Italia 12.98 (Cossutti)
Italia Yachts · Maurizio Cossutti · 2022
Updated
The Italia 12.98 (Cossutti) is a 13.17 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Maurizio Cossutti and built by Italia Yachts, first launched in 2022. It races in Class A. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 82% of the designs it races against. It is at its best in light air and struggles to hold that once it blows.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 82% of the boats it races against.
9th of 46 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 70 starts across 13 events — not only in measurement files.
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 a Italia 12.98 (Cossutti) finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
23%
of 70 starts by 5 boats
Wins
4%
Read from 70 starts by 5 boats between 2024 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Italia 12.98 (Cossutti) was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2026- Campionato Invernale Marina di Loano2026
- Campionato Invernale West Liguria2025
Andros Race2025- Open ORC Greek National Championship2025
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
29%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
0%
of these races end on the podium
Sharper round the buoys. Short courses reward acceleration and manoeuvring, and that is where this design makes its money.
Who she races against
The designs a Italia 12.98 (Cossutti) actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Italia 12.98 (Cossutti) has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
5.77
39°
Beam reach
9.38
90°
Broad reach
11.02
135°
Downwind VMG
8.66
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
This design earns its keep off the wind. A course with long free legs suits it better than a windward-leeward.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on a broad reach when the breeze is soft, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the broad reach.
How fast is a Italia 12.98 (Cossutti)
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.90 | 5.19 | 5.61 | 5.77 |
| 52° | 5.95 | 7.57 | 8.02 | 8.23 |
| 60° | 6.27 | 7.85 | 8.28 | 8.50 |
| 75° | 6.61 | 8.09 | 8.58 | 8.93 |
| 90° | 6.63 | 8.25 | 8.79 | 9.38 |
| 110° | 6.61 | 8.41 | 9.14 | 10.01 |
| 120° | 6.46 | 8.42 | 9.34 | 10.36 |
| 135° | 5.80 | 8.09 | 9.16 | 11.02 |
| 150° | 4.87 | 7.21 | 8.54 | 9.98 |
| Run VMG | 4.21 | 6.25 | 7.46 | 8.66 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 870 kg.
Rigging
Italia 12.98 (Cossutti) rig and sail dimensions
A Italia 12.98 (Cossutti) carries 17.01 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.10 m boom, a forestay 17.51 m above the deck and a 7.00 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 8 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 166 to 206 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.
Other designs under the same name
The name has been carried by more than one design. They are different boats.