Conceived to harness the wind, Ice Kite is a 64m superyacht designed by Turkey’s Red Yacht Design (with naval architecture by Dykstra Naval Architects) for a German entrepreneur.

Given her design brief (a yacht with green technologies able to circumnavigate constantly), Ice Kite combines kite sailing with a low-resistance hull shape to get optimum consumption from her twin 1,000hp MAN diesel engines. She has a maximum speed of 17.4 knots.

A significant hull feature is a well-proportioned daggerboard to enable the yacht to make full use of the kite propulsion system at closer wind angles.

Though her hull is aluminum, the carbon fibre superstructure reduces weight top sides. One of the yacht’s main characteristics is the use of glass – specified by the owner to offer a sense of openness on board. He wanted a yacht that feels like she’s an integral part of the sea.

Ice Kite has 475m² of open space. The main saloon consists of two visually

interconnected sections: the Main lounge and the Kite lounge. The latter can be transformed into an indoor dining area, and has been specially designed for watching the kite’s hypnotic flight during the cruise.

Four guest cabins accommodate up to 10 people.

Ice Ghost is the yacht’s 26m support vessel – designed to cruise in tandem with Ice Kite and carry her toys to remote places.