Hera Kaipuke Whakatere Rā by Nicola Mondini

Hera Kaipuke Whakatere Rā by Nicola Mondini is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Iata me ngā Waka Moana Competition Category.

ParahiIata· 2020

Hera Kaipuke Whakatere Rā

by Nicola Mondini

Client: Nicola Mondini

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Iata Category

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The Design

About Hera Kaipuke Whakatere Rā

Ko Hera he kaupapa kaipuke whakatere rā i whakaarohia mai i ngā poti reihi J-Class i hangaia i ngā tau 1930. Ko te hoahoa e tautuhia ana e ērā papatanga e rua e whakawhitiwhiti ana. Ka rere tētahi papatanga papa i runga i te tinana mai i te ihu ki te wāhi urungi, kei reira te papa e karapoti ana i te tinana ka hanga i ngā urungi kua whakauruhia. Ko te tinana he mata whakahaere e whakaarohia mai i te hoahoa waka, me ngā rangi māramatanga e rere ana i ngā taha. Ko te whakawhitinga o aua papatanga e rua ka hanga i ngā matapihi whakauru i te māramatanga o te ao, ā, ka pupuri hoki i ngā tūāpapa mō ngā wira urungi. E 48 mita te roa o Hera, ā, kua hangaia mai i te kōmupāunga waro māmā.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Hera Kaipuke Whakatere Rā te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Hera Kaipuke Whakatere Rā he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Hera Kaipuke Whakatere Rā i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

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.