Italia 14.98
Italia Yachts · Maurizio Cossutti · 2021
Updated
The Italia 14.98 is a 14.55 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Maurizio Cossutti and built by Italia Yachts, first launched in 2021. It races in Class A.
Length
14.55 m
47′ 9″
Beam
4.32 m
Draft
3.09 m
Displacement
13.4 t
Sail area
131 m²
On the podium
Where a Italia 14.98 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
0%
of 32 starts by 6 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 32 starts by 6 boats between 2022 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Italia 14.98 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
EST 1052026
ORC European Championship 2025 / 43rd Copa del Rey MAPFRE2025- EST 1052025
- ORC World Championship2024
- Coppa dei Campioni VIII Zona2024
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
0%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: 9 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Italia 14.98 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Bavaria Match 35 (7 meetings), Comet 36 (6 meetings), X-35 (5 meetings), Grand Soleil 43 (Maletto) (5 meetings), X-43 (5 meetings), First 36.7 (5 meetings), Salona 37 (5 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Polli) (5 meetings), M 37 (5 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (4 meetings), Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard) (2 meetings), Neo 430 (1 meeting), Neo 400 (1 meeting), X-41 (1 meeting), Xp 33 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Italia 14.98 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
6.17
38°
Beam reach
9.88
90°
Broad reach
11.35
135°
Downwind VMG
8.94
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.
It does most things without giving much away. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is across the wind in a strong breeze, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short on the run once it pipes up, giving away time it never gets back. That is a hull that will lift and run given enough breeze.
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 14.98
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.84 | 5.34 | 5.92 | 6.17 |
| 52° | 5.90 | 7.81 | 8.45 | 8.71 |
| 60° | 6.24 | 8.09 | 8.71 | 8.99 |
| 75° | 6.49 | 8.29 | 8.99 | 9.45 |
| 90° | 6.72 | 8.59 | 9.20 | 9.88 |
| 110° | 6.60 | 8.73 | 9.53 | 10.57 |
| 120° | 6.47 | 8.69 | 9.76 | 10.85 |
| 135° | 5.79 | 8.30 | 9.47 | 11.35 |
| 150° | 4.85 | 7.30 | 8.82 | 10.28 |
| Run VMG | 4.20 | 6.32 | 7.69 | 8.94 |
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 900 kg.
Rigging
Italia 14.98 rig and sail dimensions
A Italia 14.98 carries 18.59 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.68 m boom, a forestay 18.62 m above the deck and a 7.61 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 5 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 209 to 231 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.