2019 X-Yachts X4.9

Very high specification X-Yachts X4.9 Mk1 from 2019 with over 455,000 Euros of additional upgrades since delivery. Beautifully presented and 100% ready to go.

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

Delivered to her one and only private owner in 2019, TEE GEE is Hull No.17 of the immensely popular Niels Jeppesen-designed X4.9 Mk1 performance blue water cruising yacht from X-Yachts in Denmark. Fitted out for serious bluewater sailing, TEE GEE features one of the highest specifications we have seen, including a substantial Euro 455,000+ program of later updates and improvements to increase her performance, practicality and safety at sea.

Her specification highlights include:-

•      3-cabin, 2-heads interior layout with owner’s cabin forward finished in Nordic Oak with Walnut floors, Alcantara upholstery and white Corian counters

•      Main saloon upper cupboards, table box, backrest cushions and double pouf

•      Owner’s cabin upper cupboards and sprung mattress

•      Port aft cabin split berth plus cargo-net storage

•      Starboard aft cabin additional pipecot sea berth

•      Vacuum epoxy infused E-glass fibres in a sandwich M-foam construction

•      Light Grey (RAL 7035) gelcoat with pure white triple waterline stripes

•      Teak laid side decks, coachroof, cockpit sole, cockpit seating and transom platform with black caulking.  

•      Custom one-piece carbon fibre rudder and stock

•      2.40m standard draft performance T-bulb keel

•      Yanmar 4JH57 57hp engine with Saildrive gearbox and Gori 3-bladed propeller

•      MaxPower retractable bowthruster

•      Carbonautica black composite helm wheels

•      Axxon carbon fibre mast and boom

•      Custom clear-coated carbon fibre bowsprit with Reckmann hydraulic A/code sail furler

•      Harken Flatwinder 500kgs electric captive mainsheet traveller in cockp

•      Harken Performa 50.2 STP 2-speed electric self-tailing primary winches in cockpit at helm positions

•      Carbon fibre spinnaker pole

•      Low-friction mainsail track on mast with Rutgerson battencar system

•      Harken trisail battencar track on mast

•      Split backstay with Harken hydraulic adjuster c/w manometer

•      Fixed staysail furler

•      OneSails filmless taffeta performance cruising mainsail, genoa and staysail

•      OneSails furling Code Zero, Power Furling Reacher and A1 Gennaker

•      Storm jib and trysail

•      Demountable cockpit table

•      Electric drop-down GRP with carbon fibre reinforcement bathing platform, equipped with duplex steel hinges and manual backup.

•      Electric pump for tender inflataion/deflation in tender garage

•      Cockpit lighting

•      35kgs stainless steel Ultramarine UA35 anchor with 75m of 10mm stainless steel chain

•      Spare 21kgs Ultramarine UA21 stainless steel anchor with 50m of chain

•      Folding mooring cleats

•      Sprayhood with stainless steel frame stowing flush into self-draining recess in coachroof

•      Aft helm cockpit bimini with stainless steel frame

•      Highfield Ultralite 290 aluminium-bottom inflatable tender with Suzuki 2.5hp outboard

•      LED internal lighting package with ambient lighting

•      Lithium (LiFePO4) service batteries

•      Fischer Panda 8000i 6kw 220vAC 50Hz diesel generator

•      Victron Energy Multiplus combination battery charger and inverter with 80Amp charger output and 2,000w inverter

•      Dessalator DUO 12vDC/220vAC reverse osmosis watermaker producing approx. 60 litres per hour

•      Additional 85 litre fuel tank bringing total fuel capacity to 385 litres.

•      Raymarine instrument package with twin Axiom Pro 9” GPS chart plotters, Quantum 2 Doppler radar, Maxi T210 mast-mounted repeaters, AIS700 AIS transceiver, Ray90 VHF with Class-D DSC and p70 autopilot with EV-400 computer

•      Force 10 stainless steel gimaballed gas stove with 3 burners and oven

•      Isotherm 85 litre fridge and Magnum 90 litre seawater cooled fridge/freezer

•      Jabsco salt water flush manual heads

•      Baby Nova 220vAC washing machine

•      220vAC reverse-cycle air-conditioning system with 16,000 BTU output in saloon and 7,000 BTU output in owner’s cabin

•      Eberspacher diesel-fired hot air cabin heating system

•      Fusion Bluetooth stereo system with DAB antenna and integration to Raymarine chart plotter system

•      Starlink Global Priority satellite and onboard global Wi-Fi

•      SuperSail remote monitoring alarm system

REFIT HISTORY

2026 (August)

