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ICE 62vsWauquiez 55

Wauquiez 55 draws the least water, 5.2 ft — 4.1 ft less than ICE 62. ICE 62 carries the most sail for its weight (SA/D 30.5, Racing); Wauquiez 55 the least (22.6, Performance). Only Wauquiez 55 meets the rule for Liveaboard.

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Key differences

Worked out from the published figures below — arithmetic, not opinion.

At a glance

Dark icons are the standard layout; faded ones are what the larger layout adds.

Length : beam is length divided by beam — the higher it is, the slimmer the hull. Multihulls read low by nature.

A figure marked with a quote mark was read from the builder's page. Open it for the exact line, the page and the date.

Model
Ice-62_02

ICE Yachts

ICE 62
Wauquiez 55 exterior

Wauquiez

Wauquiez 55
Overview
BrandICE YachtsWauquiez
ModelICE 62Wauquiez 55
GenerationUnknownUnknown
Hull typeSailing MonohullSailing Monohull
PropulsionSailSail
Production statusIn productionIn production
Production start yearUnknownUnknown
Production end yearUnknownUnknown
DesignerUnknownUnknown
Dimensions
LOA59 ft57.7 ft
Hull lengthUnknown53.8 ft
Beam17.1 ft17.2 ft
Draft9.4 ft–10.8 ft5.2 ft–13.8 ft
Displacement43,872 lb44,092 lb
Accommodation
CabinsUnknown3
HeadsUnknownUnknown
BerthsUnknownUnknown
Performance & Rig
Main sail1,399 ft²926 ft²
JibUnknownUnknown
GenoaUnknown840 ft²
Upwind sail area2,368 ft²1,765 ft²
Downwind sail area3,444 ft²3,229 ft²
Engine power110 hp–195 hp50 hp–75 hp
Engine countUnknown2
Materials
Hull materialcarbon/glass epoxy sandwichUnknown
Deck materialUnknownUnknown
Mast materialUnknownUnknown
Keel typeUnknownUnknown
Rudder typeUnknownUnknown
Sources

Figures read fromiceyachts.it/ice-62-2/· datiread 9/18/2026

Figures read fromwauquiez.com/pilot-saloon-42/· Fiche techniqueread 9/13/2026

3 of 12 figures here carry the builder's own words

Size, to scale

Each boat's published length and beam seen from above, and its mast height and draft from the side, all drawn on one scale.

From above — length × beam
0 ft10 ft20 ft30 ft40 ft50 ftICE 62: 59 ft × 17.1 ftWauquiez 55: 57.7 ft × 17.2 ftICE 6259 ft × 17.1 ftWauquiez 5557.7 ft × 17.2 ft

Outlines are schematic; the dimensions are the builder's.

From the side — height above and depth below the water
WaterlinePerson, 5.9 ftICE 62: air draft not published / 10.8 ftair draft not published10.8 ftICE 62Wauquiez 55: air draft not published / 13.8 ftair draft not published13.8 ftWauquiez 55

Drawings side by side

Each boat's layouts, profiles and sail plans as its builder published them. Step through each column to line up the drawings you want to compare.

No drawings collected yet for Wauquiez 55.

Speed, power & tanks

What the builders publish about how fast, how strong and how far — each figure on one scale for every boat.

Tanks

One scale per liquid across every boat: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

  • ICE 62

    Fuel172 gal
    Water264 gal

  • Wauquiez 55

    Fuel246 gal
    Water190 gal

How they sail, in numbers

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from each builder's published figures. They compare boats; they don't grade them.

Sail area / displacement

How much sail the boat carries for its weight — its power in light air.

ModestCruiserPerformanceRacing162024ICE 62: 30.5▶Wauquiez 55: 22.6
  • ICE 6230.5· Racing
  • Wauquiez 5522.6· Performance
How it is worked out

sail area (ft²) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅔

ICE 62: published upwind sail area

Wauquiez 55: published upwind sail area

Displacement / length

How heavy the boat is for its waterline length. Lower is lighter and quicker; higher is steadier and roomier.

UltralightLightModerateHeavyVery heavy100180270350ICE 62: 117Wauquiez 55: 159
  • ICE 62117· Light
  • Wauquiez 55159· Light
How it is worked out

displacement (long tons) ÷ (0.01 × waterline length in ft)³

Ballast ratio

The share of the weight carried in the keel — a rough guide to stiffness, though how deep that weight sits matters as much.

LowModerateHigh3040ICE 62: 31Wauquiez 55: 25
  • ICE 6231· Moderate
  • Wauquiez 5525· Low
How it is worked out

ballast ÷ displacement × 100

Comfort ratio

Ted Brewer's measure of how gently a boat moves in a seaway. Higher means a slower, easier motion.

LightCoastalModerate offshoreHeavy offshoreVery heavy20304050ICE 62: 27.3Wauquiez 55: 29.2
  • ICE 6227.3· Coastal
  • Wauquiez 5529.2· Coastal
How it is worked out

displacement (lb) ÷ (0.65 × (0.7 × LWL + 0.3 × LOA) × beam^1.333), lengths in ft

Capsize screening

A guide from the inquiry after the 1979 Fastnet race: below 2 was taken as suited to ocean passages. It ignores hull shape and where the ballast sits.

Below 22 and above2ICE 62: 1.93Wauquiez 55: 1.95
  • ICE 621.93· Below 2
  • Wauquiez 551.95· Below 2
How it is worked out

beam (ft) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅓

Hull speed

Roughly the speed a displacement hull reaches before it has to climb its own bow wave.

  • ICE 629.9 kn
  • Wauquiez 559.5 kn
How it is worked out

1.34 × √(waterline length in ft), in knots

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

Worth adding to this comparison

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