BELLATRIX
Class BDisplacementCruiser/Racer

BELLATRIX — ITA 17647

Model: Italia 11.98

Italia YachtsMatteo Polli

Updated

BELLATRIX (ITA 17647) is a Italia 11.98 designed by Matteo Polli and built by Italia Yachts. She has been racing since 2025. Against a typical Italia 11.98 she is quicker on a beam reach, and slower upwind in light air.

BELLATRIX ITA 17647 - Matteo Polli - Italia Yachts

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

6

Race starts

0

Wins

0%

Podiums

88

Race Edge

Italia 11.98: 84

526.2s/mile

Rating 2026

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

Under 10 kn89
10–16 kn52
Over 16 kn57
BELLATRIXA 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 BELLATRIX finishes when she goes racing.

0

Wins

0

Seconds

0

Thirds

6

Starts

Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.

Regattas

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

  • ItalyCampionato Invernale West Liguria202545
  • ItalyTrofeo Yacht Club Parma - Memorial Roberto Allodi20256756

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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

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Not enough data yet: 5 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

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Not enough data yet: 1 race over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

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

Other competitors (35)

Met too few times for a figure.

FANTAGHIRO (Swan 42, 4 meetings), RAFFICA 3 (Grand Soleil 43 (Maletto), 4 meetings), GIUMAT+2 (Millenium 45, 4 meetings), FAR WEST (Fareast 28, 4 meetings), EL SOLETE (Sinergia 40, 4 meetings), MAGIA BLU (First 40.7, 4 meetings), STELLA FILANTE (Brenta 44, 4 meetings), VALHALLA (Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek), 4 meetings), MELISSA II (Swan 42, 2 meetings), BEATRICE (Ro 330, 2 meetings), IL PINGONE DI MARE IIII (J/112, 2 meetings), VEGA (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 2 meetings), ATHENA (Grand Soleil 45 (Judel/Vrolijk), 2 meetings), CIRCE (First 36.7, 1 meeting), JOKER (J/80, 1 meeting), VIRGINIA (Hanse 470, 1 meeting), PICCOLA (Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), CHARAS 2 (Hanse 370, 1 meeting), FLIPPER ONE (Mylius 11, 1 meeting), TRIBOULET (Swan 43 (Holland), 1 meeting), OPHE'LIE (Hanse 342, 1 meeting), PYXIS (Sun Odyssey 37, 1 meeting), BELANA (First 40.7, 1 meeting), SPANTEGATA (Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), MISS K CHECKMATE (Swan 45, 1 meeting), SEABIT (Grand Soleil 35, 1 meeting), OBI-WAN (Este 24, 1 meeting), FREE SPIRIT (First 44.7, 1 meeting), CRAB (Solaris 44, 1 meeting), HAKUNA MATATA (Bavaria 36, 1 meeting), MATADOR (First 44.7, 1 meeting), MOON (Cobra 33, 1 meeting), HARU (Comet 41, 1 meeting), BLUE SCORPION (Eleva 50, 1 meeting), PROSPETTICA (Comet 41, 1 meeting)

How BELLATRIX compares with a typical Italia 11.98

Her main 2026 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-0.04 kn
Beam reach+0.09 kn
Broad reach-0.03 kn
Downwind-0.03 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Italia 11.98 on the beam reach.

Speed at every angle

BELLATRIX in blue, a typical Italia 11.98 dashed.

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BELLATRIX 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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