For Sale: Italia Yachts 9.98 – High-Performance Racer with New Sails
One of the most successful boats in ORC Class C, the Italia Yachts 9.98 offers thrilling performance, precise handling, and refined Italian design. This particular boat is fully optimized for competitive racing but also equipped for fast and fun cruising.
Originally delivered as a demo boat in Switzerland (2018–2021), she was lightly used before being sold to Sweden in late 2021. Her first active sailing season was in 2022. Now located in Norway, with both Norwegian and EU VAT paid.
In 2025, she received a major upgrade with over €30,000 invested in new sails and instrumentation, making her race-ready at the highest level.
Specifications
Brand/Model: Italia Yachts 9.98
Year: 2018
Condition: Used
Length: 34 ft (10.3 m)
Beam: 3.54 m
Draft: 1.90 m
Displacement: 4,550 kg
Engine: Volvo Penta D1-19, 19 HP (approx. 330 hrs)
Fuel: Diesel
Berths: 6
Location: Norway
VAT: Norwegian and EU VAT paid
Sail Wardrobe:
(All sails by One Sails unless stated otherwise)
2025:
Jib 1 (Carbon)
A2 Gennaker
Full B&G instrument upgrade
2024:
Jib 3 (Carbon)
Mainsail (Carbon)
2023:
S1 Spinnaker (unused)
S2 Spinnaker (unused)
Storm mainsail
2022:
Jib 2, 3, 4 (Carbon)
Mainsail (Carbon)
A5 Gennaker
2019:
Cruising mainsail
A2 Gennaker (North Sails)
Jib (North Sails, cruising)
Instruments & Equipment
2025 Upgrade:
B&G Wind Sensor Pack
Hercules Sailing Processor
Zeus 9" Touchscreen Display
H3000 Speed
Hydraulic/Electric Backstay Adjuster with push-button controls (port & starboard)
2021 Electronics:
Vulcan 9
Triton Autopilot
2x Triton Multi Displays
2x Garmin GNX Mast Displays
NAC 2 Autopilot Computer
Icom VHF
Em-Trak Class B AIS
Additional Equipment:
Shore power
2x Lithium batteries
Hot water boiler
60L holding tank
60L fridge box
Tuff Luff forestay system
Additional furling forestay (not installed)
Harken winches
Removable cockpit benches



