The X-41 was designed by

X-Yachts X-Yachts A/S is a Danish shipyard, located in Haderslev in the southern part of Denmark. The shipyard builds sailboats between 35 and 65 feet. History The shipyard was founded in 1979 by the brothers Lars Jeppesen, Niels Jeppesen and their frien ...

Design Team led by

Niels Jeppesen Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nicolaos after Saint ...

and first launched in 2007 to follow on from the

X-35 The Lockheed Martin X-35 is a concept demonstrator aircraft (CDA) developed by Lockheed Martin for the Joint Strike Fighter program. The X-35 was declared the winner over the competing Boeing X-32 and a developed, armed version went on to en ...

. The class is recognised by the International Sailing Federation.

Events

World Championships

References

External links

Official X-41 Class Association Website

Official X-Yachts Website

World Sailing X-41 Microsite Website
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