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Design

Naval architect
Felci Yacht Design

Summary

70.9 ftLOA11.2 ftDRAFT19.7 ftBEAM
Sailing MonohullSail
Length overall
70.9 ft
Beam
19.7 ft
Draft
10.2–11.2 ft
Displacement
63,934 lb
Sail area (upwind)
2,734 ft²
Cabins
4–5

* A standard reference image, not the actual boat — shown to help visualise this model's published dimensions.

Best Suited For

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Sailing Ratios

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from the builder's published figures, each shown against the bands designers read it by.

Sail area / displacement

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

ModestCruiserPerformanceRacing162024ICE 72: 27.4
  • 27.4· Racing
How it is worked out

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

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 72: 111
  • 111· 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 72: 43
  • 43· High
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 72: 28.1
  • 28.1· 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 72: 1.97
  • 1.97· 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.

  • 10.7 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.

Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Fuel and water on one scale: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

  • Fuel264 gal
    Water264 gal

Dimensions

LOA
70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Hull length
—
LWL
63.6 ft (19.4 m)
Beam
19.7 ft (6 m)
Draft (min)
10.2 ft (3.1 m)
Draft (max)
11.2 ft (3.4 m)
Air draft
—
Displacement
63,934 lb (29,000 kg)
Ballast
27,558 lb (12,500 kg)
Cabins
4–5
Heads
4
Berths
—

Sail Plan

Main sail
1,561 ft² (145 m²)
Jib
—
Genoa
—
Sail area
2,734 ft² (254 m²)
Downwind sail area
—
Rig type
—

Engine and Tanks

Engine
260 hp (Cummins)
Engine count
—
Engine manufacturer
Cummins
Propulsion type
—
Fuel capacity
264 gal (1,000 L)
Fresh water capacity
264 gal (1,000 L)
Black water capacity
—

Construction

Mast material
—
Hull material
—
Deck material
—
Keel type
—
Rudder type
—
Steering wheels
—

Builder's Own Figures

Construction
Composito vetro-kevlar e carbonio
Engine
Cummins 260 hp
Mast
Carbonio 3 ordini di crocette Rigging: Volanti non strutturali
Jib
109 m²
Status
listed under the site's Masterpieces (past models); production years not printed
Interiors as printed
4/5 cabine - 4 bagni
Engine power basis
hp per engine as printed (single engine; options as range)
Draft as printed
3,10 - 3,40 m su richiesta
Displacement basis
as printed (da 29 t a 33 t)
Sail area basis
main 145 + jib 109 m² as printed

Figures read fromiceyachts.it/ice-72/· datiread 9/18/2026

About ICE Yachts

Semi-custom

Italian builder of carbon-epoxy performance cruisers from Salvirola near Cremona — fourteen Felci-designed monohulls from the 15.8-metre ICE 52 to the 24-metre ICE 80, plus the ICE Cat sixty four and seventytwo catamarans by Micheletti+Partners, all infused in carbon and glass with carbon rigs.

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The ICE Yachts Range

Every model ICE Yachts publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

  1. ICE 80 Blue Water Sport78.7 ft
  2. ICE 80 Sport78.7 ft
  3. ICE Cat seventytwo72.2 ft
  4. ICE 72· this modelDiscontinued70.9 ft
  5. ICE 7069.9 ft
  6. ICE 70 RS69.9 ft
  7. ICE 70 Suite69.9 ft
  8. ICE Cat 67Discontinued67.1 ft
  9. ICE 66 RS65.3 ft

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