Design
The performance cruising version of the Italia 12.98 is a dual-purpose club racer and ocean voyager
their quest for regatta success. They can help train crew and fine-tune manoeuvres, sails, appendages and boat setup, reaching peak performance quickly whilemaking themost of the available resources. The service package’s main features include a dedicated race team manager responsible for event logistics, crew coordination, and support during racing events. This regatta
‘The first Italia 12.98 Fuoriserie will launch in 2024 and has huge potential under ORC and IRC’
management programme is a natural spinoff fromYacht-Match’s roots, facilitating and enhancing the experience for a wide range of raceboat owners. It also gives access to Squadra Corse,
Italia Yachts’ technical andmanagerial teamdedicated to supporting owners of Fuoriseriemodels configure their boats and providing follow up support. ‘Owners of racing yachts can encounter many hurdles that we can help themovercome,’ says Agter. This starts with identifying the right boat and configuration for each client’s programme. Then the boat is commissioned with the high level of attention to detail that’s
essential for a successful racing campaign. Yacht-Match can also help owners
directly with their campaign, including advice on which events they may want to compete in, making sure the boat is ready
to sail before each one, and finding crew. ‘These can all be daunting tasks for any owner,’ says van Svooyen, ‘especially if they live several hours from the boat.’ Agter points to an example of a first-
time owner with an Italia 9.98 in the Stockholm area. They recognised that managing the project could be seriously time consuming and stressful, with a risk of making mistakes while learning, so asked Yacht-Match to take on that role. As a multinational organisation Yacht-
Match is also well placed to facilitate participation in events overseas, without the downtime, hassle and expense associated with shipping a yacht to different destinations. ‘If someone owns an Italia 9.98 in Scandinavia, for instance, we could arrange a similar boat for events in other regions, such as Hamble in the UK and Split in Croatia,’ says Agter.’ Addressing the lack of a pool of
After moving to much larger new premises in Fano, Italia Yachts now has the capacity to build up to 35 boats per year
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talented and trained crew is potentially a more difficult problem to solve, but that hasn't stopped Yacht-Match developing effective strategies to tackle the issue. They work with the Swedish Sailing Federation, for instance, to create an Offshore Youth Academy that draws a broad spectrum of talented and enthusiastic boys and girls, men and women, including those from Olympic and smaller keelboat classes. It’s an inclusive programme with training costs mostly covered by Yacht-Match and other sponsors. Following meetings with local sailing clubs, Yacht-Match is also developing similar programmes for the Hamble and Split areas.
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