This X4.9 MK I from 2021 has been owned by her second owner since 2023 and is presented in a very well-maintained condition with an exceptionally comprehensive specification.
The extensive equipment combines a high level of comfort with the excellent sailing characteristics for which X-Yachts are renowned. Configured with three cabins and two heads, the X4.9 offers generous accommodation for family and crew. The high-quality interior, featuring Nordic oak veneer, teak laminate flooring and white Corian worktops, creates a modern yet timeless ambience. On deck, the beautiful teak decking, twin helm stations and well-designed cockpit layout provide outstanding comfort and safe, intuitive handling under sail.
Particular highlights include the North Sails self-tacking jib from 2026 and the North Gennaker from 2025. The sail wardrobe is complemented by the furling mainsail, a second gennaker and a Code 0. With a retractable bow thruster and stern thruster, Fischer Panda generator, Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePo) battery bank, watermaker, air conditioning, heating, washing machine and comprehensive Raymarine navigation equipment, this yacht is exceptionally well equipped for extended cruising.
1. General Overview:
Builder: X-Yachts
Model: X4.9 MK I
Hull Number: 36
Year of Build: 2021
Berth Location: Haderslev
2. Exterior Details of the Yacht
Hull & General Information:
- White gelcoat hull (RAL 9010) with three integrated black-grey waterline stripes (RAL 7021)
- Large grey-tinted tempered glass hull windows (6 in total)
- Stainless steel rubbing strake mounted on the hull
- GRP floor in the aft dinghy garage, including inspection hatch
- Side windows: 8 opening windows in total – 2 on each side in the coachroof for excellent ventilation of the saloon and galley, plus additional opening windows in the heads and 2 in the aft cabin
- White-painted bowsprit, multi-coated, for gennaker attachment
Hull
X-Yachts hulls are constructed using the latest and most advanced construction technologies, including vacuum infusion and post-curing of the epoxy in an oven at 70°C, finished with a gelcoat surface.
Keel:
2.40 m T-keel with an antimony-hardened T-shaped lead bulb, bolted and bonded to the fin for maximum structural strength and an exceptionally low centre of gravity for comfortable sailing characteristics. The keel is fully encapsulated in three layers of CSM E-glass with epoxy for protection, perfect symmetry and maximum lift when sailing close-hauled. The keel is securely bolted to the galvanised keel-steel frame using stainless steel bolts for maximum safety. Includes an integrated lifting eye for crane lifting.
Ballast weight: approx. 5,380 kg.
Keel Structure:
Galvanised keel-steel frame designed to accommodate all keel and rig loads. The keel-steel frame also incorporates the attachment point for the central lifting system.
Deck:
- Teak side decks, vacuum-bonded, 9 mm solid teak with black caulking
- Teak coachroof, vacuum-bonded, 9 mm solid teak with black caulking
- Wichard pad-eyes on deck for lifeline attachment on both sides (4 in total – 2 to starboard and 2 to port, positioned forward and aft of the cleats)
- Flush-mounted, frameless deck hatches on the coachroof, foredeck and at the companionway
- Integrated self-draining sprayhood garage in the coachroof for optional sprayhood, flush stowage
- 2 × stainless steel midship cleats mounted to port and starboard
Sail Locker
- Chrome rails for organising sheets and line storage
Cockpit:
- Vacuum-bonded teak on cockpit seats and cockpit sole, 9 mm solid teak with black caulking
- Large folding bathing platform with teak decking, mechanical system, including attachment points for separate bathing ladder
- Removable cockpit table with folding teak leaves and stainless steel legs
