Used X-Yachts X-482 Sailboats for Sale

The X-482 arrived in 1996 as a sophisticated evolution of the performance cruising ethos that X-Yachts had spent nearly two decades perfecting. Designed by Niels Jeppesen, this 48-foot cruiser-racer was intended to occupy the space between the immensely popular X-442 and the flagship X-612. During its production run from 1996 to 2004, exactly 73 units were launched from the Haderslev shipyard, making it a relatively exclusive yet well-established model in the secondary market. The boat was a direct response to a growing segment of sailors who demanded the structural rigidity of an offshore racing machine but required the refined interior volume and finishing of a luxury blue-water cruiser. Built using the shipyard's signature galvanized steel hull girder—a massive internal frame that absorbs loads from the mast and keel—the X-482 is widely regarded by the X-Yachts Heritage archives as a hallmark of the brand’s "stiff, stiffer, stiffest" construction philosophy.