Ferrari’s 100-ft hypersail to ‘fly’ carbon-free across the Atlantic

Ferrari has swapped asphalt for ocean swells with a 100-foot yacht that promises carbon-free, high-speed adventure for sailors and tech lovers alike.

The all-carbon Hypersail will be the first boat of its size to generate every watt it needs from sun, wind, and its own foils; no diesel, no pit stops, just silent speed. French naval architect Guillaume Verdier mounted one foil to a canting keel and paired it with a rudder foil and two lateral foils, giving the monohull a stable three-point “flight.”

Ferrari’s racing brainpower shows below deck, too: an automotive-derived flight-control computer will tweak the foils hundreds of times per second, keeping the hull skimming safely above the waves. Veteran Italian skipper Giovanni Soldini leads a core team of 20 Ferrari engineers and 80-plus specialists; he expects to race the yacht with just eight to twelve crew on board.

Nine patents have already been filed, and Ferrari says the research is feeding straight back into its next-generation road cars, proof, the company argues, that green tech can still chase records. Construction is underway at an undisclosed Italian yard, with launch slated for 2026 and sea trials soon after; sporting targets will be set only once the “flying” prototype proves itself offshore.

Rivals such as Porsche, BMW, and Lamborghini have dipped new toes into yachting, but none has yet matched Ferrari’s pledge of total energy autonomy at the 100-foot mark. Chairman John Elkann called the project “the ultimate expression of endurance,” a bid to carry the Prancing Horse’s Le Mans-winning momentum across whole oceans.

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