Hera Panfilu à vela by Nicola Mondini is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award di Bronzu in Yacht Competition Category.

BronzuYacht· 2020

Hera Panfilu à vela

by Nicola Mondini

Client: Nicola Mondini

A' Design Award di Bronzu Winner in Yacht Category

33,766

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #87048

View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Hera Panfilu à vela

Hera hè un panfilu à vela cuncettuale ispiratu da i panfili di corsa di classa J custruiti in l'anni 1930. U disignu hè definitu da dui volumi chì s'intersecanu. Un volume di ponte scorre sopra à u scafu da a prora finu à a pusizione di guverna, induve u ponte s'avvoglie intornu à u scafu è forma timoni integrati. U scafu hà superfici cuntrullate ispirate da u disignu automobilisticu, cù linee di luce chì scorrenu longu i fianchi. L'intersezione di i dui volumi crea l'aperture di luce naturale è sustene i supporti per e ruote di guverna. Hera misura 48 metri di longu è hè custruitu in materiale cumpositu di carbonu leggeru.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award di Bronzu

Hera Panfilu à vela hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu, una ricunniscenza assai prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni eccellenti chì si distinguenu per a creatività, l'ingegnu è l'acutezza. I vincitori di Bronzu sò artefatti largamente abili è sorprendentemente creativi chì autenticanu a vasta sperienza, l'imaginazione è l'ingegnosità di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì Hera Panfilu à vela sia un oggettu assai apprezzatu, ammiratu è caru, rimarchevulemente prufessiunale è innuvatore. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu incorpora e migliori pratiche di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia è hè eccellente per l'attinzione à i detaglii. Hera Panfilu à vela suddisfa splendidamente i bisogni, tocca i disideri, incanta i sentimenti è chjama a curiusità.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The innovative deck is the biggest visual innovation: its volume celebrates wind and speed as it flows over the hull, from the bow to the steer. The narrow tip merges seamlessy into the bow of the yacht and it grows wider towards the steer, where it wraps around the hull creating its unique integrated rudders.
The hull design has very contolled surfacing inspired by automotive design, where meticulously controlled highlights run along its sides.
The intersection of these two volumes seamlessly creates the opening for the day-light and they integrate the support for the steering wheels.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length overall: 48 m
Maximum beam: 8,5 m
Draught: 7 m
Sail area: 920 m2
Tags: Yacht, Sailing, Design, Boat, Race, mast, technology, America's cup,
Production Technology: Using new generation of hull design and lightweight, carbon composite construction, Hera is expected to surf exceeding 25 knots of speed downwind,
The latest carbon construction technology provides for a reduced displacement and an increased rigidity.
Research: This project was inspired by the J-class yachts designed in the 1920s and 30s to compete for the America’s cup. Although this concept does not follow the Nathanael Herreshoff’s Universal Rule of those single masted ships, Hera still wants to represent the same feeling and emotional expression of those vessels. The most advanced technologies, materials and production methods have been taken into consideration for this yacht, to best integrate future and tradition. The general design language is inspired by the automotive world, caractherized by tense and fast lines stretching across the whole length of the hull, to define the speed of the geometry in a minimal and yet sophisticated way.
Hera is a concept sailboat where the top racing performance are married to spacious living space on deck and inside, aiming to offer the racing experience at the highest level of competition and the cruising enjoyment in the maximum comfort.
Inspiration: Hera is a concept sailing yacht inspired by J-Class vessels, the single-masted racing sailboats built in the 1930s to compete in the America’s Cup. This concept is a futuristic interpretation that celebrates these peak racers through innovative materials and innovative shapes.
Project Duration: The project is a personal visual concept privately realized between February and May 2019 in Shanghai and Munich by Nicola Mondini.
Operation Flow: The advanced sail handling system delivers easy control for reduced racing crew.