•      Bottom hull cleaned plus antifouling touch-ups

•      Propeller ProSpeed applied

•      Hull-side and stern polished

•      Carbon bowsprit new clear-coat applied

•      Interior upholstery steamed cleaned

•      Disassembly/assembly of stay for lower profile replacement

•      Mast trimming

•      New rope protectors fitted on deck

•      Bow thruster diagnosed, repaired, and covers reinstalled

•      Bow thruster propeller replaced

•      New main door tensioners fitted, resealed with Sikaflex

•      Companionway stairs revarnished

•      Bow cabin hatches serviced

•      2x bow hatches refitted with new frames and gaskets

•      Saloon hatches refitted with new frames and gaskets

•      Hatch gas springs and hinges renewed; hatches prepped and repainted

•      Deck hatches resealed with Sikaflex

•      Ceiling panels reupholstered, with lighting, mounts, and cabling refreshed

•      WC door hinges (bow and stern) replaced and refitted

•      Bow batteries replaced and additional charger installed

•      Cost of foregoing approximately Euro 40,000

2026 (Spring)

•      Generator serviced, at 1,094 hours (Spice Island Marine, Grenada)

•      Engine serviced, at 1,734 hours (Spice Island Marine, Grenada)

•      Rod pneumatic vang (John Mast- Rodkick 7500) serviced and replaced

•      Bottom painting and Propspeed (Spice Island Marine, Grenada)

•      Rig inspection with very minor deviations addressed (A&A Rigging and Yacht Services, Antigua)

•      Port Multi-Function Display replaced by new Raymarine AXIOM2 9 Pro-RVM (Mid Atlantic Yacht Services, Azores) - both 2019 plotters with that since 2024 upgraded

•      Separate start battery for generator with separate 220 charger installed ((Mid Atlantic Yacht Services, Azores)

•      Spinlock XXB clutches ceramic jaw sets replaced

•      Harken Electrical winches serviced

•      Dessalator DUO D60 Watermaker membranes replaced

•      Gori folding propeller Gori SP18x15x3 L, M20x2 replaced (Maximarine, Martinique)

•      Cost of foregoing approximately Euro 15,000

2025 (November)

•      New Antifouling by Spice Island

•      Engine Service

•      Generator Service 

2024 (Autumn)

•      Lithium (LiFePO4) service battery upgrade: 4x 100Ah, capacity increased from 195Ah to 320Ah (+65%), 400Ah @ 12V total

•      Two short sheets 6mm Dyneforce SK78 Pure Black to ease foresail trimming under load (One Palma Superyachts Services)

•      Manual Watermaker (FOC) for redundancy / liferaft (One Palma Superyachts Services)

•      Replaced and upgraded all safety equipment - EPIRB3 Pro, radar reflector, pyrotechnics, food rations, replaced lifelines, first aid and more (One Palma Superyachts Services)

•      Replace rudder sleeve, check bearings (One Palma Superyachts Services)

•      Installed shower in aft head (One Palma Superyachts Services)

•      Install cargo net with 1:4 pulleys added, port aft cabin (One Palma Superyachts Services)

•      Secure spare anchor in forward locker (One Palma Superyachts Services)

•      Installed Raymarine Quantum 2 Doppler Radar in gimballed carbon fibre cradle at first spreaders (One Palma Superyachts Services)

•      Installed Mainsail Retrieval system (One Palma Superyachts Services)

•      Serviced Harken Hydraulic Backstay (One Palma Superyachts Services)

•      Unstepped and 5 years’ service Axxon Carbon Fibre mast, painted spreaders (One Palma Superyachts Services)

•      Upgrade Code 0 cable (One Palma Superyachts Services)

•      Serviced all sails (One Palma Superyachts Services)

•      Bottom painting, sanded deck, serviced engine, generator, S-Drive, winches (One Palma Superyachts Services)

•      Generator raw-water intake upgraded: filter added between impeller and heat exchanger; fresh water/coolant intake selector added for long-term storage prep.

