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During one of our recent shipyard visits comes one very interesting opportunity for the right investor.

131ft (40m) ALUMINUM SUPERYACHT UNDER CONSTRUCTION

This 40m Alloy was left before completion and we are offering for sale with a plan to finish and a preliminary budget done. The yacht is considered to be about 45-48% finished. Considering the value of the acquisition and the preliminary budget we have calculated to complete the project at the expected superyacht quality standard it is not an understatement to say a prospective client could get this finished for much less than a new built-in of this size and quality would actually cost.

Rodriquez Yacht 40m

Rodriquez Yacht 40m Rodriquez Yacht 40m Rodriquez Yacht 40m

Technical Specifications

  • –  Length, overall 40mt
  • –  Length, water line 36mt
  • –  Beam, overall 9mt
  • –  Draft, amidship 3.90mt
  • –  Draft at full load (underprops) 2.60mt
  • –  Full load 260 tons
  • –  Gross Tonnage 380 tons (approx.)Tanks
  • –  Fuel oil tanks 60.000Lt (approx)
  • –  Freshwater tanks 20.000 (approx)
  • –  Waste oil tank 500lt (approx)
  • –  Black/gray waters tank 5000lt (approx)
PLEASE REQUEST the Full 125-page technical specification via our contact form, LiveChat or by calling +44 7445 30 86 22

On request of a client we have preliminarily budgeted completion and pre-cleared a construction slot (and space) and logistics to move the vessel:
[Please only consider the following figures as preliminary a detailed survey and inventory has not yet been carried out and choices of the future owner might increase or decrease the overall budget for the completion of the vessel]
a) €1.7M – Acquisition of the vessel as is, where is
b) €80-100k Naval registry and transport to finishing shipyard
c) €400k – Documents and current suppliers handover to finish the systems that are left unfinished (Hydraulics, Electricals, etc..)
e) €6M – All-in vessel finishing including but not limited to registrations, labor, design, and engineering of the interiors and customization, marine testing, etc.. [A detailed  preliminary budget will be available upon request from qualified prospective buyers] 

Total budget €8.2M
Time Needed: 10-12 months + (1 month of buffer for eventual delays of suppliers and or transport authorizations)

Realistic Sale Price once finished as a new vessel €13.5-15M

An indication of Charter fee median rate: €90-€150k/week – The vessel has the potential for a cross-Atlantic fuel capacity so the charter season could be extended to over 20 weeks – Should you be interested in purchasing to charter it not just sporadically please take a look at our Yacht Charter Business Plan Template 

The Story

I could hardly say a hydrofoil superyacht is ‘nothing personal’ it is instead very personal. My name is Leopoldo Rodriquez and I feel privileged to say I grew up on Hydrofoils, or ‘Aliscafi’ as we call them in Italian, as my grandfather Carlo Rodriquez (see History) was and still is to date the one who built and employed most of the large hydrofoils (over 50 feet) that were ever built.

About 6 years ago I started toying with the idea that the world of Superyachts could have used a breath of fresh air and as America’s cup was deploying foil technology the general public was getting more and more familiar with this still amazing concept of hydrodynamic and its deliverables.

The People

Architect Daniele Natoli standing next to the bow foil of the Built Prototype

It was only after I met the designer and engineer Lorenzo Lucchini Gilera whose great-grandfather could surely be considered as daring as mine (Giuseppe Gilera founder of Gilera Motociclette) that it became clear to me we had to start something radical. It became clear to me that a hydrofoil superyacht would have been a good start. Lorenzo had learned by masters of Yacht Designs such as Zuccon and Lazzarini and Pickering, however, very much like me, he was looking for something more intriguing and that wasn’t only about design.

My initial idea was that of a modern Yacht Version of the Pt20 just like the one in the James Bond movie “Thunderball” (See Video Above). However, we went to visit Rodriquez Cantieri Navali in Messina now Intermarine SPA, to see the latest prototype with fully submerged foils instead of semi-submerged foils. The FSH37 (or FSH 38).

“Thunderball” – James Bond Movie scene Featuring a Pt20 Hydrofoil designed, patented, and built by Rodriquez Cantieri Navali

With a preliminary agreement with Intermarine SPA, we started developing a design based on this tested vessel that was being tested and tuned with 2 different drive configurations: z drives and regular shafts.

