Hera Doon Shiraacle by Nicola Mondini is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Doonyaha Raaxada iyo Maraakiibta Badda Competition Category.

NaxaasDooni· 2020

Hera Doon Shiraacle

by Nicola Mondini

Client: Nicola Mondini

Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Dooni Category

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The Design

About Hera Doon Shiraacle

Hera waa doon shiraac oo qorshe ah oo laga dhiirigeliyay doomaha tartanka ee heerka J-Class ee la dhisay sanadihii 1930-meeyadii. Naqshadda waxaa lagu qeexay laba qaab oo isku dhex mara. Qaab dekedeed ayaa ka socda badhtanka doonta (hull) laga bilaabo dusha ilaa goobta wadista, halkaas oo dekedu ay ku duuban tahay badhtanka doonta oo ay samayso rudersyo isku dhafan. Badhtanka doontu waxay leedahay dusha sare oo la xakameeyay oo laga dhiirigeliyay naqshadeynta baabuurta, iyadoo ay dhinacyada ka socdaan calaamado iftiin ah oo tarraya. Isku-dhaca labada qaabba ayaa abuura furitaannada iftiinka maalinta iyo kuwa hayaya taageerooyinka shaqallada wadista. Hera waxay dhererkeedu yahay 48 mitir waxaana lagu dhisay alaab fudud oo carbon composite ah.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award

Hera Doon Shiraacle waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf sare leh oo la siiyo naqshado aan caadi ahayn oo lagu garto hal-abuur, hal-abuur cusub iyo caqli. Guuleystayaasha Naxaasta waa shaqooyin xirfad buuxda leh iyo hal-abuur yaab leh oo xaqiijiya khibrad weyn, male-awaal iyo kartida naqshadeeyayaashooda. Hera Doon Shiraacle waa walax la filayo inay noqoto mid aad loo tixgeliyo, la ixtiraamo oo la jecel yahay, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur cusub leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award wuxuu ku darsadaa hab-dhaqanno ugu wanaagsan farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada wuxuuna ku fiican yahay dhawrista tafaasiisha. Hera Doon Shiraacle si fiican ayay u buuxisaa baahiyaha, taabataa rabitaannada, soo jiidataa dareenka kicinayaanna xiisaha aqoonta.

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.