Ocean cruising sailboat X4³

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The atmosphere was tense when X-Yachts’ NEW X4³ was hanging razor sharp in its centerlift at the yard in Haderslev/DK. The moment was witnessed and toasted in champagne by X-Yachts dealers from around the globe, well knowing that this new member of the Pure X line will soon become the most popular model of all X-Yachts. Prior to the launch, key riggers and boat builders worked hard to get the mast stepped and tuned, and to get the most necessary details ready for the first sea trials that were due on the following days. The NEW X4³ has gone through a serious make over with a completely new hull and deck design together with many other improvements since its successful predecessor, that was sold in more than 100 pcs. No need to say that the whole yard – and not least the Design & Engineering team – has been looking very much forward to the special moment when the beautiful new X4³ hit the water – said CEO Kræn Brinck Nielsen. We are more than happy with the NEW X4³ said a smiling and happy Design & Engineering director Thomas Mielec after the first days of testing: Our mast supplier John Mast has done a really nice job with the new aluminum mast that is 50 cm higher than on the previous version of the X4³. The mast trims to a well distributed prebend curve over the length of the mast and it’s as stiff as we like it – both in transverse and longitudinal direction. The new mainsheet traveller system (now upgraded with hardware from Ronstan and a 7:1 purchase) proved a very noticeable improvement on the main sheet trimming. A few points of further improvements with positioning of fittings etc. were identified in the first test and will be re-worked on the final boat.