IBSA Class 40 Sailing Boat

I tried to reproduce this wonderful boat with my Lego, without buying more pieces, just in the same spirit of challenge that animates the real project. The model is made to scale and has the height of the minifigures as a reference. This results in a model that is 56 cm tall (above the waterline) and 46 cm long, 14 cm wide. To give completeness to the model and show its submerged part while sailing, I also made the exceptional transport truck that allows the boat to enter and leave the shipyards to reach the nearest port; also to scale (it will be the next entry!).

The mainsail rotates with the mast, the jib is flexible and can move from right to left with the gybe, and the rudder blades are movable and retractable.

Scale: 1:50

Pieces: 1100 ca.

IBSA’s project "Sailing into the future. Together" was born at the beginning of 2022 as a sports enterprise able to tell the story, the philosophy and the vision of a pharmaceutical company – IBSA – which is always looking at the future, while being committed to a continuous challenge in the therapeutic and personal care areas, as well as open to innovation and inclusive. Alberto Bona was chosen as a sportsman capable of living the sporting venture while putting IBSA’s values in the foreground: innovation, commitment to sustainability and inclusiveness and resilience. The international 3-year project – which is focused on the world of ocean sailing – has been assigned the task of transmitting IBSA’s vision. The choice fell on the Class40, a category of boats where the three key elements are technology, skipper and sustainability. And it is precisely a direct and tangible vision of sustainability that animates the project: Alberto Bona is, first of all, a sailor engaged in launching an alarm message on the conditions of the oceans and in promoting sustainable choices, while committing himself – from a personal and professional perspective – to a better management of the environment.

The boat IBSA and her skipper Alberto Bona won the 2023 Class40 Championship!

In Italy, where I live, the lake is in front of my house. The water is part of my life.

I am an engineer and I like create things. Growing up with LEGO it was obvious choice to combine these two passions.

I hope you enjoy it, and let me know your suggestions!

Regards,

Enrico