Design

BRIO 555

A 5.55 m collective dinghy, which is the European term for a sailing school boat carrying a group of students under one instructor. The type goes back to the Herbulot Caravelle of 1952. Offered round hulled in strip planking or chined in stitch and glue.

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Boats like this one

Same type, closest in length.

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Hornolo	Yannick Maignien	18′ 1″ (5.5 m)	1
PUCK 550	BCA Demco	5.5 m (18′ 1″)	0
SAM	BCA Demco	5.5 m (18′ 1″)	0
Swaggie	John Welsford	5.5 m (18′ 1″)	0