Environmentally Responsible Antifoul
More super-yachts switch to Coppercoat®. New Zealand
We have always had a strong following amongst the leisure boating community, with most Coppercoat® treated boats being between 25 and 45ft in length. But increasingly Coppercoat® is being used by larger leisure boats and super-yachts. In the last month alone Coppercoat® has been applied to the 49m motor-yacht “T6” in New Zealand and a…
More CoverageCoppercoat® joins the Facebook generation.
Later than most I know, but finally we have joined Facebook. This regularly updated site contains all the latest news and pictures relating to Coppercoat®, as well as a smattering of more general (and boating) stories. If you are Facebook subscriber, log on to http://www.facebook.com/antifoul . And if you like it, don’t forget to click…
More CoverageCoppercoat® gains Lloyds Register certification.
We are pleased to announce that Coppercoat® anti-foul has now been certified by Lloyd’s Register. This means that it can now be used on ships that are built and managed to Lloyd’s Register specifications. Therefore Coppercoat® can now be used by even the largest commercial ships and super-yachts as well as personal leisure boats. (Certificate…
More CoverageCoppercoat® in action!
Yesterday I had the rare opportunity to enjoy a sunny afternoon at Dell Quay Yacht Yard. Whilst there I took a few pictures of some of the boats present using Coppercoat®. These boats included the owner of the yards personal fishing boat and a yacht I remember supplying 20 years ago. I was pleased to…
More CoverageCoppercoat® wins international Award
We are delighted to have won the prestigious Eco Friendly Business category of the Asian Marine & Boating Awards 2011, held in conjunction with the China (Shanghai) International Boat Show. The award was presented to Nigel MacFarlane (Coppercoat® representative for Hong Kong) by Yang Xin Fa (Secretary General of the Chinese Boatbuilding Association) at a gala…
More CoverageCoppercoat® after 3 years afloat.
At the recent London Boat Show it was great to catch up with old customers, Sue and Stuart from Sails and Summits, who Coppercoated their Dufour 455 “Esseness” 3 years ago. They were planning on lifting her out for her first lift since being treated and promised to send us pictures of the results. Whilst…
More CoverageBoat Builders Show Their Support
As many of you will have seen in the past, there are always a good number of new boats treated with Coppercoat™ at boat shows all around the world. During a quiet five minutes at the recent London International Boat show, I took the opportunity to take a few pictures of some of the boats…
More CoverageCoppercoat™ vs a conventional Antifoul
The Medway (or as it’s known locally, The Mudway!) is a notoriously bad area in the UK for marine fouling. The following picture was posted on a well known yachting forum. It is rare to have Coppercoat™ tested against a traditional antifoul on the same boat. By the way, Coppercoat™ is the clean product on the…
More CoverageCoppercoat™ after 14 years.
Having been supplying Coppercoat™ for almost 20 years, it is increasingly common for us to hear from customers from our “early days”. Whilst we have already published information on boats treated nearly 20 years ago, we were still delighted with the following email recently received from the owner of a Heavenly Twins Catamaran entering its 15th year with Coppercoat™: From: Andy M Sent: 29…
More CoveragePractical Boat Owner (Britain's biggest selling boating magazine) toasts the success of Coppercoat™!
In the December 2007 edition of Practical Boat Owner, the editor Sarah Norbury extolls the virtues of Coppercoat after a 14-year test on her family boat, a Starlight 39.
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