Ferrari is getting into boats... again
Ferrari is getting into boats... again
The Ferrari Hypersail is leading the Prancing Horse to water
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First it was Castoldi's record-setting V12-powered craft. Then it was the Riva Ferrari 32. Now, Ferrari has a new boat; the Hypersail, which is, er, (combustion) engine-less.
Due for launch in 2026 and designed by French boat designer Guillaume Verder, the fancy hydrofoil boasts a 100-foot monohull prototype, where three points of contact provide stability, a canting keel to support one underwater fin, another fin on the rudder and two additional foils, deployed alternately.
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Ferrari proudly reckons the thing "is the first of its size to be entirely energy self-sufficient", sailing with a flight control system developed from its fancy cars, and powered by solar, wind and kinetic energy.
Giovanni Soldini, team principal of Hypersail and record-breaking yachting bloke, said: "From a nautical perspective, it's innovative in both its structure and how it will fly; on the systems front, Ferrari's contribution is driving the development of on-board control technology that has never been seen before.
"To prepare as well as we can for the variability and force of the phenomena and conditions encountered at sea, our top priority is to strike the right balance between the pursuit of extreme performance and maximum reliability."
Let's 'sea' what it can do when it gets on the water, eh?
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