Turns Out Ferrari Can Float Too

Ferrari, the icon of Italian performance and elegance, is charting an entirely new course across the oceans.

In a bold fusion of its endurance racing DNA and visionary technology, the marque has announced Ferrari Hypersail, an unprecedented entry into the world of competitive offshore sailing.

Hypersail is a floating laboratory of innovation, where engineering excellence meets the elemental force of the sea.

The project is helmed by legendary sailor Giovanni Soldini and developed in partnership with acclaimed naval architect Guillaume Verdier.

The mission: to build a revolutionary 100-foot ocean-going monohull that doesn’t just sail, but flies.

This sleek, all-carbon masterpiece will skim the surface of the water on three points of contact, using next-generation foils to lift the hull entirely out of the waves.

In a world-first for a yacht of this scale, one of those foils is integrated into the canting keel; a technical feat made possible through Ferrari’s direct involvement in every stage of design, engineering and testing.

But Hypersail is not just about speed. It is about the future. The yacht will be completely energy autonomous, operating solely on renewable sources including solar, wind and kinetic energy.

No combustion engine. No emissions. Every system on board, from flight control to navigation and communication, will be powered by energy generated while sailing.

For Ferrari, Hypersail is an opportunity to apply the lessons of endurance racing to one of the most demanding environments on earth and, in doing so, shape the technologies of tomorrow.

Ferrari Chairman John Elkann describes Hypersail as a bold new frontier that extends Ferrari’s pursuit of performance and innovation beyond the racetrack.

He highlights the project’s alignment with the brand’s core values and praises the leadership of Giovanni Soldini and the visionary design of Guillaume Verdier.

For Giovanni Soldini, Hypersail is the ultimate challenge; a unique fusion of Ferrari’s innovation with elite sailing expertise.

He sees the yacht as a groundbreaking creation, engineered for speed, control and endurance, capable of navigating the world’s toughest oceans entirely self-reliant.

Central to Hypersail is Ferrari’s commitment to open innovation, a collaborative approach that invites top-tier partners and suppliers into its creative process.

From aerodynamics to energy efficiency, power management to kinetic recovery, every element is being reimagined through the lens of elite performance and sustainability.

Advanced control systems, developed from Ferrari’s automotive know-how, will govern the vessel’s flight, drawing on sophisticated aerodynamic models and structural simulations more commonly seen on the racetrack than the open sea.

Already, nine patents have been filed, with more in development, as the cross-pollination between nautical and automotive engineering begins to take shape.

And as much as Ferrari is lending its expertise to the water, the insights gained from this project are expected to ripple back into its road and race cars, a two-way street of innovation unlike anything seen before.

Currently under construction in Italy, the Hypersail yacht is expected to launch in 2026, with sea trials to follow. When it sails, it will be unlike any vessel ever created: silent, graceful, self-sufficient, and impossibly fast.

It is the kind of challenge many once deemed impossible. Which, of course, is precisely why Ferrari chose to take it on.