Energy system to redefine ocean passage

The foiling 100-foot monohull, known as the Ferrari Hypersail project, intends to torch offshore sailing records when it is completed. But it’s goal isn’t just speed, its also self-sufficiency as it has created an energy system that is powered by renewable sources and crew muscle.

“Hypersail is the first foiling monohull for ocean racing to achieve complete energy autonomy,” states Marco Guglielmo Ribigini, Technical Team Leader of Ferrari Hypersail. “Thanks to an electrical system that ensures the ideal balance between efficiency and performance, alongside innovative solutions such as Winch-by-Wire, all on-board adjustments are powered entirely by energy generated while underway.”

The choice of an electric solution, arising from the need to guarantee energy self-sufficiency during the long-distance sailing the vessel will face, led to the development of a system capable of harvesting energy as efficiently as possible from the surrounding environment, including solar and wind power. – Full report