ICE Yachts to premiere two fast cruisers at Cannes 2026

ICE Yachts will bring two world premieres to the Cannes Yachting Festival 2026, which runs from 8 to 13 September: the ICE80 Blue Water and the ICE70 Sport. The announcement comes from the yard's base in Salvirola, Italy. Both boats are fast cruisers, built around different priorities.

The ICE80 Blue Water is the new flagship of the range and was drawn by Felci Yacht Design. She measures 23.99 metres overall and 22.20 metres on the waterline, with a maximum beam of 6.53 metres and a displacement of 37 tonnes. The telescopic APM keel, designed and machined by CNC, is all carbon and takes the draught from 3.10 to 4.70 metres.

On deck the boat has a reverse sheerline and a curved glass windscreen that echoes the one on the 1960s Riva Super Acquarama. Deck hardware retracts below, and the outdoor areas are laid in natural teak. The steering system uses JP3 race bushings and an autoclave-cured carbon rudder stock. A 48-volt electrical system cut weight, the yard says.

ICE80 Blue Water specifications

High-modulus carbon mast and boom, with a Bamar in-boom mainsail furler. Cummins 4.6-litre 250 hp engine. Two variable-speed Mase generators of 10.5 kW each, managed in parallel. JP3 rudder system. Tanks: 1,150 litres of fresh water, 1,120 litres of fuel plus a 110-litre day tank, 250 litres of black water and 250 litres of grey. Sail plan of 180 square metres mainsail, 155 square metres jib and a 500 square metre A2 gennaker. Full carbon build, vacuum infusion, epoxy resin.

The ICE70 Sport is the latest model in the yard's sport line, also from Felci Yacht Design, with Umberto Felci and his team. She is 21.30 metres overall and 20.52 metres on the waterline, with a beam of 5.76 metres and a displacement of 27.03 tonnes. A lifting keel on Cariboni hydraulics moves the draught between 2.75 and 4.47 metres, a range the yard links to shallow-water access.

The rig is full carbon, with an Axxon mast, a furling boom and Harken electric winches. Below deck the layout is set up for offshore cruising with generous volumes.

ICE70 Sport specifications

Yanmar 4LV 230 hp engine with V-drive shaft line. Onan MDKDP 13.5 kW generator. JP3 rudder system. Tanks: 1,080 litres of fresh water, 1,000 litres of fuel, 200 litres of black water and 285 litres of grey. Sail plan of 150 square metres mainsail, 115 square metres Bamar GFSE16 jib, 388 square metre A2 gennaker and a 46 square metre storm jib. Epoxy-infused hull in a glass and carbon hybrid laminate, epoxy-infused full carbon deck.

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