- Founded
- 1969
- Headquarters
- Ferretti Group, Via Irma Bandiera 62, 47841 Cattolica (RN), Italy
- Shipyard location
- Ferretti Group yards, Italy
- Official website
- https://www.itama-yacht.com/en-us/
Brand Overview
The Roman open-yacht marque founded by Mario Amati in 1969 and part of Ferretti Group since 2004 — five deep-V opens from the 16.4-metre Itama 54 to the 23.5-metre Itama 75 and the coming 80 Project, blue-hulled, 37 to 42 knots, the Dolce Vita status symbol at sea.
Overview written fromitama-yacht.comread 9/18/2026
YachtCodex Analysis
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What this builder is
Itama's legend began in Rome in 1969, when founder and designer Mario Amati set out to create a new-generation yacht of extraordinary performance and timeless elegance, first in handcrafted wood with a minimalist design and, from the definitive switch to fibreglass in 1979, with the clean lines, blue paintwork and famous deep-V hull that made the Itama 38 the status symbol of the Dolce Vita lifestyle at sea. After the Opera fund years and a commercial rebranding, Itama joined Ferretti Group in 2004, which brought the Cinquantacinque and the Forty and, the yard says, master craftsmanship combined with advanced engineering. The current collection is the Itama 54 (MAN i6-730 or i6-850, 33–37 knots), the 62RS (MAN V12 1400, 40 knots, shaft line), the 70 (MAN V12 1400 or 1550, up to 39 knots), the 75 (MTU 12V 2000 M96, 42.5 knots on surface drives) and the 80 Project (MAN V12 2000). Every model page prints the Ferretti technical sheet — LOA, LH, LWL, beam, draft, unladen and laden displacement, tanks, certified people on board, engines and their HP, transmission, max and cruise speeds, range at cruising speed, cabins, crew cabins and bathrooms — with two engine options side by side where offered.
Who sails them
Itama owners are Mediterranean owner-drivers who want to be seen at the helm of a fast, blue, open yacht — Roman and Riviera families who use the boat for day runs to Ponza, Capri or the Îles d'Hyères at 35 knots, value a deep-V hull that cuts through the water with stability, understated bespoke Italian style, and Ferretti Group's engineering and service.
Signature models
The Itama 62RS is the timeless classic of the range, the 75 its supreme open flagship at 42.5 knots, the 54 New the entry to the collection, and the 70 New its refined centre; the Itama 38 of 1979 is the icon the whole line descends from.
Strengths
Itama is known for Mario Amati's deep-V hull and blue livery, open-yacht layouts that put the owner at the helm, performance in excess of 40 knots, MAN and MTU power with shaft or surface drives, bespoke Italian finishing, and Ferretti Group construction, engineering and worldwide service.
Considerations
The pages print two engine options side by side for the 54 and 70, so speeds and range are stored as the upper max speed, the lower cruise speed and the first-listed range with the pairs noted; 'Engine HP' is the rating of one engine and no engine count is stated; 'People on board' is the certified persons figure, not guests; the 62RS and 54 print no hull material; the Itama 80 Project prints only LOA and engine; and the technical sheets carry a template glitch ('Tech Error') after the last row.
Analysis generated 9/18/2026
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Also in the catalogue
Where they build
The building sites this yard publishes, in its own order.
Ferretti Group yards
Ferretti Group yards, Italy
pin on the group's headquarters at Cattolica, the address the brand's site prints
Fleet at a Glance
Calculated from the models in the YachtCodex catalog, not from the builder's claims.
- Models in catalog
- 5
- Length range
- 16.44–23.98 m
- Hull forms
- Motor Monohull 5
- Cabins
- 2–4
Models by this brand
5 models
History
Itama began in Rome in 1969, when Mario Amati set out to create a new-generation yacht of extraordinary performance and timeless elegance, at first in handcrafted wood with minimalist lines; the definitive switch to fibreglass in 1979 launched the legend, with the deep-V hull, blue paintwork and the Itama 38, the yard's best seller with 176 built, followed by the 54 and 45 in 1985. In June 2001 the yard passed to the Opera investment fund, which renamed the models (40, 50, 76) and introduced the first curved windscreens, and in October 2004 Ferretti Group acquired Itama, launching the 55 that redefined space on board. From December 2005 the distributor Moma Italia promoted the brand with the Forty (109 sold), the Fiftyfive, winner of the World Yacht Trophies in 2006, and the Seventyfive flagship of 2008; production was consolidated in Forlì from 2009 with names spelled in letters, and in 2012 the fleet settled on the numbered 45, 62 and 75 as the white hull with teak detailing became the marque's look, carried on by today's RS models.
History written fromitama-yacht.com/en-us/About· Discover the Itama storyread 9/22/2026