- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Shipyard location
- Nyköping, Sweden
- Official website
- https://xshore.com/
Brand Overview
Swedish builder of all-electric boats founded in Stockholm in 2016 — the 8-metre Eelex 8000, the 6.5-metre X Shore 1 in Open, Top and Bowrider versions and the X Shore PRO work boat, built in its own factory in Nyköping.
YachtCodex Analysis
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What this builder is
X Shore was founded in Stockholm in 2016 with, in its own words, a simple vision: to protect the oceans while creating something stunning to drive. The first Eelex 8000 prototype followed in 2017 and the first production 8-metre Eelex 8000 in 2020; in 2021 X Shore AB opened a 15,000 m² factory in Nyköping that it says can build more than 1,000 boats a year, and every X Shore is produced there, in a fibreglass sandwich construction with carbon fibre. The 6.5-metre X Shore 1 arrived in 2022 in several versions — Open, Top and the newer Bowrider seating up to nine, with two beds in the cabin versions — and in 2023 the X Shore PRO, a more robust, configurable version of the Eelex 8000 hull for professionals, with options such as a diving module and a fishing edition. The Eelex 8000 and PRO carry a 126 kWh battery and a 170 kW motor for 30 knots top and 20 knots cruising, with up to 80 kW DC charging; the X Shore 1 has 63 kWh and 120 kW. Each boat has a large waterproof touchscreen with Garmin charts, over-the-air updates, a mobile app and the Captain's Watch remote monitoring, and the boats are sold through dealers across Europe, the Middle East, Taiwan and the USA.
Who sails them
X Shore owners are design-minded day boaters who want silence, no fuel and no fumes — waterfront homeowners, hotels and clubs on lakes, archipelagos and harbours where short trips at moderate speed matter more than range — together with professionals such as dive operators, harbour services and fishing guides who use the PRO as a quiet, low-running-cost work boat.
Signature models
The Eelex 8000, the 8-metre boat that launched the brand with its distinctive profile and 126 kWh battery, is the signature; the X Shore 1, gold winner at the German Design Award 2023, brought the concept to a smaller, more accessible 6.5-metre boat.
Strengths
X Shore is known for fully electric propulsion with fast DC charging, a clean Scandinavian design language recognised with design awards, a connected helm with a large touchscreen, Garmin navigation, app and over-the-air updates, its own high-volume factory in Nyköping, and modular layouts that range from family day boat to diving and fishing work boat.
Considerations
The boats are 6.5–8 metre day boats, and electric range falls quickly with speed — the builder's own table gives the Eelex 8000 32 nautical miles at 20 knots and the X Shore 1 22, against 100 and 50 at 5 knots with the range extender; motor power is given only in kW, without motor maker; weights carry no load condition; the PRO's specification table repeats the Eelex 8000's; and owners need access to AC or DC charging.
Analysis generated 10/17/2026
Part of
X Shore · since 2016
Fleet at a Glance
Calculated from the models in the YachtCodex catalog, not from the builder's claims.
- Models in catalog
- 3
- Length range
- 6.5–8 m
- Hull forms
- Motor Monohull 3
Models by this brand
3 models
History
X Shore was founded in Stockholm in 2016, out of what the company describes as a passion for the ocean and a respect for our relationship with water. The first prototype of the Eelex 8000 was produced in 2017, and in 2020 the first real boat, the 8-metre Eelex 8000, was built. In 2021 X Shore opened its 15,000 m² factory in Nyköping, Sweden, which it says can produce more than 1,000 boats a year; every X Shore is built there. In 2022 it launched the 6.5-metre X Shore 1, offered in different versions, and in 2023 the X Shore PRO, a more versatile electric boat that can serve as a work boat or as a more robust version of the Eelex 8000. The founders' stated aim from the start was to protect the oceans while creating something stunning to drive, with an original silhouette recognisable from miles away.
History written fromxshore.com/about/· The history of X Shore — the major milestonesread 10/17/2026