Gold Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design · 2021
Esurf Electric Surf Board
- A' Design Award 2021 Gold Winner in Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design
- Awarded April 15, 2021
- CLIENT: Esurf Cobalt Sarl
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 791,441
- Verification code 50911C607C · Verify this award
About Esurf Electric Surf Board
Powered by 100% electric energy, this electric surfboard with a 45-minute autonomy.The Esurf allows its users, whatever their sporting level to enjoy surfing sessions anywhere in the world! Accompanied by a wide range of fun accessories, the Esurf R can be transformed to suit all tastes. In just a few minutes, the Esurf R changes into an Esurf Tube or EKart. The Esurf is a full carbon monohull electric surfboard it’s not only the most powerful on the market but also the most advanced.
FLAVIEN NEYERTZ's Esurf Electric Surf Board emerges from the contemporary intersection of advanced materials engineering, hydrodynamic design principles, and the enduring human desire to interact harmoniously with natural water environments, representing a significant evolution in personal watercraft that honors traditional surfing aesthetics while embracing technological innovation. The present photographic documentation captures the design in its intended context of use, demonstrating how form follows function as the streamlined carbon-fiber construction parts the water with minimal resistance, the aggressive rocker profile and carefully calculated volume distribution enabling the rider to achieve the dynamic equilibrium visible in this decisive moment. The composition succeeds in communicating both the technical sophistication of the equipment and the experiential joy it facilitates, positioning the viewer as witness to an act of controlled exhilaration against a backdrop of extraordinary natural beauty. The designer appears to have drawn upon decades of surfboard evolution, from traditional wooden longboards through contemporary shortboard performance shapes, synthesizing this heritage with electric propulsion technology in a manner that respects rather than disrupts the essential character of wave-riding culture. The chromatic strategy employing matte black finishing demonstrates sophisticated restraint, allowing the form itself to communicate while creating striking visual contrast against variable water conditions. One notes the attention to ergonomic refinement in the deck geometry and handle positioning, suggesting extensive user testing and iterative development toward optimal rider interface. The documentation invites contemplation of how design innovation might continue transforming human relationships with marine environments, extending access to surfing sensations beyond locations blessed with consistent wave action while maintaining the meditative, physically engaged character that draws enthusiasts to water sports across cultures and generations.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- The Esurf is a revolutionary electric motorized surf board using our electric motors to achieve top performances & design. We have used our experience to build the lightest, fastest and the most durable electric surf board on the market. The Esurf can be converted into the first ever design Go Kart for water called the Ekart using simple accessories, you benefit of two revolutionary sensations with only one product.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 170 x 60 x 12
Total weight with battery: 24kg
With accessories included - Tags
- Esurf, Electric Surfboard, Yacht Toy, Green Tech, Fun, Ekart, Gokart, New Tech, Revolution
- Production Technology
- Our electric motor developed for the Esurf is called KM1: the most powerful ever designed and built in its section, sine-wave controller below 60 volt only 0,7kg and capable of 22kW continuous. 3,2 kWh and interchangeable 15 kg battery pack. 215 wh/kg (Tesla has 167 wh/kg) energy density and 2000 w/kg power density. Electric motor of 1,7kg and 20,5 kW (Tesla Model S has 8,5 kW per kg). Production line based in Europe, the hull is monohull full carbon fiber hand crafted in Europe by top tech carbon engineers.
- Design Challenge
- Our main difficulty was incertitude about succeeding in our R&D, we have spent 18 months focusing on optimizing our research in order to deliver the best electric motorized surf board ever built, then we have been facing a full production line set up and installation at the same time we were facing a full lockdown due to Covid19. Thanks to our passion and motivation we have managed to find into our perseverance the power to continue and achieve our Esurf project.
- Project Duration
- The project started in 2019 in Monaco and Greece, Athens.
The surf is now in full production and we are working to create new applications for our technology in order to help the maritime industry to go green and help reduce the impact of the petrol engines onto our environment. - Operation Flow
- This product has been developed to increase the user experience, first of all by its full electric propulsion using our in house development, it's light weight and performance. Also by its autonomy and last but not least its accessibility.
The Esurf is a game changer in the Esurfing industry. - Research
- Our project: developing an electric motor capable to fit our customer performance's expectation, strong acceleration, high power and speed, low consumption for a maximum autonomy and light weight. Our engineers have designed the most powerful electric motor of its category. We built the rest of the components for our Esurf using the experience of our CEO ex motorized surfboard 2x world champion, his knowledge about the board and the customer has brought an experience which can be felt today by each customer receiving and using his Esurf. Every detail has been thought in order to be efficient, practical and reliable to optimize our customers experience.
- Inspiration
- The Esurf was inspired by a combination of multi sports, a mix of surfing, wake boarding, motorbike, snowboarding. The Esurf brings freedom and fun for our users anywhere at anytime with no limits. We have designed a product fun for everyone, from beginners to advanced riders. Using electric propulsion is a key factor for our environment, the esurf is eco-friendly, noise free and maintenance free.
- Image Credits
- images by Aottropate Poorhassan for esurf
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to SARL Cobalt, 2021."
Trademark esurf 2017 Trademark Holder cobalt Sarl.
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