Award winning anti-foulingMulti-season protection

Award winninganti-fouling

Below left Motorboat “Listavon” was treated with Coppercoat® in 1993.Below right By 2011 the topsides of “Listavon” had been repainted in white, but the treatment ofCoppercoat® remained effective and untouched after 18 years of immersion.

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-foulhis boat!

For those looking to minimise maintenance costs and extend coatings service intervals,Coppercoat® can provide the solution.

AboveCoppercoat® can also be applied by spray.

Coppercoat® is the most durableand long lasting anti-foul coatingcurrently available. Millions of boatowners world-wide are in the habitof lifting and re-painting their boatsevery year – Coppercoat® puts anend to this costly and timeconsuming exercise.Since its launch back in 1991 over 60,000vessels have been treated with Coppercoat®.This hard wearing and densely copper-filledepoxy resin provides protection againstunwanted marine growth and repeatedly savesboat owners and operators the traditionallyannual task of re-anti-fouling.

A single treatment commonly provides a highlevel of anti-fouling protection for a decade ormore, but as has been widely reported in theindependent marine press, the Coppercoat® onmany of the earliest treated vessels is stillperforming well after 20 years of immersion,and continues to do so.

Coppercoat® is suitable for DIY application byroller and by being non-conductive can be used(with the appropriate primer) on all surfacesincluding GRP, cast iron, steel, wood,ferrocement and aluminium.

Top Greg Copp in the Coppercoat® treatedSunseeker “Restless” during speed trials forMotor-Boats and Yachting magazine.

Middle Sally Dugdale (far right) on her way tobecoming UK Champion in her Coppercoat®

treated Yeoman.

Bottom Matt Craughwell (second from left),the double Guinness World Record holder,aboard the Coppercoat® treated “Sara G” onarrival in Barbados.

For those looking to maximise hull speed andincrease fuel efficiency, Coppercoat® canprovide the solution.

Not only is Coppercoat® longlasting, it can also provide genuineperformance enhancements in bothspeed and efficiency.That hulls need protection from fouling toretain performance and efficiency is wellknown, but what is often forgotten is thatconventional anti-foul paints absorb waterwhen immersed and in so doing swell, roughenand increase in weight – this adds drag to thehull and blunts performance. Yacht racers havecountered this problem by simply not usinganti-fouling – they “dry sail” (leaving the hullunpainted) and only launch for the race. Whilethis may be appropriate for a few, for the vastmajority this is not a practical option.Coppercoat® provides the solution, as it is anepoxy resin and does not absorb water. By notadding drag, Coppercoat® provides the idealcombination of bare boat speed and anti-fouling protection.

This advantage has been noted by racers at alllevels, from club regular to internationalcompetitor. For example, Coppercoat® is usedby Sally Dugdale (Yeoman UK NationalChampion), Steve Ayling (Hawk UK NationalChampion), Keith Musto (Olympic sailingmedallist), Matt Craughwell (Guinness WorldRecord Holder), Philippe Jeantot (Founder ofthe Vendee Globe Race)...

Motorboats also enjoy performance benefits,often with greater top-end boat speed and fuelsavings from efficient cruising. In testsundertaken by Sunseeker Middle East (using a25m Sunseeker Yacht 82), when compared toa new treatment of conventional anti-foul, anew treatment of Coppercoat® gave animproved top speed of almost 2 knots.Similarly when Greg Copp (technical editor atMotor-Boats and Yachting Magazine) appliedCoppercoat® to his 42ft Sunseeker he noted a2 knot improvement in top speed, and a 1 knotincrease at the cruising rate of 3200 rpm. Onemathematically minded owner of a Lagoonpowercat calculated that the money he hadsaved on fuel in one summer had, in effect,paid for his Coppercoat® treatment.

Proven performanceWhether racing or cruising

In 2011 we were delighted to receive the“Most Eco-Friendly Business” Award at theChina (Shanghai) International Boat Show,making Coppercoat® an award-winning andresponsible choice.

The move towards more sustainable powersources has provided another use forCoppercoat®. Both companies to havecontributed power to the National Grid via theirtide-powered generators (MCT and Rolls Royce)chose Coppercoat® as the responsible yeteffective way to protect their equipment fromfouling and to ensure efficient performancewith minimal maintenance.

For those looking to minimise theenvironmental impact of their anti-foul,Coppercoat® can provide the solution.

EnvironmentalThe responsible choice

3 year trial of 3 different anti-fouls.Coppercoat® is in the centre

“Most-Eco Friendly Business Award” China(Shanghai) International Boat Show 2011

The MD of Coppercoat® Hong Kong acceptsthe eco-friendly award

Coppercoat® working hard in an offshorewind farm.

Anti-foul companies are rightly under increasingpressure to produce coatings that areenvironmentally sensitive as well as effective.Not only is Coppercoat® tin-free and fullycompliant with all current anti-foulinglegislation, including International MaritimeOrganisation (IMO) Resolution MEPC.102(48),but originating in the latest water-based epoxytechnology allows the resin to be VOC (VolatileOrganic Compound) free also. ConsequentlyCoppercoat® gives off no toxic fumes orunpleasant smells and is certified for use byprofessionals and the general public alike.Furthermore, the cleaning solution forCoppercoat® is simply water.

