IC36 is a high-performance sailing catamaran developed as a lightweight, compact and highly efficient multihull platform. Designed by Independent Catamaran, IC36 explores the balance between structural simplicity, hydrodynamic optimization and real-world offshore capability.
The IC36 catamaran is conceived for sailors who demand direct control, dynamic response and measurable performance. Hulls and weight distribution are engineered to minimize resistance, increase stability and deliver consistent performance across a wide wind range.
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Style & Comfort
B&G Comfort and Fun
B&G navigation chart plotters and instruments are ultra-bright, wide-angle display combines an all-weather 9-12-insch touchscreen with a rotary dials and keypads for ultimate control in all conditions.
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Tested from tropical sunlight to the depths of southern ocean and polar winters. Race-proven sailing features such as SailSteer, Laylines, and RacePanel and running at super-fast processor.
Connect with online services and mobile devices using build-in Wi-Fi, and integrate seamlessly with a wide range of instruments and accessories for greater safety, performance, and enjoyment on the water. To mirror your screen you can use your tablet or mobile phone.
Style & Comfort
Cockpit
We were thinking about all possible cockpit functions. The result is more than 10m2 / 107 sq ft of space for work, storing and living. Great storing bench for inflatable tender, fenders, composite gas bottles or light gas/petrol Honda generator.
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Folding desk with safety handles has combinations of burner plus sink and fridge for beverages. When staying at the anchor is cooking and access to cold beverages easy thing. Cooking at fresh air adds value of pleasant moments in the company of friends and family.
Style & Comfort
Coachroof
The coachroof offers many different functions.
You can use it to control the level of spray and wind protection that you’re looking for. It also provides a useful place for mounting Solbian solar panels and a long deflector fitted with textile blind which brings more shade to the cockpit when lying at anchor.
On the other hand, when you’re looking for maximum speed and minimum aerodynamic drag, the clean vinyls on each side can be uncovered, and the deflector blind and aft solar panels can be folded away.
Style & Comfort
Sun Blind
More sun or less spray?
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With the sun blind, it’s your choice. The IC36’s water-repellent folding blind enhances the comfort of the boat and the cockpit space in particular.
More sun and fresh air in the cockpit can be very welcome on particularly hot day. Or if you’re looking to shelter from the elements, simply close the blind to shut out sun sea spray or pouring rain.
Easy to Sail
Mast Access from cocpit
It is essential to be able to adjust sails easily at any time for any given situations. Just a few quick steps away from the mast hatch (zipped or opened) are halyards and reefing lines powered by two dedicated mast winches.
There are two manual winches for adjusting the mainsail track, mainsheet and headsails, positioned close to hand for a second crew person.
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Much of the deck layout has inspired by the inventive solutions developed by singlehanded racing sailor, from whom quick access to all necessary sail-handling hardware is vital.
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Instruments are mounted directly in front of the steering position. There is an option to upgrade 9’’to 12’’B&G plotter.
Easy to Sail
Tiller
Tiller or wheel?
It’s not always a straightforward answer. However, for the IC36 we a have chosen a tiller to give you a better view from the outboard, with a simple and reliable rudder configuration that allows the Helmsman excellent feel and good feedback.
For quick and accurate steering, this tiller configuration is the best there is.
Need some speed?
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IC36 is easy to sail, BUT YES, we can add some more speed if that’s what gets you going!
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Hoist your mainsail, add some flying sails and speeds over 20 knots are easily achievable in the right conditions.
Our catamaran are constructed from hi-tech materials and fitted with the lates generation performance hardware, with overall weight from 2,2 to 2,8 tons (dry), depending on your specification.
Performance DNA
Narrow Hull Profile
From a smooth passage through the water, your catamaran needs slim hulls.
The IC36’s unique narrow hull shape bellow the waterline is derived from the same design thinking that goes into today’s high-speed racing catamarans.
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Narrow Hulls give you lower hydrodynamic resistance and higher top-end speed.
But above the waterline you will experience the comfort of cruising catamaran with a high a volume hull body and standing height of almost 2 meters.
Performance DNA
Rotating Mast
Compared with fixed mast, the aerodynamic efficiency of a rotating mast is 8-12 % higher because it follows the angle of mainsail.
Mast turbulence is almost completely eliminated.​ A carbon mast weighs 40 % less than aluminium. This means less bow pitching and resulting in more speed and stability, as well as greater comfort on board.
Light weight textile stays and Factor jib furler and further examples of the high-performance DNA of the IC36.
Performance DNA
Daggerboards
Daggerboards are vertical keels which optimise drag, speed and even safety.
The IC36 daggerboards are made of Textreme carbon fibre. A cat with daggerboards will sail consistently faster and with higher upwind pointing than a cat with keels build into the hulls.
