Dinghy hull coatings

   Luddites? In the sailing world? Surely not.

Not sure about the coating affecting performance through the water, it's been a subject of discussion for as long as I can remember and there have been many sorts of coatings some hydrophyllic, (act like fish skin) some hydrophobic which act like the system you identify, obviously old fashioned polish worked like that and the general feeling was hydrophyllic worked better a bit like regelation in ice skating.

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iGRF Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 11 Location: Hythe Online Status: Offline Posts: 6499	Post Options Post Reply Quote iGRF Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Dinghy hull coatings Posted: 20 Jan 14 at 11:50am
	Luddites? In the sailing world? Surely not. Not sure about the coating affecting performance through the water, it's been a subject of discussion for as long as I can remember and there have been many sorts of coatings some hydrophyllic, (act like fish skin) some hydrophobic which act like the system you identify, obviously old fashioned polish worked like that and the general feeling was hydrophyllic worked better a bit like regelation in ice skating.
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NHRC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 13 Dec 13 Location: Lymington Online Status: Offline Posts: 102	Post Options Post Reply Quote NHRC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jan 14 at 8:48pm
	It would be interesting to see this hydrophobic coating on sails as well as hulls.