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X-34 Review

Rupert Holmes sails the latest model from X-Yachts the X-34.

The X-34 started to turn heads when Colin Bryne’s ‘Xtravagance’ won Class 3 in her first event, last autumn’s Garmin Hamble Winter Series. This model the smallest in the Danish boat builder’s cruiser-racer range of 12 designs from 34-55ft. It’s less of an out-and-out racing machine than the successful X-35 onedesign that was launched in 2006 and is intended as a dual-purpose vessel that will appeal also to those looking for a performance cruiser.

It exhibits all the hallmarks you’d expect of a contemporary IRC design, including long sailing waterline length, with minimal overhangs, a 9/10ths fractional rig with non-overlapping headsails and a composite low-centre-of gravity fin with a large lead bulb. Hull shape is moderate, with relatively fine forward sections and by, contemporary standards, not overly wide aft.

There are two keel options — the standard draught of 1.9m will appeal to those for whom performance and handling are the key priorities, but if your sailing area demands a shallower draught, there is a 1.6m alternative. At 1,850kg the keel is notably heavier than that of most of the 34’s competitors. The overall displacement, however, is similar to that of the Elan 340 and Dehler 34, which means the X-34’s weight is where it should be — low down.

A galvanised steel frame with three wings is bonded to the hull to take the loads from the mast step and keel bolts, as well as being structurally linked to the chain-plates. This helps to spread the main loads throughout the structure and should offer a good degree of impact protection in the event of grounding.

Hull construction is of solid bi-axial E-glass laminate around this frame, but elsewhere a Divinylcell foam core is used. The deck is also foam cored, with aluminium plates laminated in where deck gear needs to be sited.The hull and deck joint is bonded together, with through bolts providing additional strength in high stress areas.

To ensure all boats are manufactured to exactly the same weight, all materials are weighed and measured out before each individual moulding is laid up. This ensures that exactly the optimum amount of foam, glass and resin is used for each moulding, which maximises strength, minimises weight and ensures consistency between boats.

Rig and layout

Halyards and other lines are run under the deck, creating a clean appearance and maximising the amount of clear deck space. Six Harken self-tailing winches are fitted — two pairs of 40s, plus a pair of 46s as primaries. Blocks and genoa cars are by Ronstan, while clutches are Spinlock’s XTS model. The well planned pit is worked from the cockpit floor, with the winches each side at an optimun height to throw your weight behind and the clutches within easy reach. Two large halyard bags help keep the area tidy. The German mainsheet arrangement is led under the deck to self-tailing winches just forward of the wheel, enabling it to be reached from the helm when sailing short handed, but also allows for a dedicated trimmer when racing fully-crewed.

The wide sidedecks are unobstructed by deck gear, which makes moving around easy and a fulllength moulded toe rail helps provide good ondeck security. It is mounted far enough inboard to allow crew to sit outside of it when hiking, so it doesn’t dig into the thighs. The relatively uncluttered foredeck will win praise from the crew at the sharp end, especially as the forehatch is in the coachroof, not the deck itself.

A number of neat small touches that are all too rarely found on production yachts show the attention to detail that has gone into the planning stage of the deck layout. Anti-chafe plates are positioned where lines run across the edges of the coamings, coachroof and deck, for instance, to prevent lines chafing the mouldings. Teak is standard in the cockpit and bathing platform, while elsewhere there’s an effective while non-slip finish. There’s provision for fitting a sprayhood for cruising which can be folded away into an unobtrusive sock when not in use.

An under-deck headsail furler with a twingroove foil is part of the standard inventory. The boom is configured with single-line reefing, so for cruising or short-handed racing all handling of white sails can be done from the cockpit. There’s an offset bow roller to take the anchor rode and space for an electric windlass in the anchor locker, although obviously from a performance perspective this would be detrimental as it places so much weight right forward.

The cockpit is relatively wide, but it’s possible to brace yourself in place if sitting on the weather seat when the boat’s heeled. A shallow cockpit locker to port, above the aft cabin, is suitable for ropes, smaller fenders and the like and also houses the gas locker. A larger locker to starboard has ample space for the paraphernalia that may be needed when cruising and houses the optional holding tank. The conventional washboards have a custom stowage slot in the big cockpit locker, but it’s not as neat as boats with a captive system that self-stows within the bridge deck. There’s custom stowage for a liferaft under the cockpit sole aft of the wheel and also easy on-deck access to the steering quadrant here.

