 feet, beam is 15 feet, cabin headroom is 6.67 feet, and length at waterline is 47.42 feet. An electric windlass handles ground tackle with ease. Accommodations include three guest heads, offering privacy and convenience for extended cruising.

Other details

Recent upgrades reflect diligent ownership and make the boat truly turnkey: repowered in 2021 with a Yanmar 4JH110KM4A and reduction gear; Panda 8000i generator new in 2019; Frigoboat keel‑cooled refrigeration system installed 2021; Spectra Ventura 200 water‑maker 24 V installed 2021; Raymarine Axiom backup plotter installed 2019; hydraulic drive for the autopilot in 2019; Raymarine multifunction display 2019; Fleet One satellite system installed 2018; jib new 2019; mainsail new 2019; 50 Hz inverter 2019; 60 Hz inverter 2019; hatch gaskets replaced 2021; all running rigging replaced 2019; dodger replaced 2019; Dometic air‑conditioning units replaced 2020–2021; AC circulation pump replaced 2020; stainless anchor chain 2019; roller furler and a two‑to‑one for the staysail 2020; Jefa rudder bearings changed 2021; sheaves in the rig replaced 2020; solar panels on the bimini 2019; passerelle rebuilt 2021; ten‑person SOLAS raft 2019; JonBuoy MOB device 2019; boot stripe repainted 2021; bottom blasted and full Interprotect system 2020; antifouling is SeaHawk; keel stripped to bare metal and glassed with West System 2020; and spares for every pump and motor, totaling about ten thousand dollars in spares.

The inventory is equally complete: a ten‑person SOLAS life raft (2019), EPIRB (2019), a twelve‑foot Caribe tender (2016), a fifteen‑horsepower Yamaha Enduro (serviced 2022), and a full complement of hand tools and power tools. On board are plumbing and electrical spares, winch repair kits, paint touch‑up supplies, metric and standard fasteners, hose clamps, sail repair and rigging kits. A new Sunbrella dodger (2020), Magma propane grill (2019), bracketed folding Sunbrella sun awning (2019), Sunbrella bimini over the wheel (2019), and a Sunbrella main cover (2014) add practicality. Canvas wheel covers (2020), working cockpit cushions—four white foam cushions with vinyl covers—and formal cockpit cushions—two blue Sunbrella‑covered foam cushions with a set of decorative pillows (2015)—enhance comfort. There is floor covering for the interior (2020), eight fenders, eight dock lines, a water hose, and a folding passerelle/gangplank with teak trim and bag, redecked and painted in 2021. You will also find spares for every pump and motor (about ten thousand dollars) and a full complement of tools (about seven to eight thousand dollars), a Caribe tender with a fifteen‑horsepower Yamaha two‑stroke, two paddle boards, two sets of linens, and a fully outfitted galley.

On deck the hardware is robust and serviced: two Harken Electric two‑speed 72STE‑FS 24 V primary winches (serviced 2020); secondary winches comprising one Harken Electric two‑speed 68STE‑FS 24 V and one Harken Manual 68STE (serviced 2020); halyard winches comprising one Harken Electric 52STE‑FS 24 V and one Harken Manual 52 STE (2019). There are three Harken winch handles and multiple genoa and spinnaker sheets (2019–2021). Ronstan jib cars were replaced in 2020. A Navtec hydraulic system tensions the backstay with a cockpit pump. A magnetic compass is mounted to starboard at the helm (2019). Ground tackle includes a ninety‑five‑meter three‑eighths‑inch marked stainless‑steel chain on the windlass, fifty meters of three‑eighths‑inch galvanized chain, a thirty‑five‑kilogram stainless steel Ultra anchor (2015), a spare twenty‑five‑kilogram anchor with rope and chain, and an Antares 1024 electric windlass. Safety gear includes a one‑hundred‑foot removable jackstay strap (2018), a JonBuoy MOB device (2018), and an MOB recovery sling. The folding teak cockpit table has a recessed storage compartment and was refinished in 2020.

The exterior finish is fresh and protective: the boot stripe was repainted in 2021; the bottom was blasted and recoated with a full Interprotect system in 2020; antifoul paint is Sea Hawk brand. The keel was stripped to bare metal and glassed with West System. All through‑hulls were serviced, many replaced in 2021, and a new cutlass bearing was installed in 2021.

Mast and rigging were carefully inspected: the aluminum mast with three spreaders was removed and inspected in 2019 and 2020. It carries a Harken B‑car mainsail track system; a mast‑mounted spinnaker track and pole mount (no pole); two spinnaker and two genoa halyards (2019); a main halyard (2020) and a spare; a topping lift/cutter halyard (2018); three sets of reef lines (2020); Lopo Light spreader lights (2019); and all sheaves were replaced in 2019.