- Teak footrests, fold-out, ensure a secure footing for the helmsman when the boat is listing; mounted on the port and starboard helm stations
- Teak footrest, removable, mounted under the cockpit table
- 2 × halyard bags, one at each helm station
- LED cockpit lighting: 4 white LED lights mounted above the cockpit sole
- Cockpit Cushions: Grey, including backrests, Silvertex, PLATA, light grey
Steering System & Rudder:
- Instrument pod at the helm
- 2 × Carbonautica composite steering wheels, painted black
- 2 × stainless steel instrument pods with side and upper hand grips, painted RAL 9010
Mast, Running Rigging & Accessories:
- Fractional three-spreader rig, silver-anodised John Mast
- Discontinuous rod rigging with turnbuckles and racing rigging screws
- FURLEX furling system with drum below deck and furling line led to the cockpit
- Stainless steel forestay plate
- Stainless steel shroud attachment points connected to the bulkhead
- Preparation for inner forestay
- Combined deck/steaming light, LED
- LED tri-colour masthead light including anchor light
Sail Handling:
- V-boom-style furling boom: GRP furling boom with carbon-fibre furling mandrel and kicker with boom-angle control, operation via endless furling line on starboard winsch
- Self-tacking jib system recessed into the coachroof, with curved 42 mm track and Torlon ball-bearing car; sheet led via the mast, 4 additional pad-eyes with pulleys and sheets for sheeting the sails outwards
- 4 × Harken Performa 50.2 STP electric two-speed self-tailing, Operated using buttons next to the winch or from the helm
- Sail Handling Package 1:
- Gennaker equipment including 2 Spectra sheets, 2 gennaker blocks, 2 foot blocks, 2 cam cleats for parking the gennaker sheets, 2 Wichard shackles including 1:1 tack line and tack block led to the cockpit, plus 2 pad-eyes for genoa barber haulers
- Spinnaker barber-hauler system: 2 × barber-hauler sheet blocks, 2 × tweaker blocks, 2 × pad-eyes, 2 × diverter blocks, 2 × cleats and 2 × 6 mm Spectra tweaker lines including stainless steel rails
- Halyards in Dyneema SK78
- Additional top spinnaker halyard, 12 mm, with turning block and 1:1 rope clutch
Sails:
Mainsail
- UK Sailmakers furling mainsail, Main-5, Titanium 2Xi, Grey TFT coating on both sides, Approx. 73 m², New in 2021
Self-tacking-Jib
- North Sails self-tacking jib, NPL, New in 2026
Gennaker
- North Sails Easy-Furling Gennaker (same furler as Code0), 176qm, New in 2025
- UK Sails A2, including snuffer, 190qm, New in 2021
Code 0
- UK Sailmakers Code 0, CZ-60, Rope luff, Double luff with Karver KF4.5, Carbon disc, Endless furler for Code 0, including swivel and spliced furling line, 65 qm
Canvas Covers & Deck Equipment:
Sprayhood
- Sprayhood in light grey fabric, Stainless steel frame with integrated attachment points, Swela 37 365 Dark Grey
Bimini
- Bimini for forward cockpit in light grey fabric with stainless steel frame, Swela 37 365 Dark Grey
- Bimini for aft cockpit in light grey fabric with stainless steel frame, Swela 37 365 Dark Grey
Boom Cover
- Boom cover for furling boom, Light grey fabric, Swela 37 365 Dark Grey
Instrument Pod Covers
- 2 × instrument pod covers for the whole console, Light grey fabric, Swela 37 365 Dark Grey
Anchor & Stainless Steel Fittings:
- Electric windlass
- Ultra Type 35 kg stainless steel anchor, 75 m of 10 mm calibrated stainless steel anchor chain
- Fortress anchor with a 40-meter anchor line as a stern anchor
- Second windlass control and chain counter mounted in the cockpit at the starboard helm station
- Lifeline gates
3. Layout & Interior of the Yacht
Three-cabin version with two heads, white Corian worktops in the galley, forward-facing chart table, folding saloon table with centre storage box, Nordic oak veneer and teak laminate flooring throughout the yacht.
