Press Release
Esurf Electric Surf Board by Flavien Neyertz Receives the Golden A' Design Award in Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design
Flavien Neyertz of Searider recognized for sporting goods, fitness and recreation equipment design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Esurf Electric Surf Board by Flavien Neyertz of Searider, designed for Esurf Cobalt Sarl, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design category. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Golden A' Design Award
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
Regarding 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.
About Searider
Searider has been launched in January 2024, and was born during the summer of 2022 from a crazy idea of the founder to rethink the way people interact with water sports and racing. Inspired by the motorsports industry, Searider is the ultimate e-watercraf
Award Record
This recognition makes Flavien Neyertz of Searider a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design Award
The A' Sporting Goods Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good sports equipment designs by leading designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to sporting goods designers, fitness equipment designers, recreation equipment designers and industrial designers from all countries. Entries typically include basketballs, tennis rackets, yoga mats, running shoes, dumbbells and bicycles. Awarded sports equipment designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/sporting-goods
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/121618
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/121618
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!121618
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/299141
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.esurf.com
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Esurf Electric Surf Board
- Function
- Electric Surf Board
- Category
- Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Sports
- Colors
- Cadet Blue, Dark Slate Gray, Steel Blue, Teal and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Esurf Cobalt Sarl
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Flavien Neyertz
- Country
- Monaco
- Brand
- Searider
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #121618
Credits
- Team
- CEO, Head of Engineer, Mechanical Engineers x 4, Electrical Engineers x4 and Production technicians x 8
- Image Credits
- images by Aottropate Poorhassan for esurf
Design Details
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Realization and 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.
- Operation and Interaction
- 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.
- Project Duration and Location
- 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.
- Specifications
- 170 x 60 x 12 Total weight with battery: 24kg With accessories included
- Keywords
- Esurf, Electric Surfboard, Yacht Toy, Green Tech, Fun, Ekart, Gokart, New Tech, Revolution
