Yacht builders unveil concept vessel they claim will use ‘wings’ to travel above the waves
The boat that floats ABOVE the water: Yacht builders unveil concept vessel they claim will use ‘wings’ to travel above the waves
- Italian yacht builders came out with a new ‘hyperboat concept’ which designers say will ‘fly’ above the water
- It’s being developed by Persico Marine in collaboration with Carkeek Design Partners and Pininfarina Nautical
- Designers claim the Persico F70 will have retractable wings and futuristic looking ‘spaceship-like interiors’
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A new 70-foot ‘hyperboat concept’ claims to ‘fly’ above the water and has retractable wings and ‘spaceship-like interiors’.
The Persico F70, a vessel which designers say will float above the waves with only a small crew, is being developed by Italian yacht builders Persico Marine in collaboration with Carkeek Design Partners and Pininfarina Nautical.
Designers of the carbon composite crafted yacht boast it as having a ‘sleek, aerodynamic silhouette that’s conducive to breakneck cruising’.
The Persico F70, a new ‘hyperboat concept’ promises to ‘fly’ above the water and yacht builders say it can be used for racing as well as leisurely daysailing
Persico Marine claims the Persico F70 yacht ‘outperforms 100-footers and can “fly” at just 10 knots’ but gave no exact speed figures
The Persico F70, a vessel which designers say will float above the waves with a minimal crew, is being developed by Italian yacht builders Persico Marine in collaboration with Carkeek Design Partners and Pininfarina Nautical
They also say that while most foiling yachts are ‘designed purely for speed’, Persico F70 ‘combines high performance with luxury interiors’, meaning it can be used for both racing and leisurely daysailing.
Persico Marine claims the yacht, which was first announced this March, ‘outperforms 100-footers and can “fly” at just 10 knots’ but gave no exact speed figures.
As well as the retractable wings, it also promises ‘elevators on the rudder blade that together allow it to fly across the water with minimal drag’.
The new 70-foot ‘hyperboat concept’ promises to ‘fly’ above the water and designers boast its retractable wings and ‘spaceship-like interiors’
The yacht’s futuristic-looking interior space is adorned by a series of ‘structural rings’ that that Pininfarina’s chief yacht designer Daniele Mazzon says emphasise the length and width of the boat
Designers of the carbon composite crafted yacht boast it as having a ‘sleek, aerodynamic silhouette that’s conducive to breakneck cruising’
The futuristic-looking interior open space is adorned by a series of ‘structural rings’ that that Pininfarina’s chief yacht designer Daniele Mazzon says emphasise the length and width of the boat.
Marcello Persico, president of Persico Marine, said: ‘Integrating full-foiling regatta performance, excellence in design and daysailer features is a fascinating challenge, which we have shared with Carkeek Design Partners and Pininfarina.
‘Creating a great team is the best lead-in to the market for a boat capable of making history, as the Persico F70 project is proposing to do.
‘A craft of this type requires a design of the highest level, great technology and construction expertise, and the best designers: we have built a solid partnership to attain this ambitious goal.’
