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Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48evsX-Yachts X4.9 MkII

X4.9 MkII is 1.3 ft longer than Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48e (3%). Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48e is 0.4 ft wider than X4.9 MkII (3%).

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Key differences

Worked out from the published figures below — arithmetic, not opinion.

At a glance

Dark icons are the standard layout; faded ones are what the larger layout adds.

Length : beam is length divided by beam — the higher it is, the slimmer the hull. Multihulls read low by nature.

A figure marked with a quote mark was read from the builder's page. Open it for the exact line, the page and the date.

Model
Woman at the helm of the Pilot Saloon 48e
Hero image - X4.9 MkII

X-Yachts

X4.9 MkII
Overview
BrandWauquiezX-Yachts
ModelWauquiez Pilot Saloon 48eX4.9 MkII
GenerationUnknownUnknown
Hull typeSailing MonohullSailing Monohull
PropulsionSailSail
Production statusIn productionIn production
Production start yearUnknownUnknown
Production end yearUnknownUnknown
DesignerUnknownX-Yachts Design Team
Dimensions
LOA49 ft50.4 ft
Hull lengthUnknown48.1 ft
Beam15.1 ft14.7 ft
Draft5.9 ft–7.7 ft6.6 ft–8.9 ft
Displacement30,644 lb28,440 lb
Accommodation
CabinsUnknownUnknown
HeadsUnknownUnknown
BerthsUnknownUnknown
Performance & Rig
Main sailUnknownUnknown
JibUnknownUnknown
GenoaUnknownUnknown
Upwind sail area1,119 ft²Unknown
Downwind sail areaUnknownUnknown
Engine powerUnknown58 hp
Engine countUnknown1
Materials
Hull materialUnknownGRP epoxy vacuum-infused
Deck materialUnknownUnknown
Mast materialUnknownUnknown
Keel typeUnknownT keel
Rudder typeUnknownUnknown
Sources

Figures read fromwauquiez.com/pilot-saloon-48e/· Fiche techniqueread 9/13/2026

5 of 5 figures here carry the builder's own words

8 of 10 figures here carry the builder's own words

Size, to scale

Each boat's published length and beam seen from above, and its mast height and draft from the side, all drawn on one scale.

From above — length × beam
0 ft10 ft20 ft30 ft40 ft50 ftWauquiez Pilot Saloon 48e: 49 ft × 15.1 ftX4.9 MkII: 50.4 ft × 14.7 ftX4.9 MkII50.4 ft × 14.7 ftWauquiez Pilot Saloon 48e49 ft × 15.1 ft

Outlines are schematic; the dimensions are the builder's.

From the side — height above and depth below the water
WaterlinePerson, 5.9 ftWauquiez Pilot Saloon 48e: air draft not published / 7.7 ftair draft not published7.7 ftWauquiez Pilot Saloon 48eX4.9 MkII: 75.5 ft / 8.9 ft75.5 ft8.9 ftX4.9 MkII

Speed, power & tanks

What the builders publish about how fast, how strong and how far — each figure on one scale for every boat.

Tanks

One scale per liquid across every boat: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

  • Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48e

    Fuelnot published
    Waternot published

  • X4.9 MkII

    Fuel70 gal
    Water82 gal

How they sail, in numbers

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from each builder's published figures. They compare boats; they don't grade them.

Sail area / displacement

How much sail the boat carries for its weight — its power in light air.

ModestCruiserPerformanceRacing162024Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48e: 18.3
  • Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48e18.3· Cruiser
  • X4.9 MkIInot published: sail area
How it is worked out

sail area (ft²) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅔

Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48e: published upwind sail area

Displacement / length

How heavy the boat is for its waterline length. Lower is lighter and quicker; higher is steadier and roomier.

UltralightLightModerateHeavyVery heavy100180270350Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48e: 187X4.9 MkII: 144
  • Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48e187· Moderate
  • X4.9 MkII144· Light
How it is worked out

displacement (long tons) ÷ (0.01 × waterline length in ft)³

Ballast ratio

The share of the weight carried in the keel — a rough guide to stiffness, though how deep that weight sits matters as much.

LowModerateHigh3040X4.9 MkII: 42
  • Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48enot published: ballast
  • X4.9 MkII42· High
How it is worked out

ballast ÷ displacement × 100

Comfort ratio

Ted Brewer's measure of how gently a boat moves in a seaway. Higher means a slower, easier motion.

LightCoastalModerate offshoreHeavy offshoreVery heavy20304050Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48e: 28.7X4.9 MkII: 26.2
  • Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48e28.7· Coastal
  • X4.9 MkII26.2· Coastal
How it is worked out

displacement (lb) ÷ (0.65 × (0.7 × LWL + 0.3 × LOA) × beam^1.333), lengths in ft

Capsize screening

A guide from the inquiry after the 1979 Fastnet race: below 2 was taken as suited to ocean passages. It ignores hull shape and where the ballast sits.

Below 22 and above2Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48e: 1.93X4.9 MkII: 1.93
  • Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48e1.93· Below 2
  • X4.9 MkII1.93· Below 2
How it is worked out

beam (ft) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅓

Hull speed

Roughly the speed a displacement hull reaches before it has to climb its own bow wave.

  • Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48e8.7 kn
  • X4.9 MkII8.9 kn
How it is worked out

1.34 × √(waterline length in ft), in knots

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

Worth adding to this comparison

The boats most like the ones above, by hull form, size and use.