Ice Cat 61 RS

Sailboat specifications

The Ice Cat 61 is a 61’ (18.6m) fast cruising catamaran designed by Enrico Contreas (Italy). She is built since 2017 by Ice Yachts (Italy). The RS version features a full carbon-vacuum infused construction allowing significant weight savings.

The Ice Cat 61 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Standard version (see all the versions compared).

Ice Cat 61's main features

Model: Ice Cat 61
Version: RS
Hull type: Catamaran
Category: Fast cruising catamaran
Sailboat builder: Ice Yachts
Sailboat designer: Enrico Contreas
Country: Italy
Construction: Carbon fiber reinforced epoxy:
Sandwich PVC carbon fiber epoxy (vacuum infusion)
First built hull: 2017
Last built hull: Still in production
Appendages: Centerboard : twin daggerboards
Helm: Twin helm wheels
Rudder: Twin spade rudders
Unsinkable: Yes
Trailerable: No
EC design category iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions) A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m: A
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): About
1 360 000 €
(2020)

Ice Cat 61's main dimensions

Hull length: 61’18.6 m
Waterline length: 61’18.6 m
Beam (width): 26’ 11”8.2 m
Draft: 8’ 2”2.5 m
Draft when appendages up: 3’ 4”1 m
Mast height from D_WL: 82’25 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 29762 lb13500 kg

Ice Cat 61's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 1905 ft²177 m²
Downwind sail area: 2992 ft²278 m²
Mainsail area: 1270 ft²118 m²
Solent area: 635 ft²59 m²
Code 0 area: 1722 ft²160 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 66’ 5”20.25 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 21’ 5”6.53 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 74’22.55 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 24’ 1”7.35 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi (square top mainsail) 7/8
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 1
Spreaders angle: Swept-back (diamond)
Spars construction: Carbon fiber spars
Standing rigging: Textile rig, forestay 1x19 strand wire discontinuous

Ice Cat 61's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 336 ft²/T31.22 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 528 ft²/T49.03 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 59