Ferrari has offered the first real glimpse of Hypersail, the extraordinary sailing project that could become one of the most ambitious ventures in Italian nautical history. After previously revealing the yacht’s yellow-and-black livery through scale models and promotional videos during Milan Design Week, Maranello has now released the first construction images from the shipyard in Pisa, where the futuristic vessel is taking shape.
The newly released photos confirm the remarkable scale of Ferrari Hypersail. The vessel measures 30 metres in length and 20 metres in width, making it an imposing machine designed with one objective in mind: extreme speed across the world’s oceans.
As expected from renowned naval architect Guillaume Verdier, the design is anything but conventional. Even in its current unfinished form, the hull already hints at the radical engineering philosophy behind the project, blending ideas from elite foiling race yachts with Ferrari’s obsession for performance innovation.
A radical Ferrari sailing machine built for speed
The images show the main hull before the installation of the appendages that will ultimately define the yacht’s performance. These missing components are central to Ferrari Hypersail’s concept, including a revolutionary canting keel designed to maximise stability during ocean crossings, along with enormous side foils intended to lift the yacht above the water and dramatically reduce drag. The hull itself reveals several striking design cues. A large enclosed cockpit dome will serve as the operational command centre for the crew, while the bow appears unusually muscular and aggressive. The stern combines design influences from America’s Cup AC75 foiling yachts and modern offshore ocean racers, yet the overall silhouette remains unmistakably unique.
Even without the towering 40-metre mast structure, the yacht already presents a remarkably clean and purpose-driven deck layout.
How Ferrari Hypersail is being built
Ferrari also shared new technical details about the construction process.
“The demoulding operation, the removal from the mould, comes after more than a year of work involving lamination, composite material curing, and integration of the main internal structures,” the official statement explained – “The hull shell, only a few millimetres thick, is made from a layered structure beginning with an outer skin, followed by multiple layers of foam, honeycomb materials, and carbon fibre laminations, all engineered to deliver the best possible balance between lightness, stiffness, and strength.”
This approach reflects Ferrari’s broader engineering DNA, where lightweight construction and structural efficiency are central to extracting maximum performance.
Ferrari’s Jules Verne Trophy target
Ferrari Hypersail is not being built simply as a design showcase. The long-term goal is a direct assault on the Jules Verne Trophy, the prestigious round-the-world crewed sailing speed record. The challenge is immense: 21,600 nautical miles must be completed in less than 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes, and 30 seconds — the benchmark recently established by Thomas Coville’s Sodebo team.
That target explains the scale of Ferrari’s commitment. This is not an adaptation of an existing concept, but an entirely new yacht designed specifically to chase absolute performance records.
What happens next for Ferrari Hypersail?
According to Ferrari, the completion of the hull marks the end of the first major construction phase.
“With this milestone, a fundamental first phase of Ferrari Hypersail’s construction is complete,” Ferrari stated. “Following the recent livery reveal, the project now enters the phase dedicated to installing mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems in preparation for future sea trials.”
Industry speculation suggests an official full unveiling could take place before the end of the year, with at least the first half of 2027 dedicated to extensive testing. Those development programmes are expected to be both long and demanding, given the unprecedented nature of the vessel.
Project leader Enrico Voltolini made it clear that Ferrari is taking a long-term view: “The platform needs development, and the crew will need to train, test, and learn how to exploit the full potential of this new hull. Our time window to target the record runs until 2031.”
For Ferrari, the challenge is clear: transferring its performance legacy from racetracks to the open ocean.
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