Chocs ahoy! Chocolate boat sets sail in France

26 September 2010 Last updated at 03:32 ET Help

A French chocolatier launched a 3.5m chocolate and sugar boat in front of a crowd of hundreds of onlookers in the port of Concarneau.

Chocolate creator Georges Larnicol, who owns a dozen shops across western France, won a bet by successfully building a seaworthy boat from chocolate.

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