x 102 sailboat

Congratulations with the anniversary!

Monday 29th March 2021

Last week, we celebrated the 40 th anniversary of the X-102!

The x-102 is the second x-yachts model launched and it was a true cruiser/racer with a center cockpit. the boat was designed for ior’s ¾ ton upper rating limit of 24.55ft., x-102 “soldier blue”, won the 3/4 ton world championship in 1981 and was skippered by ib ussing andersen, helmed by jens christensen with tactics by lars bo ive, all now of north sails fame. lars and niels jeppesen did also participate in the same championship, in another x-102, taking the seventh place..

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Nice X102 with lots of possibillities for cruising and racing with family and/or friends. Ample accommodations below decks, with fore and aftcabins, galley and saloon. Upgraded over the years (with new engine, electronics, some sails etc), this X102 is ready to sail. All halyards/sheets are lead aft into the cockpit for easy handling and safe sailing.

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GRP sailingyacht X-102 "Vitamine-X", built in 1986 by X-Yachts, Denmark, dim.: 10,02 (lwl 7,80) x 3,37 x 1,90 mtrs, design by Niels Jeppesen, grp hull, deck and superstructure, perspex windows, roundbilged hull, fin keel, balanced spade rudder, displacement 3,5 tonnes, ballast: 1,6 tonnes (lead), fueltank: 40 ltrs, freshwatertank: 1 x 55 ltrs (s.s.) + 1 x plastic tank for deckshower, tiller steering.

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Classic mahogany interior, 2 cabins and saloon, 5 (+2) berths, headroom: 1,85 mtrs, 1 x u.w.toilet, galley: footpump waterpressure system, Eno two burner gasstove, Isotherm 12v fridge, gasdetector.

Yanmar 2GM20 18 hp (13kW) diesel, installed in ca. 1999, direct coolingsystem, mechanical gearbox, s.s. propellershaft, two bladed folding propeller, cruisingspeed approx. 6 knots, consumption approx. 2 ltr/hr, manual bilgepump, 12v electrical system, automatic batterycharger, 3 x battery.

2 x Suunto compass', Simrad log, echosounder and windset (4 x display 2000), Icom M501Euro VHF with DSC controller and Atis, Simrad TP-20 autopilot, Furuno GP-31 GPS, Furuno NX-300 video Navtex receiver, Sony radio/cd player.

Fenders, warps, CQR anchor and line, lifebuoy, lifelines on deck, cockpit-cushions, boardingladder, new floorboards (to be fitted and varnished), deckshower (cold).

Fractional-rigged, JonMast aluminium double spreader mast, Rod-rigging standing rigging, Tuff-Luff profile for genoa/jib, 4 sails: main (+ spare older main) and Lazy Jacks / 150% genoa (+spare older genoa) / jib (reefable) / spinnaker, cover for main, slabreefing for main, tackle boomvang, Rodkicker boomvang, 2 x 40A primary sheetwinches, 2 x 16AST checkstay winches, 2 x 40A halyardwinches, spi-pole.

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Hello I'm looking for information on the X-102 built through the mid-eighties by X-Yachts. Any one out there that may have sailed this boat I would very much like your comments. We like to participate in some club races and we cruise the rest of the time and we are looking for a little more room without giving to much up on performance. Any pro's and cons on this boat would be appreciated. We sail on a lake where the winds are mostly light to moderate. Thanks Scuttlebut  

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The X 102 is a 32.92ft fractional sloop designed by Niels Jeppesen and built in fiberglass by X-Yachts between 1981 and 1987.

173 units have been built..

The X 102 is a moderate weight sailboat which is a very high performer. It is very stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a racing boat. The fuel capacity is originally very small. There is a very short water supply range.

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X-102 is a 32 ′ 10 ″ / 10 m monohull sailboat designed by Niels Jeppesen and built by X-Yachts between 1981 and 1986.

