CHRISTOPHER DRAGON XII
Class BDisplacementCruiser/Racer

CHRISTOPHER DRAGON XII — ITA 2277

Model: Italia 11.98

Italia YachtsMatteo Polli

Also raced as CHRISTOPHER

With the same sail number: TRIDENTE NEXT · Italia 11.98 · 2021

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CHRISTOPHER DRAGON XII (ITA 2277) is a Italia 11.98 designed by Matteo Polli and built by Italia Yachts. She has been racing since 2024 and has won 1 race. Against a typical Italia 11.98 she is slower on a beam reach.

CHRISTOPHER DRAGON XII ITA 2277 - Matteo Polli - Italia Yachts

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

8

Race starts

1

Win

50%

Podiums

88

Race Edge

Italia 11.98: 84

524.3s/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 kn61
Over 16 kn61
CHRISTOPHER DRAGON XIIA 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 CHRISTOPHER DRAGON XII finishes when she goes racing.

1

Wins

1

Seconds

2

Thirds

8

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 CHRISTOPHER DRAGON XII on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • World championshipORC World Championship202432541463

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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: 6 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

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Not enough data yet: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

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

CHRISTOPHER DRAGON XII aheadRival ahead
RIMA98 · Italia 11.9838%ahead in 3 of 8 meetings
SLEEPER · J/10588%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
THE ROCC · J/11275%ahead in 6 of 8 meetings
WINDWHISPER44 · Grand Soleil 44 (Polli)38%ahead in 3 of 8 meetings
FIREBALL · J/11150%ahead in 4 of 8 meetings
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AFRICA B SQUAD · Farr 4488%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
LEADING EDGE · J/122100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
QUERENCIA · Italia 12.98 (Cossutti)100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
DIRE WOLF · J/122100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
FLEETWOOD · Melges 32100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
RUMBLE · JPK 10.30100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
PEACEMAKER · Ker 11.563%ahead in 5 of 8 meetings
ECLIPSE · Redline 41100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings

How CHRISTOPHER DRAGON XII 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-0.01 kn
Beam reach-0.06 kn
Broad reach+0.05 kn
Downwind+0.03 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical Italia 11.98 on the beam reach.

Speed at every angle

CHRISTOPHER DRAGON XII in blue, a typical Italia 11.98 dashed.

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CHRISTOPHER DRAGON XII 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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