Italia 13.98
Italia Yachts · Maurizio Cossutti · 2011
Updated
The Italia 13.98 is a 13.98 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Maurizio Cossutti and built by Italia Yachts, first launched in 2011. It races in Class A.
Length
13.98 m
45′ 10″
Beam
4.28 m
Draft
2.57 m
Displacement
10.9 t
Sail area
124 m²
On the podium
Where a Italia 13.98 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
5
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 5 starts by 3 boats between 2022 and 2024, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Italia 13.98 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Aegean 6002024
Italia Yachts Sailing Week2022
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
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Not enough data yet: 2 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 3 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Italia 13.98 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Italia 9.98 (4 meetings), Italia 10.98 (4 meetings), Pogo 44 (1 meeting), Sly 42 (1 meeting), Elan 450 (1 meeting), Xp 44 (2 meetings), Hanse 540e (1 meeting), X4.6 (1 meeting), Swan 42 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Italia 13.98 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
5.89
39°
Beam reach
9.57
90°
Broad reach
11.13
135°
Downwind VMG
8.81
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 is even-tempered. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on a reach when the breeze is soft, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, 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 beam reach.
How fast is a Italia 13.98
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.96 | 5.29 | 5.72 | 5.89 |
| 52° | 6.04 | 7.73 | 8.19 | 8.38 |
| 60° | 6.39 | 8.00 | 8.44 | 8.64 |
| 75° | 6.74 | 8.23 | 8.75 | 9.12 |
| 90° | 6.80 | 8.40 | 8.96 | 9.57 |
| 110° | 6.57 | 8.52 | 9.33 | 10.22 |
| 120° | 6.38 | 8.50 | 9.47 | 10.64 |
| 135° | 5.75 | 8.09 | 9.26 | 11.13 |
| 150° | 4.82 | 7.20 | 8.64 | 10.16 |
| Run VMG | 4.17 | 6.24 | 7.54 | 8.81 |
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 730 kg.
Rigging
Italia 13.98 rig and sail dimensions
A Italia 13.98 carries 18.09 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.42 m boom, a forestay 18.51 m above the deck and a 6.17 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 4 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 147 to 198 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.