MILAN — Ferrari unveiled the livery of Hypersail, its 100-foot flying ocean monohull, at Milan Design Week on April 22, 2026, marking the most visible step yet in the brand’s push beyond road and track into offshore racing.
Two colours define Hypersail’s identity. Grigio Hypersail (Hypersail grey), a new shade developed specifically for carbon, covers the hull. Giallo Fly (fly yellow) runs across the cabin, foils, and waterline stripes. Grey expresses the material; yellow carries the marque’s history. The yellow has deep roots. Giallo Fly was born from a suggestion by Fiamma Breschi, widow of Ferrari driver Luigi Musso, known for his distinctive yellow helmet. The shade first appeared on a 275 GTB, the first yellow Ferrari ever made, and has carried symbolic weight within the brand ever since. On Hypersail, the word “fly” in the colour name connects directly to the boat’s defining characteristic: it lifts onto foils and flies above the water.
“The grey and yellow will be the colours of the brand and I imagine will inspire an endless series of merchandising products,” said Pier Luigi Stefani, an expert sailor and media executive who has followed the project closely. “This is another important Ferrari challenge, always ahead in the evolution of extreme speed. A boat built to set records.”
Flavio Manzoni, Chief Design Officer at Ferrari, described the project as an unexpected extension of the studio’s creative reach. “Hypersail represented an opportunity to extend our creative research into a context different from our usual one,” Manzoni said. “The experience gained in competition car projects, at the highest technological level, has favoured exploration of a more complex domain.”
The silhouette references the Ferrari Monza SP1 and SP2 in its proportions, while the coachroof architecture draws from the 499P Hypercar (endurance racing prototype) that won at Le Mans. Solar panels integrated into the deck are load-bearing and grip-surfaced, their placement calculated from advanced modelling of the sun exposure Hypersail will receive during ocean navigation.
The boat was designed with naval architect Guillaume Verdier, under the engineering leadership of Matteo Lanzavecchia, Head of Vehicle Engineering at Ferrari.
During Design Week, from April 22 to 26, the project is on display at the Ferrari Flagship Store in Milan, and an installation by the Ferrari Design Studio occupies the main terrace of HIGHLINE Milano, overlooking Piazza del Duomo.
