Sail Magazine – Italia Yachts 11.98

The June 2020 issue of Sail Magazine sees Sail’s Adam Cort take a look at the newly launched Italia Yachts 11.98.

“Of course, a performance cruiser, or racer-cruiser, as the case may be, doesn’t have to have two hulls to be both drop-dead gorgeous and a blast to sail—cast in point, the Italia 11.98 Bellissima, which made its debut in its “Carbon” iteration (equipped with carbon spars) at Germany’s boot Düsseldorf show this past winter.”

“…the new 11.98 offers a combination of styling and speed under sail that’s hard to beat. Following up on the company’s successful 9.98, the 11.98 has a hull that is optimized to do well under both ORC and IRC, with the boat already scoring first overall in Class C at the 2019 ORC World Championship regatta in Šibenik, Croatia..”

“…It’s also very comfortable belowdecks, with the Bellissima iteration, in particular, offering elegance to burn—no big surprise given that the boat was expressly designed to be adaptable in order to fill the needs of a wide variety of sailors…”

“…In terms of aesthetics, the 11.98 offers a combination of svelte lines topside and a sharp, plumb bow that is clearly all business… Construction quality is top-notch throughout.”

The Italia 11.98 also features in Sail’s ‘Virtual Boatshow’, the video of which can be viewed here or below.

For further information, brochures and price lists, please contact us. Grabau International are exclusive UK & Ireland European sales agents for Italia Yachts.