After some initial designs of the exterior lines, I received a phone call from a young designer who I had known through common friends who called me saying I would love to design a hydrofoil yacht. Architect Daniele Natoli told me, it’s would be a dream for me because I was born on a hydrofoil. Daniele is indeed originally from Lipari (Aeolian Islands, Sicily) and I thought his speech was figurative due to the frequent use of ‘Aliscafi’ that connects those islands. Instead, Daniele Natoli birth certificate actually testify that he was physically born aboard of a 1963 Rodriquez build Hydrofoil model PT50 and his umbilical cord was indeed cut by Capt Francesco Romeo on the hydrofoil named ‘ Freccia Del Mediterraneo’ (see image below)


From a Commercial Vessel to..

So we started to work on yacht design

Designing an innovative yacht is a very difficult job even with clients that know exactly what they want. Designing one were we had to imagine who the clients could be and where every kilo makes the difference because of the complex weight distribution is even harder.

The Hyperyacht 3-seater Cockpit inspired from the legendary Mclaren F1

Hyper Goals for the HyperYacht


1) Lower Fuel Consumption at High Speed

2) Unprecedented Comfort

3) Unprecedented Stability at anchor

4) Smarter not bigger

5) Simple and timeless lines


We loved the challenge and we wanted a new name for the type of yacht

Someone once said it’s not the size that matters it’s how you use it. So maybe instead of going bigger and bigger, it was time to see something smarter.

The Name: The Hyper Yacht

The word ‘super’ was originally associated with superpowers (see Superman) but in truth, in the yachting industry ‘Super’, ‘Mega’ and more recently the word ‘Giga’ still refers to size – the latter- for the 80m+ gigantic yachts.

We have been busy trying to innovate the technology as well as the nomenclature of what we would like to be the new generation of yachts. As we did not believe this “project HSY38” truly belonged to any of the known categories Super or Giga or Mega, we thought it needed to have a class of its own: HYPER was the right one.

What is The Hyper Yacht and why is it unique?

It all started from “projects FSH37” (See Video Below) already built and tested in two 1-1 scale prototypes (38m in lenght) from Intermarine Spa (formerly Rodriquez Cantieri Navali). Differently, form ‘traditional’ commercial hydrofoils with semi-submerged foil the FSH37 is equipped with fully submerged foils that do not need to follow the wave reacting with the usual rolling and ducking of the hull. Historically speaking, fully submerged foils are a less sophisticated design, however, pre 1950s when the first commercial Hydrofoils where built and deployed by Rodriquez Cantieri Navali.

THE FSH37 passenger version prototype upon which the HSY Yacht Version is based.

Now we are ready to disclose some of the early images of the Yacht version based on such project, which thanks to a good ‘diet’ will be able to carry much more fuel and therefore a much longer range compared to the original FSH37.

We called it The Hyper Yacht

The HyperYacht HSY38

Advantages of the technology

  1. Lower fuel consumption of an expected 50% at cruise speed compared to a similar size vessel at the same speed
  2. Unprecedented comfort while on the foils the vessel goes up and down on the vertical axis with virtually no rolling and no ducking
  3. The foils act as natural stabilisers while at anchor
  4. The vessel thanks to the foils is also particularly stable at slow speed before ‘take off‘ or island hopping at slow speed
The Aft and beach club of The HyperYacht
the closed aft of the Hyperyacht
The Skylounge features a glass ceiling and a lot of natural light
The master cabin at midship with ensuite bathroom
The Hyperyacht sits 1.5 meters on the edge of the wave on fully submerged foils with computer controlled pitch of the flaps

Why is this the only credible Hydrofoil superyacht soon available to order ?

  1. Nobody except for Rodriquez/Intermarine has an history of over 300 hydrofoils built and maintained to date.
  2. No other shipyards in the world as working 1-1 scale (38m long) prototype ready to test for serious buyers
  3. The shipyard is reliable and publicly listed and will honour the delivery dates and the spec sheet performance and quality of materials 100% made in Italy.
The Flying bridge is hidden and features wind breakers at 360 degrees to enjoy the space at 40 knots cruise speed.

For Brokers and Clients

If you are a broker or a prospective buyer and you would like to receive more detailed information or book a visit to the prototype please contact Mr Leopoldo Rodriquez at +44 7445 30 8622 or use the contact us form

3 cabin layouts

The team behind the project