X-Yachts · 43 ft · masthead sloop

X-Yachts X-43 sails

Every sail for the X-Yachts X-43 on one page. Fixed prices on cruising sails you can buy today, instant estimates on racing sails, and the upgrades that matter offshore. All sized to the X-Yachts X-43 rig.

Luff (P) 16.00 mFoot (E) 5.80 mFore triangle (I) 16.80 mBase (J) 4.66 mLength 13.11 m

CruiseBuy cruising sailsMainsail and furling genoa in Dimension-Polyant Dacron, fixed price, built in about 4 weeks.From A$5,231See cruising sails RaceBuild a racing wardrobeMain, J1 to J3, code zero and kites in film or membrane. Instant estimate, full quote in 3 days.Main from A$11,072Open the configurator AdventureGo offshoreHydranet for long passages, heavier cloth, a third reef and storm sails sized to this rig.Storm jib from A$461Plan a passage wardrobe

Dacron cruising mainsail on a cruising yacht sailing upwind, city skyline behind

Cruising sails

Fixed price. Add to cart.

Made to measure for the X-Yachts X-43 in named Dimension-Polyant cloth. Pick the cloth and options, check out, and we confirm your measurements before anything is cut.

Mainsail

About 54.3 m², 2 reefs, cunningham, Dyneema leech and foot lines. Dimension-Polyant Optimum Cruise.

Battens

A$7,233A$ including GST

Choose options and buy Mainsail details

Furling genoa

About 43.1 m², Sunbrella UV cover on leech and foot, foam luff. Dimension-Polyant Optimum Cruise.

Size (LP)

110% recommended from the rated headsail on 13 ORC certificates.

UV cover colour

See colours on a sail

A$5,231A$ including GST

Choose options and buy Genoa details

Main and 110% genoa together: A$12,463 in Dimension-Polyant Optimum Cruise. Add both to the cart and they ship together.

Build timeStandard about 4 weeks. Express about 2 weeks (+8%), economy about 8 weeks (5.5% off).

Sail numbersOptional, 460 mm letters for this boat, priced per character when you order.

Fit checkWe send a short measurement check after you order and confirm before cutting.

12-month warrantyOn top of your rights under Australian Consumer Law. Shipped worldwide.

Also sized to your rig

Asymmetric spinnakerSize 8, 94 m², 14.6 m luff. Cruising nylon in 11 colours.A$2,902 Dousing sockSized to the spinnaker luff. Pick your tube colours.Added with the spinnaker Storm jibUp to 14.1 m² with a luff up to 10.9 m. High visibility orange.From A$461 TrysailUp to 16.2 m². Slides, slugs or grommets to suit your track.From A$740

Covers made to your boom (E 5.80 m)

Stackpack (lazy bag)Fits a 5.6–6.1 m boom. Catches the main as it drops and zips closed over it. Sauleda, Sunbrella or WeatherMAX in 7 colours, with lazy jack lines from A$1,507.From A$1,297 Boom coverFits a 5.5–6.0 m boom. Covers a mainsail flaked on the boom, zip and strap at the mast, buckles underneath. 3 canvases, 7 colours.From A$702

Who's making your sail

Real sailors.
A real loft in Geelong.

Every Kraken sail is designed from your boat’s own measurements by a designer who still races at international level, and built in cloth made in Europe or America. Before anything is cut, Christie or Ryan checks your numbers and talks to you about how you sail your X-Yachts X-43. That conversation is where a good sail becomes the right one.

Questions about the X-Yachts X-43? Email sales@krakensails.com and you’ll hear back from one of us, not a call centre. Read our story

Rudder Cup 2026

Toecutter, on Kraken sails, wins AMS and PHS in Australia’s oldest ocean race.

Sailing with Phoenix

Oregon to Hawaii singlehanded. On day 11 the rudder went and the sails flogged for four hours in 25 knots. “The sails held.” Read the story

Racing sails

Build a Racing Wardrobe

Instant estimate, full quote in 3 business days. Sized from the rated sail areas of real X-Yachts X-43s. Configure the wardrobe and see the estimate straight away. A sailmaker then sends your full quote and sail plan.

Open the X-Yachts X-43 configurator

Sail	PX film	Carbon Sport	Membrane
Mainsail54.3 m², pin head	A$11,072	A$13,899	A$14,141
J1Light air genoa	A$6,743	A$8,613	A$9,147
J3Heavy air jib	A$5,407	A$6,881	A$7,563
Code zeroDimension-Polyant CZ	A$8,696
A2 / A3152.6 / 129.7 m²	A$7,645	A$11,077
Symmetric119.0 m²	A$5,918

From prices, inshore cloth, one reef on the main. Kites in Nylite; the A2 in Superkote is shown in the Carbon Sport column. A$ including GST.

Deep Reef Tri Radial Main Short Handed Ocean Racing

1Choose inshore or offshore and your cloth.
2Add the sails you need and see the estimate.
3Get sent your quote and sail plan.

Racing sails are quoted, not bought online, so a sailmaker checks the rig and your racing before anything is built. Two-year warranty on racing sails.

X-43 racing sail prices

Typical prices for the X-43, sized from the rated sail areas of real boats. Your exact price follows the rig check.

