Italia 13.98 - Brochure
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BOTH AN EMOTIONAL AND REASON CHOICE Sometimes, our choices are reflected as in the instinctual like in rational analysis. It happens when our senses are stimulated by the prospect of sailing on a dream yacht to faraway, ready to live unforgettable experiences. And it happens when these desires are embodied in a sailboat with both an attractive design, as with solid contents. Italia 13.98 stimulates the look with sleek and powerful lines, the great space in the cockpit and on deck, the great attention to every detail. Also, it supports our reason with the build quality, the choice of...

AN ENDLESS PLEASURE Italia 13.98 offers endless possibilities. The synthesis of the elegance of its clean and powerful lines goes together with the precious care of the details in the interior to define a new level of luxury yachts. After the launch in 2012, Italia 13.98 won a lot of international prizes and awards, such as the European Boat of the Year 2013 in the “Luxury Cruiser” category voted by the visitors as the “Boat of the Show during the International boat show in Genova 2012” and choose by ADI designers for the interiors design and winner of the “Nautical Design Awards 2012”....

A LUXURY CRUISER YACHT Italia 13.98 is a luxury cruiser yacht designed both for excellent performances during sailing, as to ensure the highest levels of comfort on board. Fast and perfectly balanced, IY 13.98 is easy to handle with great control and safety, even by a small crew. The ergonomics and lightness of maneuvers allows precise adjustment of the sails in search of maximum speed. Large spaces in the cockpit, a comfortable flat deck, lots of storage spaces, the bright interiors finished in fine teak wood, make life aboard into a pleasant experience of sophistication and elegance....

DESIGN THAT CAPTURE YOUR SENSES The classic and clean lines of Italia 13.98 win from the first glance. Yet, you can appreciate better the design choices looking at... what is not visible. First of all, the entire deck is free of ropes, which appear only in the proximity of the six winches. The mainsail cart runs beneath the floor of the cockpit. Skylights are not seen, but there are fifteen of them, all flush deck. The deck is free from rigging, thanks to the innovative internal diagonal path and to the “inverted T” mainsheet. Moreover, the swimming ladder is hidden inside the removable...

A VERY STRONG CONSTRUCTION Hull and deck of Italia 13.98 are constructed in sandwich “E-glass” impregnated with vinylester resins applied at a controlled temperature. In correspondence of deck equipment reinforced plates are inserted, while the central strip of the hull is ​ull f laminated. All bulkheads are bonded to the hull and fixed with the internal structure and deck. This is superimposed to the hull, glued with structural adhesive and fixed internally. Inside the hull is placed a frame structure reinforced with carbon, laminated into female mold, glued and fixed, to download the...

EASY AND SAFE HANDLING The careful study of volumes, big at bow and thinner at aft, the excellent righting moment, with the “T” shaped keel, the rudder blade deep and sensitive: these are some of the design aspects that together with the generous but not forced sail plan give to Italia 13.98 a best handling: fun, safe, not demanding but very effective. A perfect yacht for cruising, good for the race, versatile as its owner, just as in the Italia Yachts philosophy. 3 L’attento studio dei volumi, pieni a prua e più sfinati a poppa, l’eccellente momento raddrizzante con la performante chiglia...

THE DECK LAYOUT: ERGONOMICS AND COMFORT The ergonomics of the deck of Italia 13.98 has been studied in detail: the space in the cockpit is at the top of the class, the sunbathing area on roof is flat and smooth, five lockers provide plenty of space for storage during cruising with a deep sail locker in the bow separated from the anchor locker. The double helm allows excellent control and a smooth ride towards the cockpit. The reclining sun-deck is ideal for a dry and safe navigation, as to enjoy an easy access to water; removed, let the boat with the cockpit open, giving it a more “racer”...

THE IMPORTANCE OF DETAILS The removable teak covered sun-deck allows easy access to water, even in navigation. The size of the benches in the cockpit, allows even taller people to relax comfortably. The mainsail winches, located close to the steering wheels are easy turntable by the helmsman. At bow, separated from the anchor locker, a deep locker can contain all the sails. La spiaggetta apribile consente un facilitato accesso all’acqua, anche in navigazione. La dimensione delle panche in pozzetto, dà modo anche alle persone più alte di distendersi comodamente. I winches della randa,...

INSIDE, A TOTAL ELEGANCE Going below deck, you feel the high quality of the materials and the perfect finishing: for example, the teak in horizontal grain, or the handcraft finished upholstered. The interior is surprising for its exceptional spaciousness and the ergonomic layout of the furniture, safety in navigation thanks to the elimination of all edges. Discover the particular pleasure to find everything in the right place, as if we had thought us, even in the smallest details. Scendendo sottocoperta si avverte l’elevato pregio e la perfetta finitura dei materiali: ad esempio, il...

SPACE FOR EVERYTHING We know the importance of space for storage in a cruising boat. For this, we have made ​​ countless drawers, cabinets, cupboards and shelves harmoniously integrated into the overall design of the interiors. In the dinette, in the galley, in the cabins: each activity has its dedicated space, and you would not necessary leave home something that you could need, even during a long distance cruising. Sappiamo quanto siano importanti gli spazi per lo stivaggio in una vera barca da crociera. Per questo, abbiamo ricavato innumerevoli cassetti, stipetti, armadi e mensole...