WHY NOT
Class 0PlaningCruiser/Racer

WHY NOT — ITA 17060

Model: Mylius 18

MyliusAlberto Simeone

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WHY NOT (ITA 17060) is a Mylius 18 designed by Alberto Simeone and built by Mylius. She has been racing since 2026. Against a typical Mylius 18 she is slower upwind in light air and on a beam reach.

WHY NOT ITA 17060 - Alberto Simeone - Mylius

Racing record

60

Race Edge

414.9s/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 kn50
10–16 kn40
Over 16 kn50

Not verified. On planing hulls this score has no match in the race results we hold. Read it as what the measurements say, not as a ranking.

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Length

18.32 m

60′ 1″

Beam

4.81 m

Draft

3.53 m

Displacement

17.3 t

Sail area

202 m²

On the podium

Where WHY NOT finishes when she goes racing.

Not enough data yet for her podiums: we have not found her in a race with six boats or more, measured on handicap.

Regattas

Every regatta we found with WHY NOT on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • ItalyMaxi Yacht Rolex Cup202645222
  • ItalyIma Maxi European Championship2026662324
  • Italy71a Regata dei Tre Golfi202627

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How WHY NOT compares with a typical Mylius 18

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Mylius 18s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Mylius 18; 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-0.05 kn
Broad reach-0.03 kn
Downwind-0.04 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical Mylius 18 on the beam reach.

Speed at every angle

WHY NOT in blue, a typical Mylius 18 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

WHY NOT in blue, a typical Mylius 18 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Mylius 18s racing

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

More about the Mylius 18

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

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