Inshore racing

Sail	Value · PX Liteskin	Performance · Carbon Sport film	Grand Prix · Membrane, film faces
Mainsail	A$11,072 / US$6,530	A$13,899 / US$8,190	A$14,141 / US$8,350
J1 headsail	A$6,743 / US$3,985	A$8,613 / US$5,085	A$9,147 / US$5,410
J2 headsail	A$6,441 / US$3,805	A$8,223 / US$4,855	A$8,795 / US$5,205
J3 headsail	A$5,407 / US$3,200	A$6,881 / US$4,065	A$7,563 / US$4,480

Coastal & offshore racing

Sail	Value · PX taffeta	Performance · Carbon Sport Liteskin	Grand Prix · Membrane, non-woven faces
Mainsail	A$11,292 / US$6,660	A$18,898 / US$11,130	A$16,594 / US$9,785
J1 headsail	A$6,386 / US$3,775	A$11,105 / US$6,545	A$10,060 / US$5,945
J2 headsail	A$6,100 / US$3,605	A$10,593 / US$6,250	A$9,664 / US$5,715
J3 headsail	A$5,126 / US$3,035	A$8,844 / US$5,220	A$8,283 / US$4,905

Downwind and reaching

Sail	Cloth	Typical price
A2 asymmetric (153 m²)	Nylite	A$7,645 / US$4,515
A2 asymmetric (153 m²)	Superkote	A$11,077 / US$6,530
A3 asymmetric (130 m²)	Nylite	A$6,644 / US$3,925
A3 asymmetric (130 m²)	Superkote	A$9,565 / US$5,640
Symmetric spinnaker (119 m²)	Nylite	A$5,918 / US$3,500
Symmetric spinnaker (119 m²)	Superkote	A$8,591 / US$5,070
Code zero	CZ	A$8,696 / US$5,135
Code zero	CZ GP	A$11,902 / US$7,015

A$ prices include GST. As a proudly Australian company we keep our tax here, and Australian businesses paying their tax help support Australian sport. US$ prices are before local taxes and duties.

Adventure and offshore

Sails for the long way round.

Passage making asks more of a sail: weeks on the boom, sun and chafe, and a third reef when it blows. Here is how the X-Yachts X-43 wardrobe changes when you leave the coast.

Plan a passage wardrobe

Hydranet leech reef on an adventure mainsail — Hydranet leech reef

Tie in batten pocket on a Hydranet adventure mainsail — Tie in batten pocket on a Hydranet main

Leech reef point on a Dimension-Polyant PX black taffeta mainsail with low friction ring, overhead leech line termination and Teflon leech tape — Leech reef point with a low friction ring

Storm sail deck bag in red with Kraken branding — Storm sail deck bag

Coastal and weekend

Optimum Cruise

Dimension-Polyant's cruising Dacron and our best value.

Mainsail: A$7,233
Genoa 130%: A$6,111

Works hard, holds shape

C-Breeze

Tighter weave of higher tenacity fibres. Resists stretch and lasts longer.

Mainsail: A$9,317
Genoa 130%: A$7,755

Bluewater and expedition

Hydranet Radial

Dimension-Polyant's offshore cloth, woven with Dyneema, with panels that follow the loads. Built for ocean miles.

Mainsail: A$18,557
Genoa 130%: A$15,576

Third reef and offshore buildThird reef, heavier patches and chafe protection. Added in your passage quote.Quoted with your wardrobe Storm jib and trysailSized to this rig under the offshore safety rules: jib to 14.1 m², trysail to 16.2 m².From A$461 Passage storiesOregon to Hawaii single-handed, a Tahiti delivery, Melbourne to Osaka.Read the case studies

Hydranet and offshore builds go through a short quote so we can talk through your passage. Catalogue sails carry a 12-month warranty; custom and racing sails carry two years.

A real loft in GeelongSails designed by Kraken sailmakers who race and cross oceans themselves.

Named cloth onlyEvery price names the exact Dimension-Polyant cloth and weight.

Australian Consumer LawWarranty on top of your consumer rights, from an Australian company.

Delivered anywhereExpress to Australia, the US and worldwide, with US import duty prepaid.

Rig and sizes

X-Yachts X-43 rig

These are the published rig dimensions. Boats change over the years, so we check your own measurements before we build, and tell you before design starts if a change moves the price.

How to measure Printable price sheet

Mainsail luff (P)	16.00 m
Mainsail foot (E)	5.80 m
Fore triangle height (I)	16.80 m
Fore triangle base (J)	4.66 m
Mainsail area	about 54.3 m²
Genoa 130% area	about 50.9 m²
Length overall	13.11 m
Rig	Masthead sloop

Questions about X-Yachts X-43 sails

How much is a new mainsail for a X-Yachts X-43?

From A$7,007 (US$4,025 in the US) in Dimension-Polyant Optimum Cruise with a full head batten and three leech battens, or A$7,233 with four full battens. C-Breeze costs more. Racing mainsails start from A$11,072 in PX film.

What size genoa does a X-Yachts X-43 need?

X-Yachts X-43s racing under ORC carry a headsail of about 43.6 m², about 106% LP on this rig (median of 13 certificates). That makes it a non-overlapping jib boat, so a 110% furling headsail (about 43.1 m² on this boat) is the closest match to how it is designed to sail. A bigger overlapping genoa may not sheet well on this deck. A 110% genoa in Optimum Cruise is A$5,231 (US$3,005 in the US).

Can I race in cruising sails?

Yes, plenty of club racers do. If results matter, a laminate main and headsails hold their shape far longer: open the configurator to compare.

How long does it take?

Cruising sails take about 4 weeks to build, then ship express. Racing laminates take about 4 weeks and membranes about 6 once the design is signed off.

Do the prices include GST and shipping?

A$ prices include GST. US$ prices are before local taxes and duties. Shipping is added at checkout: A$75 in Australia, about US$75 plus duty prepaid to the US.

A$ prices include GST. As a proudly Australian company we keep our tax here, and Australian businesses paying their tax help support Australian sport. US$ prices are before local taxes and duties.

X-Yachts X-43 sails