Centrostiledesign’s Future-E Is An Electric Yacht Concept With Hydrofoils

Italian design studio Centrostiledesign has imagined a futuristic, foiled yacht that could almost be the boating world’s equivalent of a flying car.

The concept yacht is dubbed the Future-E and would be made from recycled carbon fiber. It would be equipped with two electric motors, ensuring that it produces no emissions and no noise. The yacht’s party trick, though, are the four retractable foils that would allow it to float above the water.

Robb Report notes that the yacht’s foils would extend as it picks up speed and when traveling at 16 knots, it will enter full foiling mode and lift up out of the water, much like a foiled sailing yacht.

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Centrostiledesign says the yacht could hit more than 30 knots and has been equipped with an advanced kinematic system with electro-hydraulic actuators and a gyroscope to reduce the impact of the waves, creating a beautifully smooth and comfortable ride. Making the Future-E all the more desirable is the fact that it has been imagined in both Coupe and Convertible guise and sports suicide doors.

Detailed renderings show the interior of the Future-E that is laden with large touchscreens housing all important controls. There is a large captain’s chair and a second-row of seats that can accommodate three passengers.

The Future-E comes from the mind of yacht designer Davide Cipriani, the managing director of Centrostiledesign. It is unclear if the company has any plans to actually commission its foiled yacht but if it did, we can imagine it would prove quite popular among the rich and famous.