Ferrari yacht is coming out..Long-haul Navigation Project Hyper-Sale Unveiled
Jun 30, 2025
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Under the leadership of Giovanni Soldini, a world-renowned Italian solo seller, the hyper-sale project aims to build an R&D platform specializing in off-shore sailing. To pioneer new areas of technology and innovation, Ferrari works closely with experts in the maritime sector.
Based on Ferrari's expertise, he is directly involved in the entire process from planning to design to testing. Offshore sailing means sailing or racing in the sea far from the coast, tens to thousands of kilometers.
Designed by French ship designer Guillaume Verdier, the yacht is a 100-foot flying ocean racing monohull prototype. Monohull is the most common hull structure and has the best response to wind waves. Multi-hull with two or more hulls is fast, stable, and convenient to board, but the turning reaction may be slow depending on currents or waves.
A groundbreaking design that stabilizes the ship's flight (floating driving) with three contact surfaces, which is a remarkable achievement in navigation technology. Among them, the most notable innovation was the use of canting kills as a support for one foil.
Here, the foil is an underwater wing that generates more than a certain speed of lift to float the hull above the surface. A canting keel means a plate-like structure such as a weight or blade in the form of a long and heavy blade.It moves from side to side and adjusts the center of gravity to prevent the hull from tilting.
The other two contact surfaces are two side foils that operate alternately on the left and right sides, and the foil mounted on the ruther.A rudder is a vertical or horizontal plate-shaped wing. It refers to a steering device that adjusts the direction.The 100-foot yacht is expected to be the first fully energy independent model of its size in the world.
The yacht, which is currently under construction in Italy, is set to launch in 2026, and will then undergo initial sea testing.
Ferrari Chairman John Elkann said, "Hyper-Sales is a new challenge that drives us to push our own limits and expand our technological horizons. At the same time, the project is perfectly in line with Ferrari's tradition. Because it was inspired by our hypercar, which won three times at Le Mans 24:00, the peak of the endurance race.
Designing an offshore racing yacht may be the ultimate expression of endurance racing," he said. In addition, "Giovanni Soldini is a key pillar of this project. It's not just because he's an excellent sailor, but because he has unrivalled experience in yacht development and construction.
Through close collaboration between Ferrari and Guillaume Verdi, an unprecedented yacht is being created across the ocean. This will be a real opportunity to drive innovation in both the marine and automotive industries," he added.
Hypersale project leader Giovanni Soldini said. "I am pleased and honored to be with you on this journey. For this project, which is a very exciting challenge, Ferrari's exceptional technology and experts in ocean navigation design are joining forces to demonstrate unprecedented teamwork. Through the convergence of different cultures and high-tech technologies, innovative yachts are being born in many ways.
In addition to being a marine engineering innovation in both ship structure and flight (floating) methods, on the system side, Ferrari's contribution is developing onboard control technology that has not been seen in any yacht so far. To thoroughly prepare for the various weather and environmental changes that can be encountered at sea, balancing extreme performance with the highest reliability is our top priority."
In order to promote innovation and create value, the HyperSale project is based on Open Innovation. The goal of this project is to have close cooperation between Ferrari and partners and suppliers, as well as active exchange of ideas and external expertise. These approaches have been applied across the board in the development of systems in aerodynamics, energy efficiency, power management, and kinetic energy.
Transfer of accumulated technology in the Ferrari sports car field is also one of the key factors. The yacht will be equipped with a flight control system developed based on expertise accumulated in the automotive sector.
This is to simultaneously secure the performance and safety of monohull yachts speeding through the ocean for a long time by utilizing aerodynamics and structural analysis technology. No intermediate anchorage, no pitstop, a technique for navigation without any external support.
Nine patents have been filed in the process of developing a completely new solution that applies to the navigation field, and an additional six patents are currently being prepared. Efforts to pursue the highest performance at sea ultimately contribute significantly to the development of Ferrari sports car technology.
The monohull yacht is designed to operate using only renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and kinetic energy. There are no internal combustion engines on board, and all power required for systems that control and operate foils, kills, and ruther, as well as various onboard computers and measuring equipment, must be supplied in a self-generated manner during navigation.
In order to achieve complete energy independence while maintaining the excellent performance required for such a large yacht, sophisticated energy balance and thorough resource management are essential even in an ever-changing and sometimes extreme marine environment.
To this end, work was done to maximize the efficiency of each component and energy generation system.Challenges that many considered impossible are finally coming true.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
