X-Yachts Xp 38 (2014) in Hamble, Regno Unito

English

Xp 38, Build number #48, commissioned 2014. White hull with dark blue hull stripes and 2.45m T-Shaped keel. Standard aluminium mast and furling jib. Teak in cockpit, coachroof and side deck. Below deck she has three cabins, with one heads, classic layout with U-Shaped galley and owner's v-berth forward. Highly specified for performance cruise or race.

Owners Comments

Red Five was our first yacht having sailed dinghies and racing small keel boats for many years. We were looking for a yacht that was not only great for cruising with family and friends but also a day racer that has dock side appeal. The Xp 38 delivers on all three bringing a smile to our faces every time we walk down the dock to board her. She is perfectly balanced with finger tip control in all conditions with a sportboat feel easily handled either short handed or with a full crew. We have had great fun with the family and friends club racing and the Round the Island winning our class a number of times including the X-Yacht Regatta this year!

Racing aside she has mainly been used for cruising around the Solent and further afield for our annual West Country cruise to Falmouth and back. Passage planning at 6 knots seems to work well but she is much faster if you want to press on. Upwind is where she really excels cutting effortlessly through any sea making cruising a joy with all controls in the cockpit including the main electric winch which we added for ease of raising the main and furling the jib.Over the last few years we have added a full cruising set of sails and furling G Zero together with a stack pack to make sail handling easy. The original North 3DL sails are stored for racing if you want that extra bit of speed !

Since we bought Red Five 5 years ago the X-Yacht team have been brilliant at supporting us and maintaining her every year to a very high standard making ownership stress free. With the family now grown up my wife and I want to do some more travelling so feel now is a good time to pass Red Five to another owner to enjoy her many talents. Once we have satisfied our travel bug I have no doubt we will be back to an X-Yacht maybe even Red Five if she is available!