Mechanical systems are modernized and well maintained: the main engine is a Yanmar 4JH‑110 horsepower with KM4A reverse gear (2021). The engine room was painted with Awlgrip (2021) and re‑insulated (2021); a new engine control head, cables, and display were installed with the main engine. The exhaust system was completely replaced in 2021. A Max Power VIP 150 bow thruster operates on 24 V. There is a Yanmar fuel filter/water separator (2021), a MaxProp three‑blade feathering prop, and a Shaft Shark shaft‑mounted line cutter (2017). Fuel capacity is managed by three tanks—one hundred seventy liters in the consumption tank and port and starboard two hundred twenty‑nine liter tanks with a fuel transfer system—cleaned and inspected in 2020. The Jefa steering system had its bearings replaced in 2021. An electric hydraulic ram drives the autopilot (2020). A full set of engine spares—belts, pumps, filters—is carried on board.

Plumbing is comprehensive: two Jabsco electric heads, each with twenty‑five to thirty liter holding tanks, self‑draining capability and deck outlets (owner’s cabin and starboard aft), plus one manual head (port aft) with direct discharge only. Each head has a shower with a sump pump. A hot‑ and cold‑pressurized fresh‑water system feeds the boat from two two‑hundred‑twenty‑five‑liter water tanks. There is a deck shower with hot and cold fresh water (2020), a salt‑water anchor wash‑down pump, and a Spectra Ventura 200 fresh‑water maker, 24 V (2021). Spares for all pumps are on board, and a charcoal drinking‑water filter is fitted at the galley sink (2021).

The electronics suite is extensive: an ICOM IC‑M324G VHF radio with GPS (2015); Fleet One satellite phone via handset with data and text via laptop (2019); a Raymarine e125 twelve‑inch multifunction display (2015); a Raymarine Axiom backup GPS in the nav station (2019); a fifteen‑inch iPad connected to Raymarine for on‑deck display with mount; a Sirius SR150 weather unit (2015); a Raymarine 650 AIS system (2015); a Raymarine Axiom backup plotter (2019); a mast‑top VHF antenna (2020); a Raymarine 4 kW radome scanner mounted at the first spreader; a Raymarine SPX Smart Autopilot system with display at the helm and a remote controller; a Raymarine depth/speed/temperature transducer (2016); a Raymarine masthead wind instrument transducer (2019); five Raymarine programmable display units (2020); the masthead unit was replaced in 2021; and an ICOM remote VHF is on board, not installed. Entertainment is by an Alpine stereo—Sirius capable—with Bluetooth and a USB port, with two speakers in the cabin and two in the cockpit (2019). The masthead unit was again noted as replaced in 2021, and an ICOM remote VHF is on board, not installed.

Electrical power is robust and flexible: a Fisher Panda generator 8.0 i, six kilowatts (2019); the exhaust system completely replaced (2021); a Mastervolt Mass Charger 24/50 (2018); a Mastervolt inverter 60 Hz (2019) with one 60 Hz outlet at the nav station; a Mastervolt inverter 50 Hz (2019) feeding 50 Hz outlets throughout the vessel; a Victron Energy BMV602 battery monitor; a Victron 880‑amp at 12 V AGM house battery bank (2018); dedicated engine battery (2018) and a separate generator battery, with a crossover switch; one 12 V outlet; solar panels delivering about one hundred amp‑hours per day with controllers (2019); and a 220 V/50 Amp US shore power cord one hundred feet long.

Sails are recent and versatile: a 2019 Evolution main with three plus two battens and three reef points with lazy jacks (serviced 2022); a roller‑furling jib from 2019—Evolution 106 percent—also serviced in 2022; a UK heavy‑weather jib on a furler (2018); a One Sail gennaker with a top‑down roller furler; and an asymmetric gennaker.

Interior systems and finishes support long cruising: Domestic air‑conditioning of six thousand BTU for the aft cabins, six thousand BTU for the owner’s space, and HFL ten thousand BTU for the saloon, all with reverse‑cycle heating (2020). The AC salt‑water circulation pump was replaced in 2021. Refrigeration includes a Frigoboat top‑opening fridge/freezer, keel‑cooled (2021), and an Isotherm front‑opening refrigerator. Cooking is by a propane gas three‑burner stove plus oven with a two‑bottle vented tank compartment. There is a manual bilge pump and an electric bilge pump with auto sump. Seating is trimmed in white Italian leather. Linens include sheets, blankets, duvet covers, pillows, bath towels, and beach towels—two sets. The galley is fully outfitted with many new appliances, and manuals for all systems are organized in a dedicated box.

Disclaimer: The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents or surveyors to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.