Hera Sekepe sa Ho Sesa by Nicola Mondini

Hera Sekepe sa Ho Sesa by Nicola Mondini is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Dikepe tsa Manobonobo le Dikepe tsa Leoatle Competition Category.

BoronseSekepe· 2020

Hera Sekepe sa Ho Sesa

by Nicola Mondini

Client: Nicola Mondini

Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award Winner in Sekepe Category

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The Design

About Hera Sekepe sa Ho Sesa

Hera ke moralo wa sekepe sa ho sesa se bululetsweng ke likepe tsa peiso tsa J-Class tse hahilweng ka bo-1930. Moralo ona o hlalosoa ke bongata bo babeli bo kopanang. Bongata ba deki bo phalla holim'a hull ho tloha ka pele ho ea sebakeng sa ho laola sekepe, moo deki e potapotang hull le ho theha li-rudder tse kopantsoeng. Hull e na le libaka tse laoloang tse bululetsweng ke moralo oa likoloi, tse nang le mefuta e khanyang e tsamaeang ka mahlakoreng. Moo bongata boo bobeli bo kopanang ho theha likhoro tsa lesedi la letsatsi le ho tshehetsa mesuoe ea ho laola sekepe. Hera e na le bolelele ba dimithara tse 48 mme e hahiloe ka carbon composite e bobebe.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award

Hera Sekepe sa Ho Sesa ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e ikhethang e tsejoang ka boqapi, bohlale ba ho qapa le bohlale. Bahapi ba Boronse ke lintho tse nang le bokhoni ka ho felletseng le boqapi bo hlollang tse tiisang boiphihlelo bo bongata, mohopolo le bokhoni ba ho iphumana ba baqapi ba tsona. Hera Sekepe sa Ho Sesa e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa bonong, mahlaleng, moralong le theknolojing mme o hlahella ka ho tsepamisa maikutlo lintlheng tse nyenyane. Hera Sekepe sa Ho Sesa e kutloisisa litlhoko hantle, e ama litakatso, e hapa maikutlo mme e tsosa takatso ea ho tseba.

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.