The platform is new. The thinking is not.
Two decades offshore
Infiniti has developed foil-assisted yachts since 2003, offshore and on the race course.
Each project contributes to the next.
Dynamic Stability Systems — first patents filed in 2006. Two decades of development, told through the yachts themselves.
2011 – 2013
Quant 28 & 30
Quant 28 (2011) — 1st in class, Bol d'Or 2012. Quant 30 (2013) — one-design class established in Switzerland; 1st in class, Bol d'Or 2017.
2012 – 2026
Infiniti 36
Two ground-breaking gentleman's day sailors. 3rd, Palermo–Montecarlo 2012. 1st in class at La Larga and 2nd in class at Palma Vela, 2026.
2013 – 2014
Wild Oats XI with DSS
Line honours, Rolex Sydney to Hobart, 2013 and 2014.
2016
Quant 23
The world's first fully flying keelboat. European Boat of the Year 2016.
2016 – 2017
Hugo Boss — Vendée Globe
2nd in the Vendée Globe — the IMOCA 60 fitted with a DSS foil.
2016 – 2019
Infiniti 46 – Maverick
1st in class, Rolex Middle Sea Race 2016 and 2017; RORC Transatlantic Race 2017; Newport Bermuda Race 2018; 2nd in division, TransPac 2019; 1st overall, SoCal 300 2019.
2017
SeAir Mini
The first fully flying Open 6.50 — a Mini ocean racer fitted with DSS.
2019
Reichel Pugh 60 – Wild Joe
A DSS-retrofitted RP60 — 2nd in ORC class, Middle Sea Race 2019; 3rd in class, Rolex Maxi World Cup.
2020
Baltic 142 – Canova
The first superyacht fitted with DSS. Winner, Sailing Yacht of the Year, World Superyacht Awards.
2021
Fully flying 35-footer — QFX
Launched for the Swiss lakes.
2021
Infiniti 52 – Tulikettu
The first foil-driven 52-footer. First two hulls launched, summer 2021, USA. Tulikettu shatters the Paprec 600 Saint-Tropez record in 2026.
2025
Infiniti 52 – Zeus
ORC A winner and ORC Pacific Coast Champion, Rolex Big Boat Series, San Francisco.
Built. Tested. Proven.
Infiniti's development philosophy is proven through yachts that have been designed, built and sailed in demanding conditions.
DSS — Measured performance
Less pitching
Less heel
Measured on the Baltic 142 Canova, a 43 m sailing yacht.
Source — Baltic YachtsRepresentative motion comparison — not to scale.
The platform is engineered and styled with specialist partners.
Naval architecture: Hugh Welbourn, inventor of DSS
Structural engineering: Pure Design & Engineering, New Zealand
Styling and interior design: Design Unlimited
Performance: an independent loaded performance prediction for the Powercat 60, used in the Maldives case
Across the Infiniti and DSS programmes
Selected shipyards, designers and suppliers from Infiniti's sailing and power programmes.