Saloon
- Long settee with generous seating along the port side of the saloon, with longitudinal backrest
- U-shaped seating for 6 persons on the port side of the saloon, with longitudinal backrest
- Saloon table, electrically height-adjustable via gas-strut mechanism with release, mounted on 2 solid stainless steel legs
- Saloon lockers with front-opening doors, hinges and catches
- Handrails along the window line, generously sized teak handrails with stainless steel core and fittings
- Saloon backrest cushions for the sections alongside the galley and main bulkhead
- Double ottoman with generous storage space, gas struts and two floor mounting positions
- Navigation area with electronics compartment in a longitudinal cabinet
Lighting
- LED interior lighting throughout the yacht
- LED ambient lighting in the saloon, forward cabin and aft cabin
- Red LED night lighting, 4 × LED lights installed in the saloon
Galley
- Top-loading 90-litre refrigerator, heavily insulated, with water-cooled DANFOSS compressor and Isotherm accumulator plate
- ENO 3-burner oven and grill, three-burner gimballed cooker with grill function
- White Corian worktop in the galley
- 85-litre front-opening refrigerator with freezer compartment and ASU start-up technology,
- Gas detector alarm
- Nespresso Citiz coffee machine, integrated into a dedicated drawer in the locker, including 220 V connection
Forward Cabin
- Double berth with hinged section beneath the mattress, including gas struts and drawers, with access from above
- Pocket-sprung mattresses
- Shelving lockers above the berth to port and starboard in the owner's cabin
- Vanity/work desk with storage compartments beneath the hinged top, including mirror
Aft Cabin(s)
- Aft double berth (C1), including locker along the hull side, mounted directly below deck
- Split-bed configuration in aft cabin (C2), with single berths to port, can be converted into a large surface
- Shelf mounted on the hull side above the starboard aft berth
- Lee cloth in the starboard aft cabin, separating the mattress from the remaining space for additional storage
Head(s)
- White Corian worktop with integrated Corian washbasin in each head
- Tecma electric toilet – 12 V, Elegance Short, replacing the standard manual toilet; one per head, with saltwater and freshwater flush
- Shower installation including extraction in the aft head, with pull-out shower mounted on the vanity and connected to a thermostatic mixer
- Removable shower hanging bar for drying wet clothing in the aft head
Upholstery, Textiles & Curtains
- Saloon upholstery: Alcantara Chic-Grey
- Cabin upholstery: Moon-Grey fabric
Owner's Cabin – Blinds & Blackout
- Ocean Air Skyscreen blackout blind including blackout cover for small hull windows
- Blackout/cover for forward-facing window and small side windows
Saloon – Blinds & Blackout
- Ocean Air Skyscreen cover providing blackout for saloon deck hatches
- Soft vinyl headliner panels including Ocean Air Skysol folding blind
- Ocean Air Skysol vertically folding pleated blinds for hull windows
- Ocean Air Skyscreen blackout blinds and insect screens for double deck hatches
Aft Cabins – Blinds & Blackout
- Ocean Air Skyscreen blinds including insect screens and blackout blinds for the small overhead hatches in the aft cabins
- Hull windows, small cockpit windows and aft-facing light openings fitted with press-stud covers
4. Technical Equipment & Installed Systems
Engine & Propulsion
- Yanmar 80 HP Common Rail (59 kW) with 3-blade folding propeller
- ZF electronic gear/shift control mounted at the starboard helm station
- 300-litre aluminium diesel tank, centrally mounted beneath the saloon sole near the keel to maintain a low centre of gravity
- Additional 85-litre aluminium diesel tank beneath the saloon sole, including diesel transfer pump
- Engine hours: approx. 800 h
Bow / Stern Thruster
- Retractable Max Power bow thruster CR70/24 V, including control at the helm
- Retractable Max Power stern thruster CR70/24 V, including control at the helm
- Combined bow/stern thruster control for operating the bow and/or stern thruster with a single controlle
Electrical System
- 400 Ah Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePo) battery bank, with additional safety relays and ArgoFET charge controller for regulating charging from the engine alternator
- Battery charger, Victron MultiPlus 12/2000/80amp with inverter including multicontrol panel and galvanic isolator
- Separate engine battery
- 2x batterys for each bow- and sternthruster, connected in parallel (due to 24V)
- Power outlet package: 6 × 230 V AC, 4 × 12 V USB and 12 V exterior outlet; 230 V outlets in galley (1) and each cabin (3); USB double sockets in each cabin (3) and at the chart table (1)
- 220 V socket in the dinghy garage via separate RCD, connected to the interior 220 V circuit
- Second shore power connection in the anchor locker, including automatic switch box compliant with CE standards for two-input marine systems, separate RCD box and dedicated bow connector
- 30 A galvanic isolator installed in series with the shore power earth connection
- Deck floodlight operated via switch at the cockpit helm station
Generator:
Generator, Fischer Panda 8000i neo, 6 kW—mounted in the service compartment behind the engine room. Fuse box capacity increased to 32 A. 230 V AC distribution panel upgraded to provide central control for shore power or generator power; 4 AC circuits with automatic circuit breakers.
