X POWER 33

Behind the wheel of X Yachts’ first ever outboard-powered sportsboat

- Alex Smith

Nestling stern-to at a sun-drenched Palma pontoon sits a boat that appears to be flaunting its outboard engines at anyone who will look – and plenty of people are stopping to do so. Although it’s flanked by slick new Marex cruisers on one side and elegantly finessed sailboats on the other, this handsome day cruiser certainly doesn’t look out of place, and when you delve into its heritage, that makes good sense. After all, in spite of the fact this is the new outboard version of X-Yachts’ first ever powerboat, it has been constructed in the same Danish factory that has given rise to more than four decades of premium custom-built sailing boats. And it certainly has that look about it. Cool and restrained with a subtly understated fit-out, confident classical lines and endless ‘teak’-lined decks, you’re left in little doubt that this is a piece of equipment that very much deserves your respect.

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