ARABELA
Class BDisplacementCruiser/Racer

ARABELA — LTU 2399

Model: Italia 11.98

Italia YachtsMatteo Polli

With the same sail number: CATTIVA COMPAGNIA · Italia 11.98 · 2026

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ARABELA (LTU 2399) is a Italia 11.98 designed by Matteo Polli and built by Italia Yachts. She has been racing since 2021. She sails with a smaller sail plan than most Italia 11.98s. Against a typical Italia 11.98 she is slower upwind in light air.

ARABELA LTU 2399 - Matteo Polli - Italia Yachts

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

31

Race starts

0

Wins

16%

Podiums

79

Race Edge

Italia 11.98: 84

524.8s/mile

Rating 2025

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn86
10–16 kn38
Over 16 kn62
ARABELAA typical Italia 11.98How Race Edge works
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Length

11.65 m

38′ 3″

Beam

3.97 m

Draft

2.12 m

Displacement

6.5 t

Sail area

88 m²

On the podium

Where ARABELA finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

16%

of 31 starts · Italia 11.98 fleet: 40%

Wins

0%

Wins0%0
Seconds10%3
Thirds6%2
Off the podium84%26

Regattas

Every regatta we found with ARABELA on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • World championshipGarmin ORC World Championship20256984955
  • FinlandORC European Championship202423511322810
  • NorwayORCi European Championship202291016441242
  • World championshipAlexela ORC World Championship2021354451256

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat.

Round the buoys

13%

of these races end on the podium

23 races of 10 NM or less

Offshore & coastal

—

Not enough data yet: 8 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

The boats ARABELA meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

ARABELA aheadRival ahead
SHADOW · J/11261%ahead in 14 of 23 meetings
RHINO · Italia 11.9865%ahead in 15 of 23 meetings
STONY VIII · Italia 11.9857%ahead in 12 of 21 meetings
TEAM PRO4U · First 36.733%ahead in 5 of 15 meetings
OLYMPIC · X-4147%ahead in 7 of 15 meetings
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NEXUS · X-4173%ahead in 11 of 15 meetings
FORTE · X-4167%ahead in 10 of 15 meetings
XINI FREEDOM · X-4173%ahead in 11 of 15 meetings
KETURI VĖJAI · J/11287%ahead in 13 of 15 meetings
THORA · J/11287%ahead in 13 of 15 meetings
FANATIC 2 · Italia 11.9880%ahead in 12 of 15 meetings
ALMAVIVA · First 4087%ahead in 13 of 15 meetings
STORMTROOPER · Farr 4060%ahead in 9 of 15 meetings
RUSH · Sydney 4093%ahead in 14 of 15 meetings
DIA · Neo 35071%ahead in 10 of 14 meetings
MATILDA 4 · J/11215%ahead in 2 of 13 meetings
JAZZ · First 35 (Farr)67%ahead in 8 of 12 meetings
SUGAR · Italia 9.9875%ahead in 6 of 8 meetings
CHEYENNE · Farr 30100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
KETURI VĖJAI · X-3588%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
DIXI 4 · X-4125%ahead in 2 of 8 meetings
GARM · JPK 11.8038%ahead in 3 of 8 meetings
IMAGINE · X-4150%ahead in 4 of 8 meetings
EMBLA · First 40.788%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
OXYGEN · X-4163%ahead in 5 of 8 meetings
PROJECT A1 · Marina 3688%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
GINKGO · H 3988%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
SPIRIT · Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek)88%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
KATARIINA II · Arcona 3400%ahead in 0 of 8 meetings
IBB · Arcona 38550%ahead in 4 of 8 meetings
SMIL · First 35 (Farr)75%ahead in 6 of 8 meetings
VIRGINIA · Bh 3675%ahead in 6 of 8 meetings
FARRGO · Farr 3075%ahead in 6 of 8 meetings
LETHE · First 34.788%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
VORTEX · X-35100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
HOTSHOT · Melges 32100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
PAKALOLO II · Farr 3088%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
EXTASE · X-34100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
HYRROKIN · Sun Fast 3300100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
AQUARIUS · Salona 380100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
BRIS · Arcona 370100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
AKHILLEVS-X · X-35100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
LE GRANVILLE EXPRESS · Farr 30100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
JUBEL · J/109100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
LUCKY LADY II · First 36.7100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
FARRARI · Farr 3088%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
MRS FRECKLES · Corby 33100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
WII 2 · Farr 30100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
Other competitors (53)

Met too few times for a figure.

SUGAR 3 (Italia 11.98, 7 meetings), LOW (First 34.7, 7 meetings), FLYING DOLPHIN (Dufour 40, 7 meetings), MIA (Corsa 915, 7 meetings), CHERIE (First 35 (Farr), 7 meetings), ADELE (First 34.7, 7 meetings), FORMULA X (XR 41, 7 meetings), DIXI 5 (XR 41, 7 meetings), EXCITER (XR 41, 7 meetings), WINDWHISPER44 (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 7 meetings), XBOX (XR 41, 7 meetings), JOINT VENTURE 4.0 (X-41, 7 meetings), AJA (X-41, 7 meetings), SLEEPER (J/11, 7 meetings), ADELANTE (J/112, 6 meetings), BRIGITTA-X (X-34, 6 meetings), NIDA III (X-35, 6 meetings), EVELYN III (First 34.7, 5 meetings), RAMDATA (Salona 37, 5 meetings), PENELOPE (First 31.7, 5 meetings), ANGEL-ROSE II (Ridas 37, 5 meetings), DOMINA (First 34.7, 5 meetings), CASSANDRA (First 34.7, 5 meetings), FANATIC (Guyline 355, 4 meetings), TANGO 2 (First 36.7, 4 meetings), MY-CAR (X-35, 4 meetings), IDEFIX (X-35, 4 meetings), TETU 5 (X-34, 4 meetings), MALVA (Finnflyer 34, 4 meetings), XANADU (X-37, 4 meetings), DIRECTO (Italia 9.98, 4 meetings), SILVA (First 36.7, 4 meetings), TE KYLA (X-35, 4 meetings), BLACK PEARL (Finnflyer 36, 4 meetings), JOLLY (J/97, 4 meetings), ECLIPSE (Farr 30, 4 meetings), CALENA (Farr 30, 4 meetings), HEDAA (Dufour 390, 3 meetings), LUMI (First 34.7, 3 meetings), DAT WOR ET (X-332, 3 meetings), MIA (Grand Surprise, 3 meetings), AMSERV TOYOTA ST (First 36.7, 3 meetings), CREDIT 24 SAILING (Salona 38, 3 meetings), KATARINA JEE (First 34.7, 3 meetings), THETIS (First 31.7, 2 meetings), VENTUS (Melges 32, 2 meetings), HAPPY HOUR (Italia 9.98, 1 meeting), TEGU (Dehler 30 OD, 1 meeting), PARUSNIK-IV (Farr 30, 1 meeting), JOINT VENTURE (Farr 40, 1 meeting), MINNI (X-35, 1 meeting), WIZARD (Waarschip 36, 1 meeting), XELINA (X-332, 1 meeting)

How ARABELA compares with a typical Italia 11.98

Her main 2025 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Italia 11.98s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Italia 11.98; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind-0.01 kn
Beam reach-0.03 kn
Broad reach-0.02 kn
Downwind+0.00 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she sails level with a typical Italia 11.98 across the course.

Speed at every angle

ARABELA in blue, a typical Italia 11.98 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

ARABELA in blue, a typical Italia 11.98 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Italia 11.98s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the Italia 11.98

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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