You can’t be serious

Was it John Oakley who claimed that painting the hull with egg white (and allowing it to harden) made a super-fast finish, as it slowly dissolved during a race?

I understand the story was all a con anyway, as the boat in question would be washed off secretly after all the rivals had launched! Mind games...

On the subject of a slighty round surface. I had a Laser which was covered in brown scum when I bought it. I had you use an abrasive cleaner on it to get the thing clean. When done the surface was slightly matt. I did the ususal after cleaning care (used a polish to seal the hull). But I swear that was the fastest Laser I have owned (I am now on my 4th for my sins). The one I have now has been painted (by paint craft) and I would say it is only marginally slower.

The brand new boat I had felt nice but I am convinced it was not as quick (especially on a reach) as the other 2.

Just my 2p....

Well the stuff I researched is almost certainly a texture, a texture which
changes after an hour or so submersion and will certainly improve the
performance of the hull, that spray on stuff used to be good for 5% and
we proved that over a measured mile back in 1975, but it needs constant
re-application.

It was however illegal in sail events, but don't think that didn't stop some
antipodean application, it's invisible to the naked eye and only becomes
viable after a period underwater so very difficult to detect.

Another of the dirty tricks us Brits wouldn't consider.


Like tuned battens in Olympic OD fleets. (USA)
Carbon re-inforced supposed OD centreboards (NZ)
Re-inforced Flushing strips (GRE)..

Edited by G.R.F.

Originally posted by alstorer Originally posted by Villan Can't you just tell them to do what other people have to do - "Buy an advert"? Same for Rooster - very thinly veiled adverts ... They're not thinly veiled at all. Anything that comes from an organisation that isn't a club or class is a paid for ad, as I understand it. Anything from any shop should be treated as so. It's what helps pay for this website to run, along with the banner and side bar adverts. It's always been this way. I don't find it that intrusive, either.

Here here !!

Originally posted by Villan Can't you just tell them to do what other people have to do - "Buy an advert"? Same for Rooster - very thinly veiled adverts ...

They're not thinly veiled at all. Anything that comes from an organisation that isn't a club or class is a paid for ad, as I understand it. Anything from any shop should be treated as so. It's what helps pay for this website to run, along with the banner and side bar adverts. It's always been this way. I don't find it that intrusive, either.