X-79

Summary

X-79 is a 7.93-metre (26.0 ft) sailboat class designed by Niels Jeppesen and built in about 500 copies.[1]

Class symbol
X-79 in 2006.
Development
DesignerNiels Jeppesen
Year1979
Builder(s)X-Yachts
Boat
Draft1.37 m (4.5 ft)
Hull
LOA7.93 m (26.0 ft)
LWL6.40 m (21.0 ft)
Beam2.88 m (9.4 ft)
Rig

History edit

Niels Jeppesen designed the X-79 to compete in the Sjælland Rundt.[1]

See also edit

Links edit

  • X-79 resource site

References edit

  1. ^ a b Gelin, Curt (2005), 500 segelbåtar i test: bakgrund, egenskaper, omdömen (in Swedish), Stockholm: Nautiska förlaget, p. 117, ISBN 91-89564-19-7