X-Yachts XP 50 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Xp 50 means looking at a 2013-onward X-Yachts performance cruiser that was built as a dual-purpose racer-cruiser with a high-performance hull and a genuinely cruiser-friendly interior. On the brokerage market you will most often find owner three-cabin layouts, though both configurations appear, and ex-charter examples are common enough to factor into a search.
Layouts on the Used Market
The boat was laid out for three couples, with mirror-image staterooms aft and a V-berth double forward, plus two heads each with a shower stall. The saloon holds a squared-off dinette to port and a small nav station, while the galley centers its sinks on the boat's midline. Up top, long cockpit seats sit beside twin wheels, and a cockpit table retracts into the sole. A folding garage door forms a large swim platform, and the dodger stows into a coaming recess — details that read as cruising boats rather than stripped racers.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most used Xp 50s are commonly fitted with electric winches, a bow thruster, asymmetric spinnaker, bimini, teak decks, chartplotter, short-handed sailing setup, cabin heating, hot water, and cockpit shower, with autopilot and a conventional spinnaker also typical. For a buyer, the electric winches and bow thruster make docking and sail handling manageable on a 50-footer, while the short-handed setup and autopilot matter for reduced crew sailing. Often-seen upgrades include a watermaker and solar, an inverter, code zero or gennaker, swim platform, AIS, Starlink, and life raft — the watermaker and solar extending range, the code zero or gennaker broadening light-air performance. Less commonly, you may find lithium batteries, a furling main, or radar as owner upgrades.
What to Inspect
The known points from surveyed examples center on the structure and deck gear rather than hidden systems. The hull carries its beam to a very wide transom with a near-plumb stem and vertical transom, and the deep knifelike rudder should be checked for bearing wear and blade integrity given its profile. The electric garage door hinge and the folding dodger recess are moving parts worth exercising, and the under-deck sheet leads and maxi-boat mainsheet system should be traced for clean lead paths and load wear. The two draft options — 9 feet 10 inches and 8 feet 8 inches — mean verifying which bulb is fitted.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Used Xp 50s typically appear in the United Kingdom, Greece, and Spain. For a buyer, the checklist is straightforward: confirm the layout (owner three-cabin most common, ex-charter examples frequent), verify the rig (aluminum or carbon stick), exercise the electric swim platform and dodger, and inspect the deep rudder and under-deck leads. A well-equipped example with electric winches, bow thruster, and short-handed setup will be the easier boat to own; treat lithium batteries or furling main as bonus rather than expected.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the X-Yachts XP 50. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 5 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 1 | $617,490 | — |
| Apr 26 | 3 | $815,552 | +32.1% |
| Jun 26 | 2 | $598,120 | -26.7% |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $598,120 | 0.0% |
| Aug 26 | 2 | $594,665 | -0.6% |
Where they're listed
X-Yachts XP 50 listings appear across 3 countries. United Kingdom has the most listings with 3 (42.9%), followed by Spain and Greece.
Country view
7 listings · 3 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $598,120 | 3 | 3 | 42.9% |
| Spain | $816,674 | 2 | 0 | 28.6% |
| Greece | $619,470 | 2 | 0 | 28.6% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solaris 50 | 50.52' | $ 850,715 | 56 | 15 |
| Elan Impression 50 | 49.87' | $ 244,726 | 42 | 3 |
| Beneteau First 50 | 49.16' | $ 259,897 | 27 | 4 |
| Catana Catamarans 50 | 49.87' | $ 1,204,494 | 21 | 7 |
| X-Yachts XP 50You are here | — | $ 598,276 | 9 | 5 |
| Pegasus Yachts 50 | 49.15' | $ 967,251 | 9 | 2 |
| HH Catamarans 50 | 51.8' | $ 1,549,000 | 5 | 1 |
| Arcona 50 | 51.84' | $ 1,619,854 | 5 | 0 |