Design philosophy
Italia’s 9.98 concept is to make sailing fun. The essential feature is a powerful easy to helm boat that gives you the optimum balance between upwind and downwind performance in strong or light winds. 9.98 Fuoriserie version is a pure race boat designed to win cups in ORC and IRC handicap racing. The 9.98 Bellissima is perfect for both cruising and racing.
Construction
Both versions of Italia’s 9.98 have the same basic construction and are made of the same materials. Hull and deck are sandwich with a variable density PVC core. The outer layers are biaxial and unidirectional glass fibres impregnated with vinyl ester resin.
A single structural frame, bonded internally reinforces the hull spreading the mast, keel and rigging loads. Hull and deck are finished in gelcoat with the cockpit and side decks having a moulded nonslip surface.
Clever design below the waterline
The use of CFD in designing keel, bulb and rudder together with the team’s regatta experience has led to the perfect balance of performance and handling. The all lead fintorpedo is 40% of the overall displacement and has a very high hydrodynamic efficiency. The foil sections are the result of a careful optimization process: the result is minimum drag and good flow stability in all conditions. The generous rudder area and high aspect ratio has resulted in superb
manoeuvrability and an exceptionally responsive helm.
Yacht of the Year
Italia 9.98 was nominated for the important International award “European Yacht of the Year”, in the Performance Cruiser category.
Discover the Italia 9.98
| Technical Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Naval architecture | Matteo Polli / Italia Yachts |
| Interior design | Kristian Macchiut (KMD) |
| Exterior design | Kristian Macchiut / Matteo Polli |
| Engineering & structural design | Matteo Polli / Italia Yachts |
| Length over all | 10.30 m (34 ft) |
| Max beam | 3.54 m (11,6 ft) |
| Draft | 1.90 m (6,2 ft) |
| Displacement | 4,500 kg (9,920 lbs) |
| Mainsail area | 38 sm (409 sq ft) |
| Jib area | 32 sm (344.4 sq ft) |
| Spinnaker area | 90 sm (968,7 sq ft) |
| Gennaker area | 105 sm (1.131 sq ft) |
| GPH ORC | 625 - 630 sec/m |
| IRC TCC | 1,015 - 1,025 |
| PHRF | 72 |
The hull of Italia Yachts 9.98 is the result of numerous statistical analyzes and fluid dynamics crossed with each other with performance forecasting programs. The particular geometry obtained allows for very thin water lines and tense straight boat exits to the benefit of load-bearing gaits, while as the heel increases, the lines widen to ensure greater stability of shape while remaining symmetrical.
These studies, together with the experiences on the regatta fields, have made it possible to obtain a excellent compromise between performance and ease of operation.
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