GRP hull of the racing yacht Bribon with the name and sponsor logos applied in vinyl

Marine

Bribon Hull graphics for a racing yacht

Signage
Spain

The project

What we did

Client: Bribon
Sector: Marine
Area: Signage
Type of work: Vehicles
Location: Spain

Application of the name 'Bribon' and the sponsor logos to the hull of the racing yacht. The work included sizing and positioning to the true developed surface of the hull, preparing the vinyl pieces and applying them at the boat, with a set-out on the surface itself before anything was fixed.

The challenge

A GRP hull is not a flat plane: the surface curves in two directions and the waterline dictates where each logo can sit. On top of that, the graphics are permanently exposed to salt water, sun and the knocks of mooring, with no chance of frequent touch-ups.

Our solution

We set out on the hull first, marking axes and heights against the waterline so the name reads level with the boat afloat. The pieces were plotter-cut in cast vinyl, for its ability to take double curvature with no tension memory. After surface preparation to remove wax residue and salts, application was done section by section, with heat-forming in the areas of tightest curvature and edge sealing to close the way to salt water.