Racing crews may want to leave the optional removable helmsman’s seat ashore, thus creating a fairly open transom, but it will undoubtedly prove useful for family sailing, as will the standard built in boarding ladder and the — albeit admittedly small — bathing platform.

The double spreader 9/10ths fractional rig is a relatively stiff section from Danish mastmaker John Mast, designed specifically for X-Yachts, that needs neither babystay nor checkstays for support. Discontinuous rod rigging is standard and there’s a powerful backstay tensioner. On our test boat, one of the first off the production line, this was by means of cascade of blocks, but this system is set to change for the ‘magic wheel’ used on the X-35 and X-41. This will give a power advantage of nearly 50:1 when combined with a purchase led to each side of the wheel pedestal.

The sail plan shows a maximum 106 per cent genoa, with the furling sail a modest 95 per cent, which will help make the boat easy to handle short-handed. The size of the furling genoa is such that just two or three rolls will provide a significant reduction in sail area.

On the water

The 150cm wheel is slightly recessed into the cockpit sole and is wide enough to easily see the headsail luff when helming from the side deck, although those with shorter legs may find themselves stretching a little to brace themselves when well heeled.

Our test took place in a stable 11-14 knots of wind and flat water in the Solent. Close-hauled the boat fell effortlessly into the groove at indicated speeds of between 6.3-7.0 knots. There was always plenty of positive feel in the helm and the boat responds quickly.

In these conditions appreciable weather helm could only be created by heavily over-sheeting and the rudder always had a firm grip on the water. This was equally true whether spinnaker reaching with the apparent wind just forward of the beam, or bearing away from close-hauled with the rig fully powered up and the sheets pinned in tight.

Reaching under spinnaker gave 6.5-7.8 knots, depending on the wind angle. Gybing with just three crew on board proved easy and it wouldn’t have needed much additional organisation to do so two-handed.

Although at the smaller end of the builder’s range, this looks to be a boat with excellent offshore potential. The low centre of gravity keel, commendably high ballast ratio of over 40 per cent, and the boat’s refined handling characteristics combine to create a vessel that should comfortably eat up the miles on a long run, as well as looking after the crew in testing weather.

The L-shaped galley is of a good size and has smart moulded worktops, a two-burner gas cooker with oven, decent crockery stowage, a capacious fridge and a single sink with pressurised hot and cold water supply. On the downside it lacks fixed worktop space — apart from a narrow strip at the side of the cooker, the lid of the fridge must double for this purpose. Also fiddles aren’t raised sufficiently high to keep items in place at sea, but this boat is not alone in these respects. The opening port above the cooker gains full marks — it’s amazing how many boats omit such a simple detail.

Opposite the galley is a proper nav station, with a dedicated forward-facing seat, good stowage space and ample room to mount instruments. Aft of the chart table is an all-moulded heads compartment.

The forecabin is a good size and will be the preferred choice for many owners. It has a very long double berth, although the tallest may find headroom is a little limited, and there’s good stowage in lockers either side of the changing area. The aft cabin has less stowage and room to stand up, but the berth itself is larger — it’s 170cm wide at its head, although overhead clearance between the berth and the cockpit sole is somewhat less than that of the forecabin.

The engine installation deserves praise for the quality of its execution and the excellent level of its soundproofing. Verdict X-Yachts has specialised in the performance cruiserracer end of the market for almost 30 years and the X-34 brings the latest thinking to this end of the company’s range. It’s a very strong product in an increasingly competitive sector of the market and will appeal both as an easily-handled fast family cruiser and as a ready-to-go raceboat.

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X-34 is a 33 ′ 11 ″ / 10.4 m monohull sailboat designed by Niels Jeppesen and built by X-Yachts between 2007 and 2013.

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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)

Shallow Draft: 1.65m/5.4’

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Quick Look: X 34

• By Jeremy McGeary
• Updated: August 28, 2008

For many years now, X-Yachts has been carving out its niche in the performance end of the market. More recently it’s been padding that niche with a line of performance cruisers, of which the X-34 is the newest and smallest.

