Ichnusa is a unique eco-friendly
sailing ship. Unique in that it combines high technical
features with comfortable designed living space including 2 spacious bathrooms
and 4 double cabins. It is internally fitted out with the warmth of
wood and offers many innovative and practical features.
Unique, a real attraction when both
anchored, harboured or under sail.
We are talking about a Ketch,
a two-masted sailing vessel, equipped with stay, designed as a prototype by Dick Carter in 1982. The boat
was built at the Comet shipyard in Pesaro, Italy and is presently
harboured in Cagliari. The boat features a wooden structure, hull made of
fiberglass, central cockpit, teak flush deck and wheel-house
positioned at the rear of the boat. The cockpit can be converted into a table
for 8/10 people with an overhead awning.
Ichnusa is an ideal compromise between
resistance and performance with the power to hoist all 5 sails at the same time
and enable navigation even in light winds.
Ichnusa is part of the “Project
Zero” salvage and in 2012 was equipped with a battery run electric
engine rechargeable with eolian and photovoltaic panel generators, with
black/grey water system and a desalination implant for portable
water. As there is no need for a fuel tank on board a water supply tank of up
to 700 litres has been installed.
Mathias Reiter, Skipper of the boat and
promoter of the project says " Sailing is not only a means of enjoyment
and relaxation but also a lesson of Life: on one hand there is the formation where
everyone must work in a team performing simple and practical sailing
manoeuvres, on the other hand a sense of responsibility and respect for others
where work sharing and living conditions are concerned.