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The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

The X-102 was winner of the International 3/4 ton cup in 1981 and 1982. (Predecessor to the equally successful X-3/4 TON) A racer/cruiser version was called the X-103. Alt. tall rig: I: 43.8’/13.35m J: 11.3’/3.44m P: 49.1’/14.96m E: 15.1’/15.0m

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X-102 – 40 years in the making

2021 marks the 40 years anniversary of the X-102 which started to see light in 1981. The boat introduced a revolutionary design with a combined cruse racer for a a crew of 6, and quickly gained success on the race track as well a good tour boat for the family.

173 boats was built from 1981 to 1987 and it was sold and exported to many countries around the world, were it still is admired to this day, when it enters port, or is seen in its natural habitat of 6-8 meters pr sek in relative calm waters.

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The second X-Yachts model launched was a true cruiser/racer sporting a center cockpit. It was designed for IOR’s 3/4 Ton upper rating limit of 24.55ft. Hull 07, “Soldier Blue”, won the 3/4 Ton World Championship in 1981 and was skippered by Ib Ussing Andersen, helmed by Jens Christensen with tactics by Lars Bo Ive, all now of North Sails fame. In 1982 “Lille du” won the same title and gave X-Yachts a head start in the international yachting arena.

The Sea Round history – 1981

Soldier blue and Sponsor Wanted participated in Sealand Round in 1981, which is actually recorded in this video from the 1981 if you fast forward to 6:12 or 23:00 minutes in this video you will find a small clip of the boats competing against each other. Sponsor wanted was skippered by Niels Jeppesen, and soldier blue was skippered by Ib Ussing Andersen.

Sealand Round 1989 – 19 boats

I have received this list from Lars Olesen Larsen of the participating boats in Sealand round in 1989. He have have been so kind and share a bit of the history of the boat. It would we great if we could hear from any of the skippers who actually sailed in 1989, or current owners of the boat type.

X-Yachts 40 years anniversary 2019 – X-102

X-Yacht released this year book in connection with their 40 years anniversary, where they wrote the following on the reason for introducing the X-102.

Extract from the year book:

But the laurels were not for resting on. At the autumn exhibition in Copenhagen, the yard published the plans for the next model, a 10 metre long cruiser/racer with a central cockpit. The decision to develop the new boat was based on several factors: One reason was the desire to expand the “range”, just as Lars and Niels Jeppesen and Birger Hansen had concluded that it was difficult to sell the X-79 in all parts of Europe. New model in pipeline

The new boat, named X-102, was designed to the IOR ¾ Ton parameters, but was equipped with accommodation to make it family friendly. Launch was in the spring of 1981 to enable entry in the sailing races Fyn Rundt and Sjælland Rundt. This gave the opportunity to optimise the boat before the middle of July when it was entered in the official world championship in Helsingfors in Finland for boats with an IOR handicap not exceeding 24.55 ft, the upper limit of the ¾ Ton class.

The “old” guard X-102 ”Soldier Blue” participated and won the World Championship. The boat was captained by Ib Ussing Andersen and steered by Jens Christensen. They were both co-founders and co-owners of the newly established sail-making firm “Sejlmagerne”, later “Diamond Sailmakers”, which became the main driving force behind North Sails’ conquest of the world market for sails for the world’s largest and most exclusive ocean cruisers. The crew of the ”Soldier Blue” also included tactician Lars Ive, who had two years previously placed his J-24 second behind the X-79 at the Sjælland Rundt race. Lars and Niels Jeppesen also participated in the championship in another X-102, taking the seventh place.

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Help us write the story

With 40 years in the making there must be lots of fun stories to tell about the history of the boat. I have done a bit of internet research, and I have seen fun videos of people sailing in narrow channels in Sweden, and people who say the have sailed single handed across the Atlantic in an X-102.

I would a appreciate your help to find these stories, so we can document for the benefit of the X-102 community.

Regard Henrik

Author: Henrik Bo Christoffersen

Jeg startede min sejler karriere i 2007 i en special rigget banner-30 med torpedokøl og andet ror, som primært blev brugt til kapsejlads. Jeg købte min X-102 i 2016, da jeg godt kunne tænke mig en lidt større båd, der kunne benyttes til ferie turer.

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