While this junior member of the X-Yachts family is aimed below the grand-prix level of its seniors, it still carries several features-the jib furler recessed into the foredeck, discontinuous rod rigging, the mainsheet led under the deck, the big steering wheel that puts the helmsman on the rail-that appeal to both the Wednesday-night racer and the keen weekend cruiser. The non-overlapping jib makes sailing shorthanded a breeze and also allows the shrouds to be placed outboard, leaving the side decks uncluttered.

Belowdecks, the simple two-cabin-and-saloon layout allows a large nav desk, and beneath all is the X-Yachts signature galvanized-steel backbone that distributes the rig and keel loading throughout the boat’s structure.

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• Reference ID 345
• Builder X-yachts
• Location Italy
• L.O.A. (mtr) 10.36
• Beam (mtr) 3.41
• Draft (mtr) 1.90
• Displacement (Kg) 5300
• Material GRP - polyester

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Yacht description.

• Anti osmosis treatment 2018.
• Second owner
• Very well maintained and taken care of by owner.  

• Carbon bowsprit
• Furler for genua
• Double spreader 9/10ths fractional rig John Mast
• Discontinuous rod rigging
• backstay tensioner
• Halyards and other lines are run under the deck
• 6 Harken self-tailing winches two pairs of 40s, plus a pair of 46s as primaries
• Blocks and genoa cars by Ronstan
• clutches Spinlock’s XTS model
• German mainsheet arrangement underdeck to self-tailing winches just forward of the wheel, enabling it to be reached from the helm when sailing short handed, but also allows for a dedicated trimmer when racing fully-crewed.
• Mainsail full batten technora/carbon 2 reef 2016
• 1 jib light 106 rollable techonora
• 1 jib medium 106% rollable technora
• Main and genoa of dacron 2008

Accommodations

Light and airy saloon, with overhead hatch fitted with both blackout and mosquito blinds.  Settees port and starboard and a central table.

Water tank is beneath one of the settees

Diesel tank and batteries are under the other.

Opposite the galley is a proper nav station, with a dedicated forward-facing seat, good stowage space and ample room to mount instruments.

Aft of the chart table is an all-moulded heads compartment with shower, toilet and sink.

The forecabin is a good size. It has a very long double berth and there’s good stowage in lockers either side of the changing area.

The aft cabin has less stowage and room to stand up, but the berth itself is larger — it’s 170cm wide at its head, although overhead clearance between the berth and the cockpit sole is somewhat less than that of the forecabin.

• Head with hower, sink, toilet and holding tank

Galley L-shaped galley

two-burner gas cooker with oven

decent crockery stowage

a capacious fridge

single sink with pressurised hot and cold water supply

Deck and Cockpit

• The cockpit is relatively widewith a shallow cockpit locker to port, above the aft cabin suitable for ropes, smaller fenders and the like and also houses the gas locker.
• A larger locker to starboard has ample space for the paraphernalia and houses the holding tank.
• Moorings spring
• Electric windlass
• Swimming platform
• Swimming ladder
• Steering wheel
• Steering pedastle with plotter
• Teak on cockpit sole and cokcpit seats
• 2 AGM service batteries 70 amp
• 1 engine battery 55 amp
• Batterycharger 30 amp
• Shorepower with cable
• Fire extinguishers
• Safety buoy
• Manual and electric bilgepump

Electronics and Navigational Gear

• Autopilot Raymarine st7000 smart
• ST60 Tridata
• AIS Raymarine 500 class B
• Chartplotter raymarine
• Spray hood blue
• Mainsail cover blue
• Fenders and mooring lines
• Two large halyard bags in cockpit

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The entry-level model of the performance-series by X-Yachts from Denmark. The X-34 is a handy, fast and safe yacht with high ballast ratio that offers sparkling performance and fun on the water. Design: Niels Jeppesen. Exclusive and generously dimensioned deck hardware by RONSTAN, HARKEN and SPINLOCK. The ergonomic layout with uncluttered decks and German mainsheet system are ideal for racing, but also make handling easy for small cruising crews. Tall, slim 2 spreader rig by JOHN-Mast with rod rigging. Bright, friendly and functional interior with two cabins, L-shaped galley and a real forward facing chart table. Beautiful, well-kept first-hand owner's yacht with dark blue hull and white decoration. Extensive specification including electric anchor windlass, engine upgrade YANMAR 3YM30 (30 hp/22 KW), teak decks, exclusive sail inventory, complete RAYMARINE navigation, safety equipment, etc. Every year in indoor winter storage and continuous maintenance and technical service. The X-34 is lying here in the Baltic Bay-Marina in Laboe and can be inspected anytime upon appointment.

