BoatsItalia Yachts 11.98

Italia Yachts 11.98

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2018

A Matteo Polli-designed fractional sloop built for performance with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Matteo Polli.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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The Italia Yachts 11.98, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Alfredo Contaldo

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

2.19 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.19
LightHeavy

154 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 154
EasygoingPowered-up

22.9 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 22.9
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2888 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Italia Yachts 11.98, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Italia Yachts 11.98 is a fractional sloop with a fin bulb and spade rudder, designed by Matteo Polli and built by Italia Yachts since 2018. It measures 12.0 meters LOA, with a 4.0-meter beam, 2.1-meter draft, and displaces 6200 kg. The hull length is 11.65 meters. The cruising version has a J measurement of 4.6 meters. The Italia Yachts 14.98, a larger model from the same builder, features a carbon-fiber structural grid bonded to a sandwich-core hull, indicating a builder focus on performance-oriented construction.25:21

The living fleet

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Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.9
Displacement / length
154.0
Comfort ratio
19.3
Capsize screening
2.19
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1591
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
FG with vinylester resin
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2018
Designer
Matteo Polli
Builder
Italia Yachts

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Italia Yachts 9.98A 10.3-metre racer-cruiser featuring a deep 1.9-metre bulb keel and a high 22.48 sail area-to-displacement ratioItalia Yachts 15.98A 16.6-metre fractional sloop with a 2.9-metre draft and a powerful 28.52 sail area-to-displacement ratioItalia Yachts 12.98A high-performance fractional sloop by Matteo Polli, balancing a powerful sail area with a modern, light-displacement hullItalia Yachts 14.98A high-performance cruiser from Maurizio Cossutti featuring a powerful sail area-to-displacement ratio for rapid passage making

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