VX Evo Buyer's Guide
The VX Evo is a singlehanded sportboat developed by Brian Bennett as the successor to the VX One, itself descended from the Viper 640. Built from 2016 onward by Ovington Boats and Mackay Boats, it is a 15.75-foot, 181-pound planing dinghy with a cat rig and kick-up carbon foils — a one-design racer rather than a pocket cruiser, and a boat you evaluate on condition and rig completeness rather than interior finish.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every VX Evo shares the same open-cockpit singlehanded layout: no cabin, no fixed berths, just a hiking cockpit built around a carbon mast and an above-boom GNAV vang. The boat can be sailed singlehanded or by two lighter sailors, with three available mains tuned for crew weights between 165 and 250 pounds. Because the design is a strict one-design, you are not choosing between cruising and racing versions — you are choosing between a complete regatta-ready boat and one missing class-legal sails or foils.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market the gennaker and spinnaker are commonly fitted, consistent with the class's asymmetric-downwind emphasis and the large-mouth gennaker launcher built into the deck. Beyond those, the meaningful buyer items are the carbon rig and foils themselves: a clear-coated Southern Spars carbon mast of New Zealand, matching carbon gennaker pole, and high-aspect kick-up foils are core to value, since the hull is expressly configured to plane and the foils must lift clear for easy launching. A recessed Harken jib furler and self-tacking jib on a Harken Radial track are standard equipment rather than upgrades. Transport gear matters too — double-stacking trailers exist for regatta travel, and a complete boat should rig or de-rig in about 15 minutes.
What to Inspect
The hull is vacuum bagged in E-glass, carbon and epoxy with a foam core, built to minimize weight while maximizing stiffness. When inspecting a used example, confirm the foam-core hull's stiffness has not been compromised by impact or improper storage, since the lightweight structure is the boat's defining asset. Check the carbon foils for cracking at the kick-up pivots and verify the self-tacking jib track and furler are intact, as these are load-bearing deck fittings unique to the class setup.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
VX Evo boats are typically found in the United States and Germany. For a shopper, the checklist is short and structural: confirm the carbon mast and pole are present and undamaged, verify the kick-up foils operate cleanly, ensure the gennaker launcher and single-line halyard system are complete, and validate the hull's stiffness against the foam-core build. A boat that meets those points and rigs in its stated 15 minutes is a sound used Evo.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the VX Evo. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | 1 | $27,734 | — |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $8,900 | -67.9% |
Where they're listed
VX Evo listings appear across 2 countries. Germany has the most listings with 1 (50.0%), followed by United States.
Country view
2 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $27,734 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| United States | $8,900 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |