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ICECAT61-29 — ICE Yachts

Design

Naval architect
Enrico Contreas – Luigi Cirillo

Summary

61 ftLOA8.2 ftDRAFT26.9 ftBEAM
Sailing CatamaranSailCE A
Length overall
61 ft
Beam
26.9 ft
Draft
3.3–8.2 ft
Displacement
29,762 lb
Sail area (upwind)
1,905 ft²
Cabins
3–5

* 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 Cat 61: 31.7▶
  • 31.7· 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 Cat 61: 58
  • 58· Ultralight
How it is worked out

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

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.

  • Fuel203 gal
    Water203 gal

Design Category

Certified CE design category A (Ocean): the wind and waves the EU Recreational Craft Directive says this boat is designed to take.

  1. D

    Sheltered waters

    Wind
    up to Beaufort 4
    Waves
    up to 0.3 m
  2. C

    Inshore

    Wind
    up to Beaufort 6
    Waves
    up to 2 m
  3. B

    Offshore

    Wind
    up to Beaufort 8
    Waves
    up to 4 m
  4. AThis boat

    Ocean

    Wind
    above Beaufort 8
    Waves
    above 4 m

Design limits set by the EU Recreational Craft Directive (2013/53/EU), in significant wave height. A category covers the conditions of those below it. It is the limit the boat was designed to, not a promise that it is safe in any conditions within it — that judgement stays with the skipper.

Dimensions

LOA
61 ft (18.6 m)
Hull length
—
LWL
61 ft (18.6 m)
Beam
26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Draft (min)
3.3 ft (1 m)
Draft (max)
8.2 ft (2.5 m)
Air draft
—
Displacement
29,762 lb (13,500 kg)
Ballast
—
Cabins
3–5
Heads
—
Berths
—

Sail Plan

Main sail
1,270 ft² (118 m²)
Jib
—
Genoa
—
Sail area
1,905 ft² (177 m²)
Downwind sail area
—
Rig type
—

Engine and Tanks

Engine
55 hp
Engine count
2
Engine manufacturer
—
Propulsion type
—
Fuel capacity
203 gal (770 L)
Fresh water capacity
203 gal (770 L)
Black water capacity
—

Construction

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

Builder's Own Figures

Construction
Infusione con resina epossidica – Full carbon
Engine
2 x 55 HP “S” Drive
Jib
59 m²
Rig P/E/J
P 22,55 m, E 7,35 m, J 6,53 m
Status
listed under the site's Masterpieces (past models); production years not printed
Engine power basis
hp per engine as printed (2 x)
Draft as printed
derive su 1,00 m derive giu 2,50 m
Displacement basis
as printed (13,500 kg)
Sail area basis
main 118 + jib 59 m² as printed
Certification as printed
(A) alto mare, insommergibile

Figures read fromiceyachts.it/ice-cat-61-2/· 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 66 RS65.3 ft
  2. ICE 64 Explorer64.6 ft
  3. ICE Cat sixty four64 ft
  4. ICE 62 (2014)Discontinued61.8 ft
  5. ICE Cat 61· this modelDiscontinued61 ft
  6. ICE 5660 ft
  7. ICE 60Discontinued59 ft
  8. ICE 60 Grand ComfortDiscontinued59 ft
  9. ICE 60 RSDiscontinued59 ft

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