•      Cost of foregoing approximately Euro 80,000

2023

•      2x 4-man Sea Safe liferafts (PLF4 Solas B) repacked

•      DH1200 Inox DryFan 12L S.S. Desiccant Dehumidifier installed

•      Custom one-piece carbon fibre rudder and stock by Di Polli — 40% lighter, 25% slimmer, 10% deeper than the original GRP blade, with a designed breakaway point

•      Rack for two diving bottles installed under main cabin bench (forward of nav station)

•      Harken Flatwinder mainsheet traveller upgraded from 250kg to 500kg capacity

•      Cost of foregoing Euro 90,000

2022

•      OneSails 4T FORTE 225R furling Code Zero fitted (110m²)

•      Custom carbon fibre bowsprit built by OnePalma Superyacht Services, integrating the former steel anchor cradle and enabling the Reckmann hydraulic Code Zero furler (push-button + remote)

•      Upgraded Ultramarine UA35 stainless steel anchor with reinforced bow fairlead for higher load capacity

•      Cost of foregoing Euro 45,000

2021

•      Transom door rebuilt: carbon fibre stringers, duplex steel hinges, manual emergency backup, remote control added

•      AIS/radar proximity alarm system fitted (80dB audible)

•      Cost of foregoing Euro 75,000 

2020/2019

•      Delivered new to sole private owner with full factory spec (Axxon carbon mast/boom, MaxPower bowthruster, Gori folding propeller, Raymarine instruments, watermaker, washing machine, dual A/C, generator, factory teak deck)

•      OneSails filmless taffeta mainsail (82m², 3-reef), genoa and staysail fitted

•      Staysail system added via carbon fibre rods through forward bulkhead, with furler (not a factory option)

•      Elvstrom storm jib (18m²) and trisail (20m²) fitted. Wing-shaped storm jib built to fit around the staysail stay

•      OneSails cable-free (IFS) furling A1 gennaker fitted (220m²)

•      OneSails furling PFR (Power Furling Reacher) nylon gennaker fitted (160m²)

•      Additional clutches added for staysail sheets, 3rd reef, and downwind "hydraulic-sails" 2:1 halyard

•      Jordan Series Drogue (132 cones) with chain and bridle added, stored in port cockpit locker

•      Hydraulic mast jack fitted

•      Full running rigging replaced — SK78 HPS PU core with Technora/Polyester cover

•      Backstay hydraulic pump replaced with manometer-equipped unit

•      Replace one standard Bruce anchor with two Ultramarine (35 and 21 kg) anchors

•      Cost of foregoing Euro 110,000

OWNER’S COMMENTS:

TEE GEE is a rare combination of high-performance racer and luxury blue-water cruiser. The Niels Jeppesen’s X49 design won “Best Full-Size Cruiser” by Cruising World 2019. TEE GEE has been further specified and upgraded for short-handed, safe performance offshore sailing with highest specification available at time of acquisition with “everything” included, plus over Euro 260,000 in bespoke enhancements and redundancies not available from X-Yachts. 

Equipment supplied by X-Yachts included Axxon carbon fibre mast and boom, bowthruster, Gori folding propeller, radar, all instruments from Raymarine, 2 electrical/2 manual winches, electrical airpump for dinghy (aluminium bottom Highfield fits into transom when deflated), watermaker, washing machine, two (main/owners) air-conditioning systems, of course generator, fridge and freezer, and 400 Ah Lithium service pack. Radar and Lithium batteries retrofitted by One Palma Superyacht Services. Starlink Global Priority satellite with onboard global wifi. TEE GEE also has a factory-fitted teak deck.

Notable Upgrades and modifications from standard include:-

•      A custom one-piece carbon fibre rudder and stock from Di Polli giving noticeable better steerage upwind in heavy seas, and in broaching conditions. Its deeper depth leaves the tip above the keel (so protected), additionally it has a designed breaking point where on impact a lower part of the rudder is designed to break off, leaving the boat navigable.

•      Upgraded Ultramarine UA35 stainless steel anchor with anchoring bow fairlead upgraded to provide higher load bearing capacity

•      AIS and radar proximity alarm system with 80db audible alarm

•      400ah Lithium service battery installation

•      Custom carbon fibre bowsprit built by OnePalma Superyacht Services, integrated the former steel anchor cradle and enabling installation of Reckmann hydraulic furling system operated by push buttons on steering position (and remote controller). The existing pad eye and separate rope operated furler provides redundancy. The hydraulic furler enables 10 second furling / unfurling of 110m2 Code Zero (designed to allow for upwind sailing)

•      Cargo net with 1:4 pulleys on hull side of port aft cabin. Enables equipment not stored in stern garage or sail locker to be securely and space-efficiently stored.

•      Additional clutches added to take staysail sheets, 3rd reef and downwind “hydraulic-sails” 2:1 halyard.

•      Highfield Ultralite 290 aluminum bottom with 2.5HP Suzuki. With in/out garage mounted pump dinghy is quickly inflated/deflated and tensioned (1:4 snapshackle pulley front and rear) in place in garage. Engine has storage mount in sail locker, and under-way mount at pushpit.

