After two years in the water, it looks like new ...

The Nordia PC70 is a 70’ high performance aluminium yacht with 6mm plate hull.  She was launched in August 2009 and was lifted in April 2011.  The boat had been lying in both sea water and fresh water and had not been used for long periods.  The photographs show the boat as she was being lifted and she looks almost as new, even down to the keel bulb.  This is the cleanest hull we have seen after that length of time in the water.  In view of this excellent result we have returned the boat to the water without any further antifouling treatment other than the existing Blue & Green Marine system.  Thank you for your support in ensuring this good outcome.  The boat will shortly be leaving Holland for a permanent base in the Mediterranean. 

Robert den Hamer – Project Manager, Van Dam Nordia, October 2011

The Blue & Green system was fitted after the boat had been back in the water about five weeks in mid May.  [By October] there was no hanging weed at all anywhere on the hull, where other boats that were antifouled at the same time as this one clearly have growth on them.&

Ron Howse, 16 October 2008

Prior to fitting, infestation over a 6 month period on the prop shafts, props, rudders and propellers was so heavey that I had lost 3-4 knots off the top speed.  After cleaning down and installing your product and taking a trip down to La Rochelle and back, then leaving the boat in the marina for a couple of months, it was lifted out for inspection and both props and rudders were totally clean of all infestation, the only visible infestation being around the inner end of the prop shafts. … your unit is like Ronseal – it actually does exactly what it says on the packaging – so congratulations and well done on a product which does not disappoint!

Nigel Smeal, 9 October 2008