Coppercoat® uniquely provides lastingprotection against marine fouling whilstsecreting very low levels of biocide. With aleach rate of less than 50micrograms/cu/cm2after 30 days, Coppercoat® complies with therequirements of even the most tightlycontrolled locations, such as the statesbordering the Baltic and, in the USA, California.Consequently a vessel treated withCoppercoat® can sail freely in all waters of theWorld, and given the hard-wearing longevity ofthe coating, the dream of circumnavigating theglobe on a single treatment of anti-foul is nowa reality.

Coppercoat® shown on the MCT turbine,Bristol Channel

Case studiesCustomer reports

TestimonialsReviews from the media

“Having seen how effectiveCoppercoat has been Ipersonally wouldn’t use anyother anti-fouling on any vesselI own in the future. The extratime and effort needed toprepare the hull appears tohave been well spent.” Mike CoatesExpert Adviser Practical Boat Owner2009

As an anti-fouling we havebeen particularly impressed byCoppercoat’s performance overthe years and we wouldconfidently recommend it.”Miles KendallYachting Monthly8 year trial2001

“I was very impressed by theCoppercoat on the boats Iwas shown in Poole. After 17years of immersion they stilllooked as good as new!” Jake KavanaghFeature WriterSailing Today2010

“Now must be the time toconsider whether a long-term,non-eroding anti-fouling couldbe the answer to your foulingproblems, both economicallyand environmentally.”Duncan KentCaptain’s Log2002

A 12m Van der Stadt Caribbean Keeler built in 1990 was treated withCoppercoat in 1994, before commencing a world cruise. In Trade-a-Boat magazine the owner wrote “We’ve travelled 40,000 nauticalmiles on the first application of Coppercoat over a period of 12years. The protection the product has provided is unparalleled bothfor anti-fouling and osmosis protection. Only minimal hullmaintenance and cleaning has been done over the last 12 years,including a few scrubs with a brush in the water.”Co and Carla Zwetsloot (owners)

A Sadler Starlight 39 kept on the RiverHamble was treated with Coppercoat whennew in 1993. This yacht is sailed by theEditor of Europe’s biggest selling boatingmagazine. In 2007 she wrote “Ourexperience has been fantastic. In all the 14years we’ve never had a barnacle, seaweed,nothing... except a thin layer of brown slimethat simply washes off. The original claim forour Coppercoat was that it would last for 10years and many people were sceptical. Ourtest proves the doubters wrong, and we’recrossing our fingers our coating will keepdoing its job for many more years.”Sarah Norbury, Editor, Practical Boat Owner

“I am really pleased towelcome Coppercoat asour first ever OfficialAntifoul Partner. We havebeen very impressed withCoppercoat’s performanceon our Clipper 68 trainingfleet and are confident itsimpressive antifoulingtechnology will help get ourClipper 70s round theworld more efficiently.”Sir Robin Knox-JohnstonFounder, Clipper RoundThe World Race

Coppercoat® is widely used in the commercialsector, where minimizing “down time” isimportant.

Conventional anti-foul paints erode quickly onhigh usage boats, leading to frequent andcostly haul-outs and re-paints.

Hard-wearing Coppercoat® gives longer serviceintervals, allowing vessels to stay in-water andstay working, with obvious economic benefits.

Global presenceProven worldwide

Aquarius Marine Coatings LimitedUnit 10, St Patrick’s Industrial EstateShillingstone, Dorset DT11 0SA

info@coppercoat.comwww.coppercoat.com

+44 (0)1258 861059

We and our appointed distributorsexhibit Coppercoat® at many of theworld’s major boat shows includingLondon, Southampton, Dusseldorf,Miami, Dubai, Madrid, LA, Seattle,Palma, Newport, Annapolis, FortLauderdale, Hamburg, Paris,Auckland and Barcelona.

Southerly Yachts (below top) is justone of the boat manufacturers touse Coppercoat®.

Other clients include African Cats,Aquastar, Arcona, Blythe Workcats,Bowman, Broad Blue, Broom,Catapult, Cheetah, Contessa,Cornish Crabbers, CR Yachts, C-Truk, Discovery, Dragonfly, EnglishHarbour Yachts, Fontaine Pajot,Honnor Marine, Horizon, Hylas,Isara, Lagoon, Linjett, Malo, Najad,Nauticat, North Sea Boats,Northshore, Oyster, Polecat,Quorning, Ribcraft, Ribeye, Rustler,Saare, Saturn, Sessa, Sirius,Solaris, South Boats, Star, Sunreef,Sunseeker, Swallow, Tayana,TechnoHull, Williams PerformanceTenders and XS Ribs.

410ft steel megayacht – Greece.

42ft GRP pil ot vessel – UK.

50ft composite passenger ferry – New Zealand.

36ft aluminium patrol boat – Spain.

Wooden XOD sprayed for racing finish.

70ft steel fishing boat – Ireland.

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