FANATIC 2
Class BDisplacementCruiser/Racer

FANATIC 2 — EST 1198

Model: Italia 11.98

Italia YachtsMatteo Polli

Updated

FANATIC 2 (EST 1198) is a Italia 11.98 designed by Matteo Polli and built by Italia Yachts. She has been racing since 2023 and has won 1 race. Against a typical Italia 11.98 she is slower on a beam reach.

FANATIC 2 EST 1198 - Matteo Polli - Italia Yachts

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

47

Race starts

1

Win

9%

Podiums

77

Race Edge

Italia 11.98: 84

524.7s/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 kn88
10–16 kn12
Over 16 kn30
FANATIC 2A 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 FANATIC 2 finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

9%

of 47 starts · Italia 11.98 fleet: 40%

Wins

2%

Wins2%1
Seconds4%2
Thirds2%1
Off the podium92%43

Regattas

Every regatta we found with FANATIC 2 on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • World championshipGarmin ORC World Championship2025914681384
  • FinlandBaltic Offshore Week 2025 - ORC EST and FIN Championship202545155224
  • FinlandORC European Championship20241316131615131318
  • EstoniaBaltic Offshore Week 2024 - ORC EST and FIN Championship20247888768
  • EstoniaE4 Championship W/L20247466847

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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

10%

of these races end on the podium

31 races of 10 NM or less

Offshore & coastal

—

Not enough data yet: 6 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

10 more races without a published distance count in the podium figures, not in this split.

Who she races against

The boats FANATIC 2 meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

FANATIC 2 aheadRival ahead
SHADOW · J/11230%ahead in 14 of 47 meetings
FORTE · X-4119%ahead in 9 of 47 meetings
XINI FREEDOM · X-4142%ahead in 15 of 36 meetings
OLYMPIC · X-4111%ahead in 4 of 36 meetings
RUSH · Sydney 40100%ahead in 23 of 23 meetings
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NOLA · J/11241%ahead in 7 of 17 meetings
MADAME GRAY · Landmark 4367%ahead in 10 of 15 meetings
NEXUS · X-4140%ahead in 6 of 15 meetings
RHINO · Italia 11.9827%ahead in 4 of 15 meetings
KETURI VĖJAI · J/11253%ahead in 8 of 15 meetings
THORA · J/11267%ahead in 10 of 15 meetings
ALMAVIVA · First 4087%ahead in 13 of 15 meetings
STORMTROOPER · Farr 4053%ahead in 8 of 15 meetings
ARABELA · Italia 11.9820%ahead in 3 of 15 meetings
CLEAN ENERGY · E 4442%ahead in 5 of 12 meetings
CAFE SAILING · Salona 3820%ahead in 2 of 10 meetings
MATILDA 4 · J/11210%ahead in 1 of 10 meetings
WIZARD · Waarschip 3670%ahead in 7 of 10 meetings
SPECULATOR · Finngulf 41100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
VIPSTAAK · Neo 350100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
STONY VIII · Italia 11.980%ahead in 0 of 8 meetings
DIXI 4 · X-410%ahead in 0 of 8 meetings
GARM · JPK 11.800%ahead in 0 of 8 meetings
IMAGINE · X-410%ahead in 0 of 8 meetings
EMBLA · First 40.7100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
OXYGEN · X-4150%ahead in 4 of 8 meetings
PROJECT A1 · Marina 3675%ahead in 6 of 8 meetings
GINKGO · H 3938%ahead in 3 of 8 meetings
SPIRIT · Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek)100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
Other competitors (12)

Met too few times for a figure.

AMSERV TOYOTA ST (First 36.7, 7 meetings), BRIGITTA-X (X-34, 7 meetings), KIRA (Corby 33, 7 meetings), BERTA (Elan 380, 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)

How FANATIC 2 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+0.04 kn
Beam reach-0.06 kn
Broad reach-0.04 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

FANATIC 2 in blue, a typical Italia 11.98 dashed.

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FANATIC 2 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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