Italia Yachts Australia

28/09/2022

The IY11.98 Bellissimo …
‘A well-balanced boat with a light feel and the ability to change gear easily’. Matthew Sheahan

28/08/2022

The IY11.98 CICERO. 6 from 7 guns (first over the line) and 3rd overall in Racing Div 4. What a yacht, what a crew ….

25/08/2022

You know it’s gonna be a great day when they have to delay the start because the wind is too strong 🤘🏻

24/08/2022

Line honours 3 days in a row and a credible 3rd overall on corrected time at Hamilton Island Race Week for the crew on IY11.98 CICERO. Stay posted for the results over the next 3 days in windier conditions!!!

17/06/2022

30/05/2022

Italia Yachts Australia will be displaying the 11.98 at the Ensign Yachts European Showcase this Sunday... and we would love you to join us.

Check out the beautiful and championship winning 11.98 first hand whilst enjoying a drink, some nibbles and a few tunes by the water. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon?

The Quays Marina
1856 Pittwater Rd, Church Point NSW 2105
2 - 6 pm on Sunday 5th of June, 2022.

When you register at the front desk please let them know you are guests of Italia Yachts.

07/03/2022

A big weekend of racing on Cicero in the Sydney Harbour Regatta, where we ended up with a 1st overall ORCi and 2nd overall IRC in the Open Division.
Thanks to all the crew for battling light and lumpy conditions offshore for 3 W/L races Saturday and a long, wet & wild day on the Harbour Sunday!

17/03/2021

Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Race

Profile - CICERO (Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club - RPAYC)

For Mark Hellyer and CICERO, this is the boat’s first long ocean race, having been launched only last year, Mark has done numerous Gold Coast races, Southport races, S2H’s & Noumea but never a Coffs until now.

Mark and his crew are obviously aiming to win (it’s a race after all) but as it’s the first real opportunity to show what the boat can do, just like everyone else they have to hope that the conditions play into their hands! They know the boat is fast to windward so that would be great – although the crew aren’t so keen for an all upwind journey! Mark reports that CICERO goes very well reaching in the 8-14 knot range, so light to moderate Easterlies or Westerlies would be good!

When asked what drew Mark and CICERO to race this year he responded, "I love yacht racing in all its forms, but ocean racing not only amplifies the requirements of the basics such as planning, preparation and teamwork, but it also has so many additional facets; navigation, long term weather forecasting, multiple sail changes, adaptability, informed decision making and endurance (of the crew and the equipment)… all on top of the constant job of making the boat sail as fast as possible every minute of every hour for extended periods of time. To win it takes all these things to come together, putting yourself in the right location and sometimes a little bit of luck! You can’t measure your race against most of the other boats in the fleet unless they are right near you (it makes no sense to try and race a boat twice your length or with a significantly different rating), and you are generally on your own. You need confidence in yourself, your team and your boat and you need to get everything right. You need to focus on beating your close competition with the goal of winning your division, and only then if the weather has been optimum for your size of boat you just may win the race overall".

Regatta Website: http://www.pittwatertocoffs.com.au/

06/01/2021

Now is the time to order your new Italia Yacht for summer...

03/12/2020

The first Italia 14.98 is launched...
Sailing pics to come 😉

14/10/2020

Performance, beauty, style & comfort. Come and sail on our 11.98 in Sydney and talk to us about customising your own for delivery next year...