Although the largest yacht in the range, the Xp 55 is designed for ease of short-handed cruising. Concealed control lines are led aft, placing all sheets, halyards and trim lines to hand. A below-deck furling drum and longitudinal genoa tracks with adjustable cars are fitted as standard. The mainsheet is led aft for ease of handling from the cockpit, while a windward tweaker block system can be deployed when racing for both the main and genoa.

The Xperformance bow options include a carbon sprit of fixed tack point for setting a 240m2 asymmetric, while the sprit may also neatly house an anchor arm. The helmsman’s position may also be customised with a choice of five pedestal options, including an extra-large instrument mount with potential for a dual control throttle.

The electrically operated folding transom can be deployed to create a teak-topped bathing platform with swim ladder, while the aft ‘garage’ can accommodate tender dinghies up to 3.0-3.2 m in length, with dedicated liferaft storage under the cockpit sole. There is also a bow locker with electric anchor windlass.