Xquisite X5 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for an Xquisite X5 means looking at a 50-foot catamaran built from 2015 through 2020, with only fourteen of the original generation completed. Rudolf Jonker's design was built by Phoenix Marine in South Africa for Xquisite Yachts, and the boat carries a serious offshore brief rather than a casual charter pedigree alone. Ex-charter examples are common, and the boat rewards a buyer who reads the systems before the cosmetics.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are more common on the used market, but both the owner and four-cabin charter versions are available. The owner arrangement places a full-beam stateroom with en suite head and shower in the starboard hull, and double cabins with en suite heads to port. The charter layout simply multiplies the cabin count for paying guests. A fixed-glass windscreen with a sliding battened bimini overhead defines the helm area, and the cabin top's window array gives the boat its distinctive look regardless of interior plan.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most X5s on the market carry a strong voyaging inventory as standard: a watermaker, air conditioning, solar, an inverter, a gennaker, electric winches, a bimini, dinghy davits, and a chartplotter are commonly fitted. The built-in Mastervolt CZone system with full Garmin electronics and an iPad that controls all onboard systems is part of the boat's design, not an add-on. Less common but seen as owner upgrades are lithium batteries, a self-tacking jib, a washing machine, a swim platform, teak decks, radar, autopilot, an EPIRB, and a life raft — a buyer should treat those as negotiable extras rather than expected kit.
What to Inspect
The X5's strength is also its inspection focus: hulls are solid glass below the waterline and cored above, with cored deck, cabin top, and furniture throughout, and vinylester resin is used throughout. Verify that the cored structure above the waterline is sound and that through-hull fittings and shaft seals remain accessible, since the boat's design intent was excellent access to mission-critical gear. The digital architecture — triple-redundant aircraft-grade controls and the iPad system link — should be demonstrated running, as the boat's seagoing character depends on those systems functioning.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the X5 include French Polynesia, the Bahamas, Saint Martin (French part), and the United States. For a buyer, the checklist is short and concrete:
- Confirm which layout is present (owner three-cabin vs. four-cabin charter)
- Verify the CZone and iPad control system operates as designed
- Inspect cored structure above the waterline for integrity
- Confirm through-hull and shaft-seal access is unobstructed
- Check which commonly fitted items (watermaker, solar, AC) are actually onboard
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Xquisite X5. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 8 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | 1 | $990,000 | — |
| Feb 25 | 1 | $795,000 | -19.7% |
| Sep 25 | 1 | $795,000 | 0.0% |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $995,000 | +25.2% |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $949,000 | -4.6% |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $1,090,000 | +14.9% |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $890,000 | -18.3% |
| Aug 26 | 2 | $890,000 | 0.0% |
Where they're listed
Xquisite X5 listings appear across 3 countries. French Polynesia has the most listings with 2 (40.0%), followed by United States and Bahamas.
Country view
5 listings · 3 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | $972,000 | 2 | 0 | 40.0% |
| United States | $890,000 | 2 | 2 | 40.0% |
| Bahamas | $1,090,000 | 1 | 0 | 20.0% |
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