Reviews
Coppercoat Partnership with Clipper Round The World Yacht Race Hailed a Success.
The first Official Antifoul Supplier for the Clipper Race has had a positive impact on race logistics by saving cost, work and time according to race officials The application of Coppercoat antifouling on the Clipper Round The World Yacht Race fleet has been described as a huge success by race officials after mid-race checks were…
More CoverageCoppercoat on a Westerly Conway
Nice to read a review from a happy customer who has experience of Coppercoat in various environments. The conditions in the Baleric’s and Portsmouth could hardly be more different and it’s great to see that Coppercoat’s performance is satisfying the customer equally as well. ” I am now 5 years into second application. Am now in…
More Coverage"Rock Star" Catamaran Jimmy and Coppercoat
We received this lovely review of Coppercoat from Ricco in New Zealand. His catamaran “Jimmy” is certainly a striking vessel! We treat a disproportionately large amount of catamarans, mainly because lifting this sort of boat is difficult and expensive, so the ability to clean the hull in the water and not having to repaint is…
More CoverageLick of new paint for Clipper 70s
A Clipper 70 being sand blasted. Over the last six months, the Clipper Race fleet of twelve 70-foot ocean racing yachts has been given a makeover of mighty proportions in preparation for the Clipper 2017-18 Race. In addition to major works during this refit, the Maintenance Team is also carrying out the usual servicing, replacements,…
More Coverage13 Years, 3 Boats and 3 Children.
For many of us, sailing around the world is a dream. The time, commitment and finances reqired often make this dream impossible. In 2003 Matthieu Fleury, and his partner Soizic, realised this dream and began a 3 year circumnavigation. 13 years, 3 boats and 3 children later, this dream has become their life. In 2003, Matt…
More CoverageCoppercoat on the Rapido 60.
The Rapido 60, designed by Morrelli & Melvin to offer its owners volume, comfort and speed. At the origin of the project is Paul Koch, who has designed, built, sailed and raced trimarans for 25 years (notably the Corsair trimarans), and who wanted a blue-water cruising boat with space to live, but offering all the…
More CoverageAbrading Coppercoat.
I recently came across this thread on the YBW forum about abrading Coppercoat and it was nice to read of a customer doing this after 12 years and having a clean hull after 18 months afloat, even in a high fouling area like Sant Carles!: Abrading Coppercoat Should I be abrading Coppercoat? We are often…
More CoverageCoppercoat Independent real world review.
A Coppercoat Independent real world review. I came across this on a world wide Cruiser’s forum this morning. Certainly worth a read. This boat has been in the water for 20 months, without any scrubs: “A few pictures taken today. Boat was Coppercoated back in May 2014,and has been in the water since then, no…
More CoverageCoppercoat after 10 years in the Mediterranean
Mario, who has had Coppercoat on his yacht for 10 years (kept in a high fouling area of the Mediterranean) sent us this nice picture showing what Coppercoat looks like in service. The verdigris green colour can vary in hue, according to local conditions.
More Coverage3 year Real World Coppercoat Review.
We often get asked for an independent, real world review of our product, Coppercoat. Here are a few recent comments from the YBW Forums: http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?439119-Coppercoat-3-year-results-excellent&highlight=coppercoat
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