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X-34  |  Performance-Cruiser built in 2009

Specification

• Keel-stepped , 9/10 frational aluminum mast by JOHN-Mast
• Two sets of aftswept spreaders
• Standing rigging in rod
• Fixed rodkick
• Adjustable backstay
• Genoa furler FACNOR with drum below decks
• Spinnaker/gennaker gear
• Spinnaker pole
• Mainsail DOYLE-Sailmakers ICE laminate with double taffetta approx. 40 m² (new 2016) on RONSTAN ball-bearing slides
• Furling genoa DOYLE-Sailmakers ICE laminate with double taffetta approx. 26 m² (new 2016) with UV-protection
• Gennaker NORTH-Sails in snuffer
• Code-0 DOYLE-Sailmakers on furling system
• Teak deck on running decks, swim platform and in cockpit
• Electric anchor windlass QUICK below decks
• Mooring gear: Stainless steel TREFOIL anchor 10 kg with 20 m anchor chain 8 mm
• Genoa winches HARKEN 46.2STA
• German mainsheet system with mainsheet winches HARKEN 40.2STA
• Halyard winches HARKEN 40.2STA on coachhouse
• Stainless steel console for chartplotter at steering pedestal
• Large stainless steel steering wheel Ø 1.500 mm
• Removable cockpit table
• Large cockpit locker to starboard
• Stainless steel rubbing strake on hull sides
• Spring cleats
• Cockpit shower

Layout/Interior

• Saloon with two longitudinal sofas on folding saloon table
• Saloon upholstery in ALCANTARA beige
• Forward facing chart table to starboard aft
• L-shaped galley to port aft - Worktop in white CORIAN - Gas stove (two burners and oven) - Stainless steel sink - Electric cool box
• Forward cabin with double berth, lockers and deck hatch
• Aft cabin to port with double berth, locker and porthole to cocpit
• Heads compartment to starboard aft
• Mahogany interior with laminated floorboards
• Blinds and mosquito screens in deck hatches

Technical Equipment

• YANMAR 3YM30 3 cylinder inboard diesel 30 hp/22 KW
• Saildrive with folding propeller
• Stainless steel diesel tank approx. 80 l with electrical level indicator
• Desel heater EBERSPÄCHER
• 230 V shore power connection with 230 V sockets below decks
• Battery charger STIRLING 12 V/30 A
• 2 x service battery 12 V/120 Ah
• Starter battery 12 V/55 Ah
• Hot water boiler (heats via heat exchanger on main engine and 230 V heating element)
• Holding tank approx. 60 l with deck connection and sea discharge

Navigation/Electronics

• RAYMARINE ST60+ log
• ST60+ echo sounder
• Chartplotter RAYMARINE C70 in console at steering pedestal
• Autopilot RAYMARINE ST6002
• Radio/CD-player with speakers in saloon and BOSE cockpit speakers
• Liferaft 4 pers.
• Life buoy with floating line
• Manual and electric bilge pump
• Fire extinguisher

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• Mooring lines

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Who are Mike Lynch and the other people missing after a yacht sank in Sicily?

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Mike Lynch remains missing after a luxury yacht sank off of Sicily's coast. Lynch, who sold his tech firm Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011, had recently been acquitted of fraud charges related to the sale. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption

Search teams are scouring waters along Italy’s southwestern shore, where a luxury sailing yacht sank early Monday. Six people are known to be missing, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter, and Morgan Stanley International Chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife.

Faced with the possibility that some people might have been trapped inside the ship when it sank in a storm, dive teams (including cave divers from the local fire brigade) have been looking for ways to enter the vessel.

Divers recover at least 1 body during search of yacht wreckage off Sicily

The Palermo Coast Guard told NPR on Tuesday that such an operation is complicated by the depth and position of the hull, which lies on the seabed at a depth of around 50 meters, about a half-mile from the port in Porticello, Sicily.

Lynch, a mathematician and longtime tech entrepreneur, was on a vacation voyage that apparently doubled as a celebration of his recent acquittal on federal fraud charges in the U.S. At least two members of his legal team were reportedly on the boat.

