OTTIMA
Class 0Semi-displacementCruiser/Racer

OTTIMA — ITA 18089

Model: First 53

BeneteauRoberto Biscontini

Updated

OTTIMA (ITA 18089) is a First 53 designed by Roberto Biscontini and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2025. She sails close to a typical First 53 at every angle.

OTTIMA ITA 18089 - Roberto Biscontini - Beneteau

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

1

Race start

0

Wins

0%

Podiums

30

Race Edge

First 53: 66

457.5s/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 kn10
10–16 kn60
Over 16 kn60
OTTIMAA typical First 53How Race Edge works
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Length

15.92 m

52′ 3″

Beam

4.99 m

Draft

2.43 m

Displacement

17.2 t

Sail area

163 m²

On the podium

Where OTTIMA finishes when she goes racing.

0

Wins

0

Seconds

0

Thirds

1

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 OTTIMA on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • Italy151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar202581

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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: no 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 OTTIMA meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

Other competitors (25)

Met too few times for a figure.

EMILIAPICCOLA (Diva 40, 1 meeting), FRA' PAOLELE (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting), ROXANNE (X-332, 1 meeting), ANDROMEDA (Elan 400, 1 meeting), ALEBI (Advanced A 44, 1 meeting), YELLOW MOON (Solaris 44, 1 meeting), PATRICIA (First 50, 1 meeting), LUPO ALBERTO (Grand Soleil 43 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), ITALICA (Ceccarelli 50, 1 meeting), PAPAZULU (Rm 136, 1 meeting), ONDALUNGA (First 40.7, 1 meeting), SPIRIT (First 40.7, 1 meeting), GIOC'ONDA 2 (Dufour 44, 1 meeting), KALA NAG 2 (Dufour 455, 1 meeting), MEDEA (Dufour 40, 1 meeting), LOLI FAST (Sun Fast 3600, 1 meeting), TWIN SOUL (First 45 (Briand), 1 meeting), ARRICCIASPICCIA II (First 35 (Berret), 1 meeting), ALEGHER (Swan 55 (Frers), 1 meeting), MINIMA (X-34, 1 meeting), APUS APUS (Solaris 50, 1 meeting), NAIR (Elan 410, 1 meeting), PORTHOS (Elan 450, 1 meeting), GINGER_O (Marten 49, 1 meeting), MADEJA (JOD 35, 1 meeting)

How OTTIMA compares with a typical First 53

Her main 2025 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, First 53s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 53; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.09 kn
Beam reach+0.00 kn
Broad reach+0.01 kn
Downwind+0.01 kn

Full width is 0.6 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical First 53 on the upwind.

Speed at every angle

OTTIMA in blue, a typical First 53 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

OTTIMA in blue, a typical First 53 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other First 53s racing

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

More about the First 53

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

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