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ICE YACHTS: at the Cannes Yachting Festival with two out-of-the-ordinary sailing yachts

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The upcoming Cannes Yachting Festival will be an extraordinary event for ICE YACHTS, once again showcasing the tremendous energy with which this shipyard is progressively capturing an increasingly wide audience.

In fact, there will be two world premieres on display: the ICE 66 RS and the ICE 53 ST, two exceptional sailing yachts that are arriving at the most important boat show of the season with features that calling innovative would be an understatement, and which we had the pleasure of testing in advance.

But let’s proceed in order and discover together why these ICE YACHTS vessels are so interesting.

ICE YACHTS – ICE 66 rs

This sailing yacht marks the beginning of ICE YACHTS’ collaboration with an extraordinary team. The naval architecture and hull lines were masterfully created by Farr Yacht Design, while the incomparable beauty of the interior and exterior design is the work of the brilliant Lucio Micheletti, who, as you will see, has designed something truly unique.

“It was the first, but it certainly won’t be the last project we entrust to this amazing team – said Marco Malgara, president of ICE YACHTS – We believe that the new ICE 66 RS will soon account for about a third of our revenues, thanks also to the growth of sales in North American markets”.

“ICE 66 RS is a luxurious vessel, characterized by an interior design dedicated to the most refined tastes – commented Ingrid Maria Torres, creative director of ICE YACHTS – This new creation of ours satisfies those who are not content with excellence in technique and performance but also seek the utmost in furnishings and finishes”.

LINK TO THE ICE 66 RS SEA TRIAL

ICE 53 ST

From the pencil of Umberto Felci comes the new ICE 53 ST, a sailing yacht that not only boasts incredible speed but also finally allows its owner to balance the desire to win with the practical possibility of enjoying comfortable and long cruises.

A miracle that ICE YACHTS has made possible thanks to a transformation kit that allows the yacht to switch from a racing configuration to a cruising one in just a few hours. This is done by replacing the floorboards, cabin doors, kitchen, saloon table, cushions, and mattresses. The entire kit fits in a small van (or the marina’s garage), making it easy to switch from the luxurious (and heavier) materials of the cruising version to the lightweight materials of the racing version, remarkably keeping the weight of this 16-meter yacht to just 10 tons.

ICE YACHTS has built the new 53 ST entirely from carbon, using quadraxial and unidirectional fibers, a technique that involves a three-step infusion of epoxy resin, laminated over a closed-cell PVC core.

LINK TO THE ICE 53 ST SEA TRIAL

Transformation of the new ICE 53 ST

ICE YACHTS AT THE CANNES YACHTING FESTIVAL

You can find ICE YACHTS on display at Port Canto, and as a personal suggestion, given the success of these two yachts, I recommend booking a visit on board to fully enjoy them at your leisure, giving them the time they deserve. To do so, simply send an email to the shipyard or click here: info@iceyachts.it

Luca D'Ambrosio

Editor-in-chief, boat tester and journalist. Luca began sailing at an early age with his father then as an adult discovered sailing regattas and offshore racing. He has been working in publishing for more than 30 years and continues to sail incessantly, especially aboard the editorial staff's boat, an old lady of the seas that he has completely rebuilt and which serves excellently as a "mobile laboratory" for The International Yachting Media.