Here’s what we know about Lynch and the tragic situation off Sicily’s coast: 

A rescue boat of the Italian Coast Guard operates in Porticello near Palermo, on Tuesday, a day after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Specialist divers launched a fresh search for six people, including U.K. tech tycoon Mike Lynch. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Who is Mike Lynch?

Lynch, 59, made his name as the founder and longtime leader of Autonomy, a search engine and software company that helped companies manage information. Hewlett-Packard bought Autonomy for $11 billion in 2011, but Lynch then faced accusations — and then federal charges — that he had misrepresented his company’s financial health and prospects. Lynch denied the claims, saying HP was blaming him for its own problems.

Lynch was indicted on multiple fraud and conspiracy counts in late 2018, months after Autonomy’s former chief financial officer, Sushovan Hussain, was convicted of fraud (he was later sentenced to five years in prison).

Search resumes for British tech magnate and 5 others after yacht sinks off Sicily

Lynch successfully delayed extradition from the U.K. until May 2023 . Earlier this year, the case finally culminated in a lengthy trial in San Francisco that ended with Lynch’s acquittal of all charges against him in June , after he testified on his own behalf.

Also acquitted was Stephen Chamberlain, Autonomy’s former finance VP. But on Saturday — just two days before Lynch was caught in a boating catastrophe — Chamberlain was killed in a car accident , after he was struck while out for a run.

Lynch earned a Ph.D. in adaptive pattern recognition from Cambridge University. In 2006, he was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) honor for his work in the U.K.’s tech industry. After selling Autonomy, he founded an investment group focused on startups emerging from Cambridge University.

Who else was aboard?

Survivors include Lynch's wife, Angela Bacares, along with Charlotte Golunski, who works at Invoke Capital, Lynch’s venture capital firm. Golunski was on the ship with her daughter, Sofia, who had just celebrated her first birthday. In an interview with La Repubblica , Golunski said she held her little girl as she floated in darkness, using all her strength to keep her arms up and prevent Sofia from drowning. Sophia’s father was also onboard and survived.

Ayla Ronald, a lawyer who worked on Lynch’s fraud case, and her partner also escaped the wreck. Other survivors include several crew members, including two women in their early 20s who were part of the ship’s staff.

Missing along with Lynch and Bloomer are Lynch’s daughter, Hannah, 18; Bloomer’s wife, Judy; a lawyer for Lynch named Chris Morvillo; and his wife, Neda, according to local newspaper Giornale di Sicilia .

Bloomer was a partner at Arthur Andersen for some 20 years, until 1994, according to his LinkedIn profile . He then led the financial services company Prudential before taking on a number of chairman roles, including at the legal services firm DWF.

Bloomer is also currently chairman of insurance company the Hiscox Group.

“We are deeply shocked and saddened by this tragic event,” Hiscox CEO Aki Hussain said in a statement sent to NPR. “Our thoughts are with all those affected, in particular our Chair, Jonathan Bloomer, and his wife Judy, who are among the missing, and with their family as they await further news from this terrible situation.”  

#Palermo , naufragio imbarcazione a Porticello: proseguono da parte dei #vigilidelfuoco le ricerche delle 6 persone segnalate come disperse. Giunti da Cagliari, Sassari e Roma i #sommozzatori speleo [ #19agosto 19:30] pic.twitter.com/7WY30ckxcK — Vigili del Fuoco (@vigilidelfuoco) August 19, 2024

What happened to the yacht?

The gathering took place aboard a massive sailing yacht called Bayesian — a term that, in mathematics and statistics, refers to probability and uncertainty. The yacht’s overall length is listed at 55.9 meters (183 feet).

The Bayesian was off the coast of Porticello when it was swamped by a violent storm before dawn on Monday morning. Numerous eyewitness accounts cited a waterspout — a highly localized spiraling storm that’s essentially a marine tornado. Around that time, the Bayesian was located in the Tyrrhenian Sea, according to the Marine Traffic tracking site.

The ship, which had 22 people aboard, sank. In the aftermath, 15 people were rescued, but one died and six were unaccounted for.  

What about the rescue effort?

Helicopters and marine craft have been searching for any sign of the passengers, hoping to find more survivors. Sea and cave divers have also been part of the effort.

Italy’s fire brigade, Vigili del Fuoco, says it is working on a plan for divers to enter the sunken vessel. An initial attempt on Monday was cut short after divers were able to gain only limited access , citing furniture that blocked a passageway.

