BLACK PEARL
Class ASemi-displacementCruiser/Racer

BLACK PEARL — GRE 2100

Model: Italia 12.98 (Cossutti)

Italia YachtsMaurizio Cossutti

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BLACK PEARL (GRE 2100) is a Italia 12.98 designed by Maurizio Cossutti and built by Italia Yachts. She has been racing since 2024. She sails with a deeper keel than most Italia 12.98s. Against a typical Italia 12.98 she is quicker downwind.

BLACK PEARL GRE 2100 - Maurizio Cossutti - Italia Yachts

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

30

Race starts

0

Wins

3%

Podiums

80

Race Edge

Italia 12.98: 82

492.7s/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 kn82
10–16 kn53
Over 16 kn47
BLACK PEARLA typical Italia 12.98How Race Edge works
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Length

13.17 m

43′ 3″

Beam

3.94 m

Draft

2.41 m

Displacement

9.9 t

Sail area

112 m²

On the podium

Where BLACK PEARL finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

3%

of 30 starts · Italia 12.98 fleet: 23%

Wins

0%

Wins0%0
Seconds3%1
Thirds0%0
Off the podium97%29

Regattas

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

  • GreeceAndros Race20251195
  • GreeceOpen ORC Greek National Championship202567675778
  • GreeceNorth Aegean Cup202578785978
  • Greece"Ιωαννης Καραπετης 2025"20257
  • GreeceΚύπελο Βορείου Αιγαίου & Πανελλήνιο Κύπελο Sportboat 2022024686248445

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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

5%

of these races end on the podium

20 races of 10 NM or less

Offshore & coastal

0%

of these races end on the podium

10 races over 10 NM

Sharper round the buoys. Short courses reward acceleration and manoeuvring, and that is where this design makes its money.

Who she races against

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

BLACK PEARL aheadRival ahead
ELLINIX FARR AWAY · Farr 404%ahead in 1 of 28 meetings
VELOS · TP 52 (Carkeek)14%ahead in 4 of 28 meetings
INVICTUS · IMX 4016%ahead in 4 of 25 meetings
ANTELOPE · Xp 4432%ahead in 8 of 25 meetings
HAKUNA MATATA · Comet 4172%ahead in 18 of 25 meetings
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LILI II · Archambault 4036%ahead in 9 of 25 meetings
HISPANIOLA · Evento 4271%ahead in 12 of 17 meetings
ALCON II · First 45 (Briand)55%ahead in 6 of 11 meetings
ORIENT EXPRESS · Farr 5513%ahead in 1 of 8 meetings
Other competitors (22)

Met too few times for a figure.

HATTORI HANZO (X-99, 4 meetings), TRE IRENE (First 45 (Briand), 4 meetings), GIORGIO (Elan 40, 3 meetings), PEGA (X-362, 3 meetings), AFROESSA (Sun Fast 3200, 3 meetings), ADRA (First 31.7, 3 meetings), GRACE (Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek), 3 meetings), TIAMAT (First 36, 3 meetings), BLUESCAPE III (Oceanis 38.1, 3 meetings), AEOLUS II (First 36.7, 2 meetings), DUENDE (Platu 25, 1 meeting), SIMOUN (Platu 25, 1 meeting), MELINA (First 27.7, 1 meeting), ALLEGORIA (Bavaria Match 35, 1 meeting), JOLLY (Platu 25, 1 meeting), OPTIMUM 4 (Dehler 30 OD, 1 meeting), NALU (Dehler 30 OD, 1 meeting), JUNIOR (J/80, 1 meeting), SIMOUN (Platu 25, 1 meeting), ALISACHNI (Italia 9.98, 1 meeting), ALBIREO (X-35, 1 meeting), OXYGONO (First Class 8, 1 meeting)

How BLACK PEARL compares with a typical Italia 12.98

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Italia 12.98s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Italia 12.98; 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+0.00 kn
Broad reach+0.06 kn
Downwind+0.05 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Italia 12.98 on the broad reach.

Speed at every angle

BLACK PEARL in blue, a typical Italia 12.98 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

BLACK PEARL in blue, a typical Italia 12.98 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Italia 12.98s racing

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

More about the Italia 12.98 (Cossutti)

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

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