®

Since its launch in 1991 over 80,000

boats have been treated with

Coppercoat®.

This hard wearing copper-filled epoxy resin provides

protection against unwanted marine hard growth

and repeatedly saves boat owners the annual task

of anti-fouling.

A single application, applied in 4 thin coats,

provides anti-fouling protection for 10+ years

before needing a touch up. If fact, the

Coppercoat® on many of the earliest coated

boats is still performing well after 20 years of

immersion.

Coppercoat® is suitable for DIY application by

roller, and since it’s non-conductive, it can be

applied (with a barrier coating, if needed) on

all surfaces, including fiberglass, wood, steel,

aluminum, cast iron and ferrocement.

Coppercoat® 4th coat being rolled over 3rd coat.

For those looking to minimize maintenance costs and

extend the time between bottom painting,

Coppercoat® can provide the solution.

Below left Yacht “Nicklathyse” was treated with Coppercoat® in 1994. Below right In 2010 the owner of “Nicklathyse” celebrated 16 years of not having to re-anti-foul his boat!

Below left Oyster 46, Coppercoated in 1997, touched up once, now at 22 yrs Below right Wooden yacht Mahdee was coated in 2009, now over 10 years

A 1.5 liter kit of Coppercoat coats 42 sq ft, in 4 thin coats

A Sadler Starlight 39 kept on the River Hamble was treated with Coppercoat when new in 1993. This yacht is sailed by the Editor of Europe’s biggest selling boating magazine. In 2007 she wrote “Our experience has been fantastic. In all the 14 years we’ve never had a barnacle, seaweed, nothing... except a thin layer of brown slime that simply washes off.”

Sarah Norbury, Editor, Practical Boat Owner

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Environmental

The responsible choice

Not only is Coppercoat® long lasting, it can also provide genuine performance enhancements in both speed and efficiency

That boats need protection from fouling to retain performance and efficiency is well known, but what is often forgotten is that conventional anti-fouling paints absorb water when immersed and therefore swell, roughen and increase in weight – this adds drag to the hull and decreases performance. Some racers have countered this problem by simply not using anti-fouling – they “dry sail” (leaving the hull unpainted) and only launch for the race. While this may be appropriate for a few, for most boat owners this is not a practical option. Coppercoat® provides the solution, as it is an epoxy resin and does not absorb water. By not adding drag, Coppercoat® provides the ideal combination of bare boat speed and anti-fouling protection.

This advantage has been noted by racers at all levels, from local club racers to international competitors. For example, Coppercoat® is used by Keith Musto (Olympic sailing medalist), Matt Craughwell (Guinness World Record Holder), Philippe Jeantot (Founder of the Vendee Globe Race), and all of the Clipper Round The World boats.

Power boats also enjoy performance benefits; greater boat speed and fuel savings from efficient cruising. In tests by Sunseeker (using a 25m Sunseeker Yacht 82), when compared to a new treatment of conventional anti-fouling, a new treatment of Coppercoat® improved the top speed by almost 2 knots. Similarly, when Greg Copp (technical editor at Motor-Boats and Yachting Magazine) applied Coppercoat® to his 42ft Sunseeker he noted a 2 knot improvement in top speed, and a 1 knot increase at the cruising rate of 3200 rpm. The owner of a Lagoon power cat related that the money he had saved on fuel in one summer had paid for his Coppercoat® application.

Anti-fouling companies are rightly under increasing pressure to produce coatings that are environmentally responsible as well as effective

Not only is Coppercoat® tin-free and fully compliant with all current anti-fouling legislation, including the International Maritime Organization, but the water-based epoxy technology allows the resin to be VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) free and extremely low leaching as well. Consequently Coppercoat® gives off no toxic fumes and doesn’t require toxic thinners or cleaning solutions. In fact, the thinner is Isopropyl Alcohol and water is used for cleanup, which is great for boat yards, painters and the do-it-yourselfer alike.

Coppercoat® uniquely provides lasting protection against hard fouling. With a leach rate well below the EPA maximum leach rate of 9.5 ug/cm²/day Coppercoat® complies with the requirements of even the most tightly controlled locations, such as California and the states bordering the Baltic. Consequently, a vessel treated with Coppercoat® can cruise in all the waters of the World, and given the hard-wearing longevity of the coating, the dream of circumnavigating the globe on a single application of anti-fouling is a reality.

The move towards more sustainable power sources has provided another use for Coppercoat®. Two companies (MCT and Rolls Royce) that contribute power to the UK National Grid through tide-powered generators chose Coppercoat® as the responsible and effective way to protect their equipment from fouling and to ensure maximum performance with minimal maintenance.

In Trade-a-Boat magazine the owner wrote “We’ve traveled 40,000 nautical miles on the first application of Coppercoat over a period of 12 years. The protection the product has provided is unparalleled both for anti-fouling and osmosis protection. Only minimal hull maintenance and cleaning has been done over the last 12 years, including a few scrubs in the water.” Co and Carla Zwetsloot

For those

looking to

minimize the

environmental

impact of their

anti-fouling,

Coppercoat® is

the solution

For those looking to maximize hull speed

and increase fuel efficiency, Coppercoat®

can provide the solution.

A 12m Van der Stadt

Caribbean Keeler built in

1990 was treated with

Coppercoat in 1994, before commencing a

world cruise.

“Coppercoat equals more sailing and less

money spent.” Bottoms Up! Article by

Pete Dubler; Blue Water Sailing,

December 2012. Pete’s Coppercoat is

now 8 years old; he often provides

references for Coppercoat USA.

Dorset, England

Wooden XOD with racing finish

36 ft aluminum patrol boat – Spain

102 ft steel hull yacht

Boston Whaler owned by

Naval Architect in Andros

Catamaran

with

10-yr old

Coppercoat

in Grenada

Coppercoat® is great for commercial

boats, where minimizing “down time” is important.

Conventional anti-fouling paints

wear off quickly on high usage

boats, leading to frequent and

expensive haul-outs and

re-paints.

Hard-wearing Coppercoat®

gives longer service intervals,

allowing vessels to stay in-

water and working, with

obvious economic benefits.

Dive boat – Dominican

Republic

Scarano Boats New York Tour

boat

“Our confidence in Coppercoat has been

rewarded,” says Sir Robin Knox-Johnston,

Clipper Race Chairman. “Across the fleet of

Clipper 70s, the coating withstood the

rigorous conditions of a 40,000NM

circumnavigation, and following the Clipper

2017-18 Race remains in near-perfect

condition. “

The 2019-2020 Clipper was raced on the

same applications of Coppercoat, and

Coppercoat has already been chosen as a

sponsor of The 2021-2022 Clipper Round

The World Race. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is the

Founder of the Clipper Round The World Race

Global presence

Proven worldwide

Southerly

You will find Coppercoat exhibited by distributors at many of the world’s major boat shows including London, Southampton, Dusseldorf, Dubai, Madrid, Palma, Newport RI, Richmond CA, St. Petersburg FL, Hamburg, Paris, Auckland, Barcelona Spain and Annapolis MD, shown here.