Hera Umkhumbi Wokushelela by Nicola Mondini

Hera Umkhumbi Wokushelela by Nicola Mondini is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award in Isikebhe Competition Category.

IbhulonziIsikebhe· 2020

Hera Umkhumbi Wokushelela

by Nicola Mondini

Client: Nicola Mondini

Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award Winner in Isikebhe Category

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The Design

About Hera Umkhumbi Wokushelela

Hera umqondo womkhumbi wokushelela ogqugquzelwe imikhumbi yokuncintisana ye-J-Class eyakhiwa ngeminyaka yawo-1930. Ukwakheka kubalulwa amavolumu amabili ahlangana. Ivolumu yedeki igeleza phezu komzimba womkhumbi kusukela ngaphambili kuya endaweni yokushayela, lapho idiki iyigoqa umzimba womkhumbi futhi yakhe amaphini okushayela ahlanganisiwe. Umzimba womkhumbi unezingxenye ezilawulwayo ezigqugquzelwe ukuklama kwezimoto, ngemikhanyo egijima ecaleni kwayo. Ukuhlangana kwala mavolumu amabili kudala izikhala zokungena kokukhanya kwemini futhi kubambe izinsika zamavili okushayela. UHera unobude obulinganiselwa kumamitha angu-48 futhi wakhiwe ngesakhiwo esisindwa okulula esiyi-carbon composite.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award

Hera Umkhumbi Wokushelela iwinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo ephawulekayo eyehlukaniswa ukudala, ubuhlakani nobukhali bengqondo. Abawinile beBhulonzi yimisebenzi enobuchule obukhulu nedala ngokumangalisayo eqinisekisa isipiliyoni esibanzi, umcabango nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Hera Umkhumbi Wokushelela ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo, enobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu ebuciko, esayensi, ekuklameni nasebuchwepheshe futhi uhamba phambili ngenxa yokunaka kwawo imininingwane. Hera Umkhumbi Wokushelela iyanelisa izidingo ngokumangalisayo, ithinta izifiso, iheha imizwa futhi ikhanga ukufuna ukwazi.

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.