•      Rack taking two diving bottles built under main cabin bench forward of nav station, not visible.

•      Upgrades to the generator installation to raw water intake pipe; a) installed filter on pipe between impeller and heat exchanger to prevent any broken impeller parts to enter exchanger, b) optional water intake selector to inject fresh water / coolant before any long term storage.

•      Hydraulic mast jack enables proper tensioning after de-masting or for tuning purposes

•      Jordan Drogue Dyneema series drogue with 132 cones, chain and bridle stored in port cockpit locker.

•      Quantum 2 Doppler Radar in bespoke carbon fibre gimbal installed at first spreaders for purpose of collision avoidance and thunderstorm/tropic navigation.

•      Replaced all running rigging to ultra-high quality SK78 HPS PU core with Technora/Polyester cover 

•      Replace backstay Harken hydraulic pump to one with manometer.

•      All former working sails (main, jib, stay) replaced with OneSails Filmless Taffeta performance cruising sails. Enlarger mainsail area to 82m2, simultaneously built a 3rd reef, and installed a mainsail retrieval system to facilitate packing away the sail entirely under heavy conditions.

•      In addition to master cabin shower have installed shower in aft heads.

•      Staysail - Not an option available at the time of purchase from X-Yachts. Facilitate through carbon fibre rods through master cabin forward bulkhead. Equipped with furler. 

•      Wingshaped storm-jib built to go around stay. 

•      Third mainsail reef and staysail enables reduction from max downwind sail area of 330m2 to about 50 (before deployment of storm sails).

•      Transom door – The original actuator driven door supplied by X-Yachts’ subcontractor with inferior interior load sharing. The original transom door was rebuilt with carbon fibre stringers, replaced hinges to duplex steel, built manual emergency backup system, and installed remote control (useful when leaving at anchor and also means transom door functions as pasarelle in marina).

•      Harken Flatwinder 250 electric traveller struggled with loads. Replaced to 500 kg. Electric tuning of traveller is quick and really efficient in managing gusts.

With over 20,000Nm covered aboard TEE GEE including a recently-completed Atlantic circuit, the time has come to move on to fresh projects. TEE GEE has always been very well maintained, most of the time by or with assistance of OnePalma.

MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS:

The pure X range offers a true embodiment of the key features, which sets X-Yachts apart from the competition. Truthfully following the passions X-Yachts has always adhered to, designing and producing yachts which deliver Superb Sailing Pleasure. Superb Sailing Pleasure comes when a yacht is responsive, yet strong, stiff and safe.

The X49 offers an impressive sailing experience for the well seasoned sailor, designed with comfortable cruising in mind. Whether embarking on family sailing trips, long distance blue water cruising or competitive sailing the X49 offers the best combination of everything X-Yachts has developed over the years.

The X49 is the third model in the X range, aimed at the discerning sailor and his crew. It utilises advanced, proven technology and build techniques… enabling the exploration of new uncharted horizons. A stiff/strong hull built in epoxy, infused and oven baked. Powerful and efficient hull and foil design. Light ends, central located tanks and batteries, minimizing moments of inertia in waves. Steel hull girder for maximum strength and safety. High stability due to low centre of gravity, heavy keel lead bulb, lower position of tanks (below floor boards). New hull and deck structural engineering have reduced the total weight and lowered the center of gravity. An updated rudder design produces better grip in the water and reduces drag, allowing higher speeds and providing more comfort also during long passages

PRESS REVIEW:

Danish yard strikes a tough balance with hybrid design. The X49 is a stylish performance cruiser that is both manageable short-handed and can still win races.

The X49  is squarely aimed at the no-compromise sailor who wants it all. It combines a comfortable, stylish interior, with clean, beautiful lines on deck and can even be raced with a minimal crew. This is a tough balance to achieve, and so often compromise can lead to disappointment.

Hitting the sweet spot between comfort and performance is a tricky thing to achieve, but this boat appears to have it all. The stylish interior combines good looks and practicality. On deck the X49 cuts an equally subtle yet impressive figure. The pin stripes of a full teak deck run seamlessly from bow to stern with every piece of deck gear that may interrupt it recessed or covered.

The X49 is an impressive beast that certainly seems to have it all. It is elegant and stylish without being showy and the consistent, thoughtful design and high quality build will appeal enormously to the experienced sailor. But the magic really happens when you hoist the sails. It kept me engaged from the first moment I grabbed the helm and I was blown away that such a dynamic sailing experience could be achieved with such little effort.

Yachting World