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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…
Over the years there have been many copies of Coppercoat. As can been from this picture, the performance is NOT the same! This test panel has been in the River Dart for 20 months. In case you hadn’t guessed, Coppercoat® is on the left!
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…
The world renowned independent testing and research facility Plymouth Marine Laboratory Applications Ltd (with over 500 global partners) has recently published the results of their 5 year anti-foul trial.
I found this write up on Coppercoat application and performance in the Atlantic. This shows how one person can relatively easily Coppercoat a 35 foot sailing yacht on their own, in one day. “It works. Applied as solo DIY project in Plymouth when bought boat – May 2009. One roller – just keep going round…
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…
Back in March, Steve Blanchard of Poole Sea Safari (www.pooleseasafari.com) had Coppercoat® applied to his commercial rib. The smooth and non-absorbent epoxy surface gave immediate improvements in hull speed and efficiency, so much so in fact that Steve calculated his fuel saving this year alone will more than recoup the cost of his Coppercoat® application….
We were recently contacted by the owner of a Coppercoated® boat, “Mardi Gras”, that he believed had been treated around 12 years ago, by a previous owner. We happened to remember that his boat was previously owned by the (then) Commodore of Christchurch Sailing Club. The boat was actually treated in 1992, over 20 years ago! We…
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.
We were delighted to welcome Sir Robin Knox-Johnston on the Coppercoat stand on Wednesday, who was interested in celebrating with us how pleased he is with the Coppercoat applications currently taking place on the fleet of Clipper 68 ft racing yachts. To keep up to date with the current Clipper Race follow this link. https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/…