Coppercoat Antifoul
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When people decide to apply Coppercoat, obviously it’s rare that they leave any areas treated with traditional antifoul, giving a comparison of performance. However in this case the owner decided that, due to the poor condition of his rudders, he would just apply traditional, white hard racing antifoul to them. Please bear in mind, the rudders…
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
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…
We are pleased to announce that our Brazilian Distributor has gained certification from the IBAMA (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources) which will allow the company to expand their business and increase sales of Coppercoat into the Offshore Oil, Gas and Power industries. Well done Team Agra.
The following is a comment from a Coppercoat user on the YBW.com forums. This shows the type of performance you can expect when using Coppercoat as your antifoul: “Again Coppercoat. I have had it on for 3 years now – works excellent. 42 knots top speed in our Windy 37 HT 2 x KAD 300 when…
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…
We are delighted to receive the following quote from Mark Light, Clipper Race Director following the successful finish of the Clipper Round the World 2017-2018 Race. “The Clipper Race fleet has been exposed to a vast variety of conditions during the 2017-18 circumnavigation. After over 40,000 nm of racing the Coppercoat remains well adhered and…
We are delighted to be standard fit across the range at Eagle Catamarans of Queensland, Australia. Please have a look at their website for info on their interesting multihulls. http://www.eaglecatamarans.com.au/index.php/b27
In 1999 the Environment Agency applied Coppercoat™ to a 10m RIB to test its credentials and feasibility as a ‘green’ anti-foul. In October 2006 the RIB was lifted for the first time and Mark Warmsley, Transport Manager, said: “As the environment agency we are keen to use products that minimize the impact on the marine…
We received this picture and comments from Poole Sea Safari this morning. This Parker RIB is very heavily used commercially and its nice to see how well the Coppercoat is performing. When the owner first applied Coppercoat, he noticed a marked increase in performance and a decrease in fuel consumption. “I have always been impressed with…