"Brick" Boat

Nov 1, 2017
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Hunter 28.5 Galveston
Good Morning,

Hey y'all! Admittedly, I spend a lot of my spare time reading up on statistics of different sailboats on Sailboatdata.com; I find it very interesting to see different sail plans and weight ratios and number of each boat made, etc., and how they're all different. While I was surfing the website yesterday evening, I found this interesting vessel:
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This is a "Brick" (Herbulot). Weirdly, her reputation in France as a daysailer/racer differs entirely from her name. Her hull is constructed of wood, and her design is actually sleek, almost of a racing profile. With a fin keel and skeg rudder, she corners well, too. Turns out this brick happens to be quick!
 
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jssailem

SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
Oct 22, 2014
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CAL 35 Cruiser #21 moored EVERETT WA
I’ve been hearing about those ‘vinyl coatings’ you can have printed then applied to your boat. They call them wraps.

They can print any image you can imagine.
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http://www.canbygraphics.com/wraps

I’m guessing even bricks.
 
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Oct 19, 2017
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O'Day 19 Littleton, NH
I’ve been hearing about those ‘vinyl coatings’ you can have printed then applied to your boat. They call them wraps.

They can print any image you can imagine.
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http://www.canbygraphics.com/wraps

I’m guessing even bricks.
Oh JS,
Where's your sense of romance?

How about a boat carved from stone?

Here's an example of what you can do with brick

Here's one made of blocks

Or Simon's le Brick.

The Jouet, by Herbulot Nice looking boat.

Here's a link to a French page about le Brick, with lots of nice pictures. http://brickherbulot.free.fr/html/autres_bricks.html

she was designed for ocean racing.
Looks like my kind of boat. I love the color.

- Will (Dragonfly)
 
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