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Can’t make it the Southampton International Boat Show this year? If so, why not join X-Yachts and ‘Experience the Brand’ at its Open Week in Hamble after the show? Between next Tuesday 27 September and Sunday 2 October, you’ll have the chance…

There’s only a few days to go until the start of this year’s Southampton International Boat Show on Friday 16 September — and X-Yachts will be there in style. As previously noted on Afloat.ie, you can see the latest, upgraded…

X-Yachts returns to the Cannes Yachting Festival for 2022 with a bevvy of new and improved models on display from 6-11 September. Experience the stylish power of the X-Power 33C — X-Yachts’ first foray into the powerboat market following its acquisition…

The latest, upgraded version of X-Yachts’ X4³ will be on display at the Southampton International Boat Show next month. As previously noted on Afloat.ie, the new X4³ has gone through a serious makeover with a completely new hull and deck…

X-Yachts GB & IRL are delighted to announce that the first boats in the new generation X4³ model are now starting to arrive in Hamble. As previously noted on Afloat.ie, the new X4³ has gone through a serious makeover with…

Earlier in 2022, X-Yachts GB and IRL in Hamble were delighted to accept delivery of a highly specified X-Power 33. Launching off the impressive ‘Max Hunt’ lorry, the team headed straight to the Solent for the vessel’s first sea trial.…

X-Yachts GB has a brand new X4⁶ ready to go from its Hamble location. The white vessel in the split aft berth option comes with a V-furling boom, three electrical winches and a generator. For more details, get in touch…

X-Yachts has made its first steps on the green transition with its hybrid-powered X4⁹E, as previously reported on Afloat.ie. The custom edition of the X4⁹ comes with a new propulsion suite developed and supplied by Finnish OceanVolt, one of the…

The South Coast Boat Show is almost here — and X-Yachts will be on hand to welcome you to come and experience in person the soul and heritage of their brand. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, both the Pure X…

X-Yachts GB & IRL is gearing up for a busy month of May, beginning with the South Coast Boat Show. Both the Pure X and new X-Power ranges will be on show at the Ocean Village Marina in Southampton from…

Leading up to the One Ton Cup in 1990, X-Yachts received an unusual order: to build the world’s best one-tonner, with money no object. Thirty-two years later and Birger Hansen brings the historic vessel back to its birthplace. Okyalos X…

X-Yachts GB & IRL in Hamble are delighted to receive the UK’s first X-Power 33C here. The yacht is in the care of X-Yachts’s agents for Britain and Ireland for the months of April and May before being moved to…

Every X-Yacht is designed with performance in mind — and the X4⁹E is no exception. The new update of the X4⁹ is the first X-Yacht built as a hybrid-powered yacht, and the first in a new range of electric-powered sailboats…

A loose grub screw was apparently the reason why a Dutch owner of an X-Yachts X4⁹ experienced rudder failure while taking part in a transatlantic cruising race. During the ARC January race out of Gran Canaria last month, the rudder…

X-Yachts owners will have another chance to take part in some fun racing on the Solent with fellow happy customers and crews before the summer. That’s when the Royal Southern Yacht Club in Hamble hosts the 2022 X-Yachts GB Solent…

X-Yachts is offering a unique opportunity to get up close with its range of performance yachts — from the workshop to the showroom and beyond. From Monday 28 February to Sunday 6 March, a select group of visitors to X-Yacht’s…