When asked about the possibility of finding any other survivors of the calamity, Comandante Vincenzo Zagarola of the Italian Coast Guard told radio station RTL 102.5 on Tuesday that given how much time has elapsed, it’s difficult to imagine a good outcome for the missing passengers. But, he said, the search will continue.

Yacht Summary

• Manufacturer: X-Yachts
• Model: X-34
• Build Number: 20
• Build Year: 2008
• Lying: Med, France
• Price: Sold
• Dealer: X-Yachts France
• Contact: Jean-Luc Chalant
• Phone: +33 (0) 494 45 37 33
• Email: [email protected]

Owner's Comments

Commissioned and tunned by X-Yachts for the Spi Ouest France 2008 (3ème IRC3 ), she has raced unfortunatly only one season, due to medical reason, Very lightly used, only for day sailling from 2009 to 2022.

Standard Specification

Standard X-34 brochure

Exterior Details

• Built in sandwich with polyester resin n construction with structural foam core,
• • Solid laminate in high stress areas in way of keel top, sail drive and rudder tube
• • Steel frame – hot galvanized, high strength, laminated into hull absorb all loads
• from keel, mast and rigging
• • Outer surface of hull in white sprayed white RAL 9010 Gelcoat with 3 blue
• • Single point hoist for easy and safe lifting and launching of the yacht
• • Structural bulkheads laminated to hull
• • Keel securely bolted to reinforced keel structure
• • Rudder stock mounted with needle and self aligning bearings
• • Steering system with from « JEFA » , with gear box directly mounted on the sector of helml
• • Stainless steel steering wheel with leather sheathing .
• Non skid White gelcoat on the deck
• Electric windlass QUICK with remote control

Sail Handling

• Deck Racing pack
• • HARKEN winchs 2x 46.2 primary winches
• • HARKEN winchs 2 x 40.2 for Geman Mainsheet system
• • HARKEN winchs 2 x 40.2 for halyards ,
• • Spinlock Jammer/clutches for halyards/control lines/reef lines
• • Genoa tracks mounted on deck with adjustable Genoa cars and control lines
• • Code 0 fixed point
• • Sprayhood with opening window
• Racing NORTH SAILS 3DL, used only on season
• Main 1 reeg
• Genoa light 108 %
• Genoa medium 108 %
• Genoa 3 100 %
• Genoa 5 90 %
• Spinnaker S1 - S2- S4

Mast & Rigging

• • Mast and boom aluminium JOHN MAST 2 spreaders
• • Rod Rigging
• • PROFURL with Rod forestay and furling under deck
• • Backstay with Magic weehl and control line in the cockpit
• • Symetric spinnaker hardware and rigging with carbon boom
• Standard keel 1.90 m

Accommodation

2 cabins accomodations.

• Mahogany wood inside. upolstery Alcantara royal blue
• YANMAR 3YM20 21 HP
• saildrive gasket replacement and full service scheduled feb 2022
• Gazole tank 80 L
• Engine hours under 300 H
• • Seacocks and through hull fittings are bronze ball and flush mounted
• • Fresh water tank 200 L
• • Hot water tank Isotherm 19 l. Tank can be heated either by main engine or immersion heater connected to shore power
• • Holding tank, and deck outlet
• • Pressurized freshwater system for hot and cold water throughout yacht
• • Deck shower
• • Fridge top opened 115 l with compressor
• • ENO Gas cooker - 2 burner with oven
• • Main switch board with autolaitic fuses and 3 analogue VDO meters for fuel, water and battery voltage
• • Service batterie 1 x 140 amp 2021
• • 2020 engine spiral-cell battery
• • Shore power installation with shore power inlet mounted in cockpit
• • AC distribution box with circuit breaker/10A fuse, 230V AC socket and switches for hot water heater and battery charger
• • STERLING automatic battery charger 12V/30 A

Electronics

• ◦ B&G H3000 Electronic
• ◦ Log- Speed- Deepth - Wind sensors with vertical MHU
• ◦ 3 x 20/20 on mast bracket
• ◦ 1 x GFD display on the coach roof
• ◦ Autopilot H3000 with display in the cockpit
• ◦ Chart plotter SIMRAD CP31 on the chart table
• ◦ VHF SIMRAD RD68 DSC
• ◦ Radio CD MP3 JVC with HP int ext

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• Yacht was anchored legally, no major storm alert
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