[Ben]

Originally Posted by AMG

Alright, it says Class ID, which is just OK for very light ice conditions. The same as if you have no ice class really...

The most common Ice Class codes are;

IAA or IA Super for extreme ice
IA for severe ice
IB for average ice
IC for light ice
(ID) or II for very light ice

I found your post intersting, I went back and dug this up from the PMY Octopus thread (pg 6)........

"LR Specific Particulars

LR Hull Notation : SSC (Special Service Craft), Yacht(P), mono, G6, Ice Class 1A, DP(AM) except during navigation in ice"

So Octopus apears rated for "severe ice" dispite having a bouble bow and stabilizers.

[AMG]

Yes, it is not unusual that ships have a bulb and high Ice Class, but yachts in the 50 meter range will simply be too shallow and the bulb will hit the ice.

Octopus is more of a ship if you compare to other pleasure yachts...

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by AMG

I agree with Kevin, a strange picture but why try to impose a rendering towards that background? Must be a photo with some afterjob done to it...

This exact pic is in one of the current print mags (I'll check which when I get home tonight) and it looks a fair bit better there, not quite so washed out. The pic linked in this thread was definitely messed with on some level or another.

[Ben]

Would it be possible to have an ice classed yacht built out of aluminium?

Perheaps a 1B to 1A class on the scale above.

The Ol' grey matter became stimulated after reading the info on aluminium on the Trekker Yachts web site.

[KCook]

Possibly if the boat design were such that it would ride up on the ice. Instead of plow through it. But for a deep full displacement design I would stick with steel.

Kelly