Tamarau
Mackay Boats 22’ L Class Mullet Boat
Mackay Boats 2022. L Class Mullet Boat.
“The key attribute of Coppercoat for us, was being able to achieve a hard racing surface that is equal to or faster than any ablative antifouls available”.
Owen Mackay - Mackay Boats Limited
Project + Year
2021. 100th Edition of the Lipton Cup – Waitemata Harbour
Project Information
Jim Mackay built the Flying Dutchman bought home New Zealand’s first yachting Olympic Gold Medal
Jim’s sons, Owen and David have continued his legacy with Mackay Boats now having won 30 Olympic Medals and 140 World Championships
The race yachts produced by Mackay Boats are renowned for their meticulous construction and fit-out
Tamarau is a traditional 22’ L Class Mullet Boat in which Jim is a five times winner of the Lipton Cup and the Mackay family continues to compete
The 100th Edition of the Lipton Cup was raced on 1 May 2021
Hull Substrate
Diagonal timber planking
Coating Selection
Coppercoat Multi-Season Antifoul Coating
Selection Criteria
Fast hard racing finish
To withstand regular fine burnishing with 600-grade paper without any significant reduction in coating thickness
Capable of remaining out of the water for long periods with no detrimental effects
Coating Performance
Coppercoat was applied to Tamarau in 2000
Almost every year for over twenty years, the Coppercoat surface on Tamarau has been fine-burnished before racing
Tamarau consistently finishes at or near the head of the highly competitive mullet boat fleet
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