Generator hours: approx. 60 h
Electronic Safety Systems
- Visual and audible alarm for bilge pump activation, displayed at the cockpit helm
- Visual and audible alarm for water ingress into the sail locker, displayed at the cockpit helm
- Visual and audible alarm for bilge pump activation in the dinghy garage, displayed at the cockpit helm
- Fuse box capacity upgraded to 32 A
- 230 V AC distribution panel upgraded for central control of shore power or generator power, with 4 AC circuits and automatic circuit breakers
- Generator hours: approx. 60 h
Navigation & Instruments
- 1 × forward-facing wind transducer, 1 × speed/depth transducer, 1 × Ray-Net switch
- RAYMARINE autopilot system for X4.9 with EV-400 course computer, JEFA 12 V drive and P70 control at the starboard helm
- RAYMARINE second autopilot control mounted at the port helm
- RAYMARINE Axiom 12" +PRO-S HybridTouch mounted at the port helm
- RAYMARINE Axiom 7" +PRO-S HybridTouch mounted at the starboard helm
- Additional RAYMARINE Axiom 7" +PRO-S HybridTouch mounted at the companionway
- RAYMARINE RAY-90 VHF radio station with AIS receiver function, mounted at the chart table
- RAYMARINE VHF second handset mounted in the cockpit
- RAYMARINE AIS-700 series for Axiom chartplotters, including filter
- Shakespeare mast antenna with Aircell cable for combined AIS and Fusion multimedia connection via a single antenna, with insulated end
- RAYMARINE interface to the Yanmar engine for displaying engine data on the chartplotter or general system displays
- ECHOMAX active radar reflector, 12 V, with visible control unit at the chart table, including insulated masthead bracket
- RAYMARINE 4G radar mounted on the starboard spreader
- FLIR M232 camera integrated into the complete Raymarine system
Entertainment
- Fusion Apollo MS-RA770 multimedia system with AM/FM/VHF/iPhone/iPod/CD/DVD/USB/SiriusXM, mounted in the saloon at the navigation area
- Fusion 4" speakers and 2 × 120 W black speakers mounted in the saloon
- 2 × Fusion cockpit speakers connected to the onboard system
- YACHTROUTER Wi-Fi extender with approx. 10 nm range and 4G extender with approx. 15 nm range, dual mast antenna and software
- iridium go, satelit hotspot
Gas & Water Systems
- Pressurised hot and cold water system with 310-litre freshwater tank beneath the port saloon settee
- 24-Liter Hot Water Heater
- Cockpit hot/cold shower
- SCHENKER Smart-Digital 12 V watermaker, 60 l/h, installed beneath the starboard aft cabin berth and connected to the freshwater tank
- 2x 55-litre holding tank, discharge via deck outlet or seacock
- Combined seawater connection system with deck wash pump and galley outlet, operated by one electric pump
Comfort Systems
- Eberspächer D5 diesel heating system with 5 outlets: saloon, owner's cabin, owner's head and both aft cabins (three-cabin version)
- Air conditioning: 1 × 7,000 BTU unit for the forward cabin and 1 × 7,000 BTU unit for the aft cabins; operates only with 220 V power supply via shore power or generator
- Baby Nova 1000 washing machine installed in a dedicated compartment behind the engine room, accessible from the starboard aft cabin
5. Yacht Accessoires
Safety Equipment
- Fire extinguisher
- a life raft for 6 people
- a John Bouy
- Ebirb
- Lifesling
Harbour & Winter Equipment
- Flagpole
- Shore power cable
- Carbon gangway
Miscellaneous
- Stainless steel bow ladder
- 3 × Harken winch handles (10") with locking mechanism
- Dinghy with Torqeedo Travel 1003
- Electric dinghy pump
6.Additional Information about the Yacht
Built using vacuum infusion with epoxy, the X4.9 combines lightweight construction with easy handling in all conditions at sea. Whether family cruising or racing, this yacht offers an outstanding combination of capabilities and versatility. As YACHT magazine put it in its test:
“Many owners are looking for a boat that meets a wide range of requirements without making major compromises. X-Yachts has managed to achieve this rather well with the new X 4.9.”
Conclusion
This X4.9 MK I is presented in very good and well-maintained condition and impresses with an exceptionally comprehensive specification. From the modern sail wardrobe, including the North Sails self-tacking jib from 2026 and gennaker from 2025, to the generator, lithium battery bank and watermaker, as well as air conditioning, heating, washing machine and extensive Raymarine navigation equipment, she is exceptionally well equipped for comfortable cruising.
With her combination of excellent condition and comprehensive equipment, this X4.9 represents a rare opportunity for owners seeking a near-new, comfortable and highly capable cruising yacht.