Upwind performance is 3-8 degrees higher and delivers additional 2-5 knots of speed. The daggerboards are slightly canted, which means they produce some lift and reduce the hydrodynamic resistance of the hulls.
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In winds of up to 25 knots daggerboards help optimize smooth sailing and high pointing along with comfortable sailing. In heavy weather they provide a very important safety feature when they are raised, enabling the boat to slip sideways when a gust hits helping to keep the boat stable and avoiding tripping over.
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The trim of the daggerboards is easily changed while sailing, making it possible to tune the boat for high performance and high safety.
Strong, Safe & Durable
Unsinkable
We care about safety at all times, and have designed to make the IC36 one of the safest boats on the market.
The IC36 is developed to be unsinkable thanks to low overall weight, foam construction core and three air cells: in the bow, around the daggerboard casings, and aft.
Strong, Safe & Durable
Avoid Bow Pitching
We have optimized the bow interior environment. Bows are classified as collision section with air pockets to ensure unsinkability.
With inverted bows they generate smooth passage through choppy seas and produce less sprey. The bow design of the IC36 results in less bow pitching and higher levels of safety, which is always our biggest focus.
Hi-tech
Oceanvolt system
It is essential to be able to adjust sails easily at any time for any given situations. Just a few quick steps away from the mast hatch (zipped or opened) are halyards and reefing lines powered by two dedicated mast winches.
There are two manual winches for adjusting the mainsail track, mainsheet and headsails, positioned close to hand for a second crew person.
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Much of the deck layout has inspired by the inventive solutions developed by singlehanded racing sailor, from whom quick access to all necessary sail-handling hardware is vital.
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Instruments are mounted directly in front of the steering position. There is an option to upgrade 9’’to 12’’B&G plotter.
Hi-tech
Oceanvolt propulsion
It is essential to be able to adjust sails easily at any time for any given situations. Just a few quick steps away from the mast hatch (zipped or opened) are halyards and reefing lines powered by two dedicated mast winches.
There are two manual winches for adjusting the mainsail track, mainsheet and headsails, positioned close to hand for a second crew person.
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Much of the deck layout has inspired by the inventive solutions developed by singlehanded racing sailor, from whom quick access to all necessary sail-handling hardware is vital.
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Instruments are mounted directly in front of the steering position. There is an option to upgrade 9’’to 12’’B&G plotter.
Hi-tech
Solar Panels
It is essential to be able to adjust sails easily at any time for any given situations. Just a few quick steps away from the mast hatch (zipped or opened) are halyards and reefing lines powered by two dedicated mast winches.
There are two manual winches for adjusting the mainsail track, mainsheet and headsails, positioned close to hand for a second crew person.
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Much of the deck layout has inspired by the inventive solutions developed by singlehanded racing sailor, from whom quick access to all necessary sail-handling hardware is vital.
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Instruments are mounted directly in front of the steering position. There is an option to upgrade 9’’to 12’’B&G plotter.
Deck & Interior
Deck
Every detail matters. So dear possibility of customazition, ergonomics and accessibility.
IC36 counts with difference of each sailor’s needs. We insist on quality, so you can find carbon fibre and hi-tech components everywhere.
Deck & Interior
Cockpit
Suprisingly large area allows you to do whatever you want. In cockpit you can find not only seating and table, but aslo hob with burner and fridge as well as plenty of storage under the bench. If you are either in a racing or chilling mood, ergonomy and accessibility of everything is the key for us.
Deck & Interior
Port Hull
Setup with Oceanvolt electric engines.
Incredible ergonomics and top materials.
One double bed 1,4meter wide and three single beds.
Kitchen with offshore fridge and a lot of storage.
Deck & Interior
Starboard Hull
Setup with Oceanvolt electric engines.
Incredible ergonomics and top materials.
One double bed 1,4meter wide and one single bed at stern.
Captain table and control station and a lot of storage.
In bow there are bathroom with toilet and shower.
Walkthrough
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From structural design and sail plan to onboard ergonomics, every component of IC36 supports high-performance sailing. The result is a performance catamaran capable of combining speed, control and offshore functionality in a compact footprint.
Specification IC36
11 m / 36 ft
10,82 m / 35,5 ft
6,2 m / 20,34 ft
80 cm / 2,63 ft
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2,5 – 4,2 t
0,85 – 2 m / 2,79 – 6,6 ft
15,2 m / 50 ft
42 sqm / 452 sq ft
18 sqm / 194 sq ft
55 sqm / 592 sq ft
88 sqm / 947 sq ft
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6 - 8
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2 x 200 l / 44 UK gallon
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Oceanvolt 2x6 kW
Yanmar 2x6,6 kW
Yamaha 9,9 hp outboard
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2,55 m / 8,4 ft
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Tomas Jonas Janda
VRTISKA & ZAK
Jaromir Popek
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