Ferrari Hypersail Enters Final Construction Phase Ahead of Planned 2027 Launch

The project also has a direct motor-yacht connection. Azimut Yachts hosts Hypersail's operational base at its Livorno shipyard and has built a 4,000-hp version of its Fly 72 to tow the prototype in its initial trials. Here is what has been completed, how the technology works and what comes next.

According to Ferrari's October 16 press release, the hull is fully painted, the livery is complete, and the appendages are at the shipyard as the project prepares for its next operational phase. Once fitted, the foils, keel and rudder will work with an automated flight management system called Flight Control. Ferrari says the project has been carried out entirely within a Ferrari facility.

The livery pairs Giallo Fly yellow with a grey carbon-fibre tone called Grigio Hypersail. BOAT International reports that the paintwork was done by technical partner Boero Yacht Coatings.

Work continues elsewhere too. BOAT International reports that the rig is in progress in Colorado, the sails in Gosport in the UK and the mast in New Zealand. Technical team leader Marco Guglielmo Ribigini told the magazine that "after four years, you can see what we dreamed of coming true," adding that "it's like being at the base camp of Everest: now the real work starts."

Hypersail is a sailing prototype, but its first trials depend on a motor yacht. Azimut Yachts, the project's Technical Partner and Official Yachting Partner, has set up Hypersail's operational base at its Livorno shipyard and built a custom tow boat on its Fly 72 flybridge platform, the Azimut Fly 72 x Ferrari Hypersail.

Azimut says extensive use of carbon fibre cut about six tonnes of weight, and the installed power of 4,000 hp is double the model's usual output. The boat is designed to tow Hypersail to around 30 knots in its initial trials, without mast or sails. That figure is the tow boat's target, not Hypersail's sailing speed. Later, the Fly 72 will carry crew and provide VIP hospitality.

The technologies being tested, including carbon-fibre weight saving, electronic motion control and onboard energy management, are relevant to anyone who owns a fast motor yacht. Nothing has been announced about Flight Control, Winch by Wire or Hypersail's energy systems reaching production motor yachts, so we see this as worth watching, not as a promise.

Hypersail is a Ferrari yacht built for offshore racing: a 100-foot (30-metre) full-foiling ocean-racing monohull prototype, designed for record attempts and races sailed with no stopovers and no outside support. Ferrari treats it as a research platform for its cars.

BOAT International reports a 35.5-metre mast, an overall height of 44 metres from masthead to bottom of the keel, and a total foil span of 23.5 metres. The hull uses multiple layers of carbon fibre, with a carbon-fibre and titanium sandwich in high-load areas such as the foil arms and the mainsail traveler. For background on why builders choose carbon over GRP or aluminium, see our guide to yacht hull materials.

Hypersail is designed to fly on three points: a foil on the canting keel, the rudder, and one of two side foils used alternately. The keel foil, naval architect Guillaume Verdier's key innovation, has its own flap, and so does the rudder.

Flight Control manages the boat's trim in three steps:

1. Sensors measure the sea state and the hull's movements.
2. An onboard computer calculates the corrections needed.
3. Actuators adjust the foils and appendages.

The software handles tasks that can be automated, and the crew makes the decisions. Other solutions on board include a rotating mast with winglets and a double-skin mainsail.

No combustion engine is planned on board. Hypersail is a sailing yacht designed to generate the electricity for its onboard systems from renewable and crew-generated power, supported by two 800V batteries. Ferrari says it will be the first yacht of its size to be entirely energy self-sufficient.

The energy package includes:

• 100 m² of walkable solar panels on the deck and hull sides
• Removable wind turbines at the stern
• Two 800V batteries
• "Winch by Wire," which turns the crew's grinding into electricity and lets one crew member manage loads of up to nine tonnes

The project holds more than 20 patents, including Winch by Wire, extended-range wind turbines and a medium- and high-voltage (MV/HV) system for renewable energy integration. For how conventional diesel and hybrid setups compare, see our guide to yacht propulsion systems.

Hypersail is a Ferrari in-house project. Guillaume Verdier is the naval architect, and design comes from the Ferrari Design Studio, led by Flavio Manzoni, working with the Ferrari Tech Team under CTO Matteo Lanzavecchia.

Enrico Voltolini is Project Leader. SuperYacht Times reported in September 2026 that Giulia Conti and Shannon Falcone are the first named members of the sailing team. Giovanni Soldini, Team Principal when Ferrari announced the project in June 2025, left Hypersail in April 2026.

According to BOAT International, the boat is due to move from Pisa to the project's Livorno base in December 2026 and go into the water in March 2027. Initial trials will see it towed by Azimut's Fly 72 without mast or sails.

• Ferrari press release (Oct 16, 2026): https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/media-centre/articles/ferrari-hypersail-the-hull-completed-and-the-technology-that-will-make-the-boat-fly-unveiled
• BOAT International, "Construction milestone reached on Ferrari's 30m Hypersail racing yacht" (Emily Dawkins, Oct 16, 2026): https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/ferrari-hypersail-racing-yacht-in-build-construction-milestone
• Azimut Yachts (Oct 2, 2026): https://azimutyachts.com/en/news-events/news/azimut-yachts-ferrari-hypersail/
• Ferrari launch announcement (June 25, 2025): https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/hypersail/articles/ferrari-unveils-hypersail-innovation-performance-and-efficiency-in-a-sporting-challenge-to-conquer-the-oceans
• SuperYacht Times, sailing team (Sept 22, 2026): https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/ferrari-hypersail-names-first-sailing-team-members
• Sky Sport Italia, Soldini departure (Apr 3, 2026): https://sport.sky.it/altri-sport/vela/2026/04/03/ferrari-hypersail-giovanni-soldini